1997 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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1997 Northern Colorado Bears football
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NCAA Division II champion
NCC champion
Conference North Central Conference
Record13–2 (8–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Nottingham Field
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Northern Colorado $^  8 –1   13 –2  
North Dakota  7 –2   8 –2  
No. 16 North Dakota State ^  7 –2   9 –3  
Nebraska–Omaha  6 –3   8 –3  
St. Cloud State  5 –4   6 –5  
South Dakota  3 –6   5 –6  
Augustana (SD)  3 –6   5 –6  
Mankato State  3 –6   4 –7  
South Dakota State  3 –6   4 –6  
Morningside  0 –9   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1997 Northern Colorado Bears football team was an American football team that won the 1997 NCAA Division II national championship.

The team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth season under head coach Joe Glenn, the Bears compiled a 13–2 record (8–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 489 to 249, and won the NCC championship. [1] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating New Haven in the championship game. [2]

The team played its home games at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Mesa State *No. 1
W 28–7
September 13at Western State (CO) *No. 1 Gunnison, CO L 13–14
September 20at Augustana (SD) No. 15 Sioux Falls, SD W 49–40
September 27 St. Cloud State No. 18
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 30–27
October 4 North Dakota State No. 17
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 24–28 [3]
October 11at South Dakota Vermillion, SD W 45–31
October 18 Mankato State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 31–0
October 25 No. 13 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 37–17
November 1at Morningside No. 19 Sioux City, IA W 41–7
November 8at South Dakota State No. 13 Brookings, SD W 17–7
November 15 No. 7 North Dakota No. 12
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 34–7
November 22at No. 8 Pittsburg State *No. 11
W 24–16
November 29at No. 3 Northwest Missouri State *No. 11
W 35–19
December 6at No. 1 Carson–Newman *No. 11 Jefferson City, TN (NCAA Division II semifinal)W 30–29
December 13vs. No. 2 New Haven *No. 11
W 51–03,352 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Northern Colorado Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "N. Colorado 51, New Haven 0". Hartford Courant. December 14, 1997. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Air Freeney leads NDSU over Northern Colorado". The Bismarck Tribune. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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