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The 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth 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, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Schedule
September 32:00 PMRocky Mountain (MT)*
WBSW 56–27 4,319
September 105:00 PMat Abilene Christian*
ACUSportsW 55–52 8,348
September 172:05 PMat Colorado State*
RTRML 21–47 26,718
October 11:05 PMNorthern Arizona
- Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
CETW 21–18 5,478
October 82:05 PMat No. 4 Eastern Washington
WBSL 31–49 10,924
October 153:00 PMat UC Davis
WBSL 21–34 6,251
October 221:05 PMSacramento State
- Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
CETW 27–19 5,232
October 293:30 PMat Portland State
WBSW 56–49 OT3,446
November 512:05 PMNo. 16 North Dakota
- Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
CETL 13–23 4,322
November 1212:05 PMNo. 18 Montana
- Nottingham Field
- Greeley, CO
CETW 28–25 5,128
November 197:05 PMat No. 21 Cal Poly
WBSL 48–55 6,863
Template:CFB Schedule End
Game notes
Rocky Mountain (MT)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Battlin' Bears
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
17 |
27 |
Bears
|
28
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
56 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
First meeting
|
at Abilene Christian
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
21
|
14
|
13
|
7 |
55 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
21
|
21
|
3 |
52 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
5–10
|
2015
|
UNC, 40–36
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at Colorado State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
Rams
|
21
|
17
|
3
|
6 |
47 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–20
|
2011
|
CSU, 33–14
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Northern Arizona
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
8 |
18 |
Bears
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
3–13
|
2015
|
NAU, 63–21
|
at Eastern Washington
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
#4 Eagles
|
3
|
11
|
21
|
14 |
49 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–10
|
2015
|
EWU, 43–41
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at UC Davis
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Aggies
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
34 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
3–6
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2015
|
UNC, 56–27
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Sacramento State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
10 |
27 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–9
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2015
|
UNC, 27–20
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at Portland State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Bears
|
3
|
10
|
29
|
7 | 7 |
56 |
Vikings
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
14 | 0 |
49 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–7
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2015
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UNC, 35–32
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North Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Fighting Hawks
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
0 |
23 |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
13 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
12–16
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2015
|
UND, 45–14
|
Montana
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#18 Grizzlies
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
13 |
25 |
Bears
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
1–13
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2014
|
MONT, 38–13
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at Cal Poly
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
17 |
48 |
#21 Mustangs
|
21
|
13
|
7
|
14 |
55 |
Overall record
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Last meeting
|
Result
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2–9
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2013
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POLY, 42–13
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