2010 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2010 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Downing and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in Big Sky play place seventh.

2010 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumNottingham Field
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 11 Montana State +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Montana   5 3     7 4  
Weber State   5 3     6 5  
Sacramento State   5 3     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     6 5  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 8  
Portland State   1 7     2 9  
Idaho State   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Downing was fired at the conclusion of the season. He finished at Northern Colorado with a five-year record of 9–47.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 4 1:35 p.m. Adams State* W 54–0
September 11 6:50 p.m. at No. 20 Weber State L 47–50
September 18 1:35 p.m. Idaho State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 35–21
September 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 25 (FBS) Michigan State* L 7–45
October 2 1:35 p.m. No. 12 Montana
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 7–30
October 9 2:50 p.m. at Sacramento State L 7–42
October 16 1:35 p.m. No. 12 Eastern Washington
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 28–35
October 23 1:50 p.m. at No. 15 Montana State L 35–37
October 30 4:50 p.m. at South Dakota* L 6–34
November 6 1:35 p.m. Northern Arizona
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 14–21
November 13 1:50 p.m. at Portland State W 35–30

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References

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  1. ^ "2010-11 Football Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.