2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2015 Northern Colorado Bears football
2015 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earnest Collins Jr. (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jon Boyer (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
North Dakota	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Cal Poly	3	–	5	4	–	7
UC Davis	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Sacramento State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:35 pm	Western State (CO)*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	W 42–34	4,375
September 12	6:00 pm	at Houston Baptist*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW*	W 34–10	3,185
September 19	6:00 pm	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 3–30	5,103
September 26	1:35 pm	Weber State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	L 17–38	4,218
October 3	5:05 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 27–20	6,079
October 17	1:35 pm	UC Davis	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	W 56–27	4,525
October 24	1:35 pm	No. 7 Eastern Washington	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 41–43	4,254
October 31	1:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCS	L 21–63	4,091
November 7	12:00 pm	No. 10 Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	WBS	W 35–32	4,173
November 14	12:00 pm	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	WBS	L 14–45	6,996
November 21	12:00 pm	Abilene Christian*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	WBS	W 40–36	3,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	13	7	7	34
Bears	14	7	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	6	7	14	7	34
Huskies	3	0	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	0	0	3
Thunderbirds	17	6	7	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	10	14	7	38
Bears	0	0	14	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	10	7	27
Hornets	7	3	0	10	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	10	14	27
Bears	21	21	14	0	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Eagles	6	13	7	17	43
Bears	7	7	14	13	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	14	21
Lumberjacks	28	14	21	0	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Vikings	7	10	0	15	32
Bears	14	7	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	14	14
North Dakota	7	28	10	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	7	8	36
Bears	6	21	3	10	40

^ "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533

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Venues	Nottingham Field (1995–present)
Culture & lore	Klawz "UNC Fight Song"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1898 1899 1900 1901–1904 1905 1906–1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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