2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2014 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place.

2014 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Armour (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorScott Aligo (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field[1]
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^   7 1     11 3  
No. 13 Montana ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 20 Montana State ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 25 Idaho State   6 2     8 4  
Cal Poly   5 3     7 5  
Northern Arizona   5 3     7 5  
Sacramento State   4 4     7 5  
North Dakota   3 5     5 7  
Southern Utah   3 5     3 9  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 8  
Portland State   2 6     3 9  
Weber State   2 6     2 10  
UC Davis   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 68:00 pmat UNLV*MWNL 12–1317,289
September 131:30 pmHouston Baptist*BSTVW 28–204,080
September 203:00 pmat No. 11 Northern Iowa*KGCWL 7–4615,227
September 271:00 pmat No. 7 MontanaRTRML 13–3825,269
October 41:30 pmNorthern Arizona 
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, Colorado
BSTVW 24–176,348
October 111:30 pmSacramento State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, Colorado
BSTVL 38–432,701
October 182:05 pmat No. 2 Eastern WashingtonSWXL 18–2610,064
October 251:30 pmIdaho State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, Colorado
BSTVL 12–464,210
November 15:00 pmat UC DavisBSTVW 27–215,856
November 151:00 pmat Weber StateBSTVL 21–346,166
November 2212:30 pmNorth Dakota
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, Colorado
BSTVL 14–333,698

Game summaries

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@ UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 7 2 12
Rebels 7 3 3 0 13

Houston Baptist

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 10 0 20
Bears 7 8 0 13 28

@ Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
#11 Panthers 10 26 3 7 46

@ Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 3 3 0 13
#7 Grizzlies 28 7 3 0 38

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 3 0 7 17
Bears 0 3 14 7 24

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 13 17 6 43
Bears 10 7 13 8 38

@ Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 7 8 18
#2 Eagles 7 6 7 6 26

Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 10 14 15 7 46
Bears 0 0 12 0 12

@ UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 14 6 27
Mustangs 0 0 7 14 21

@ Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 0 7 21
Wildcats 14 10 10 0 34

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
UND 7 10 10 6 33
Bears 0 0 7 7 14

References

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