2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team

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2011 Northern Colorado Bears football
Northern Colorado Athletics old wordmark.png
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Armour
Defensive coordinatorZach Shay
Home stadium Nottingham Field
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Montana State $^ 71  103 
No.5 Montana† ^ 51  62 
Portland State  53  74 
Eastern Washington  53  65 
Weber State  53  56 
Northern Arizona  35  47 
Sacramento State  35  47 
Idaho State* 17  29 
Northern Colorado  08  011 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011
    * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

The 2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in Big Sky place to finish in last place. It was the school's first winless season since 1920. [1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:30 pm Lindenwood *L 20–224,393
September 1012:00 pmat Colorado State * The Mtn. L 14–3325,367
September 174:00 pmat Idaho State L 20–506,350
September 241:30 pm Weber State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ALT/CSNNW/CSNCA L 21–455,692
October 11:00 pmat No. 19 Montana KPAX L 28–5525,919
October 81:30 pm Sacramento State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 0–141,189
October 155:00 pmat Eastern Washington SWX Right Now L 27–488,742
October 221:30 pmNo. 3 Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ALT/CSNNW/CSNCAL 21–315,301
October 291:30 pm North Dakota *
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
Big Sky TVL 25–273,171
November 54:00 pmat Northern Arizona NAU-TV/FCSP L 14–343,417
November 1212:00 pm Portland State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 17–233,682

References

  1. "Northern Colorado Yearly Totals". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  2. "University of Northern Colorado 2011 NORTHERN COLORADO FOOTBALL". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.