2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2025 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Lamb (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Walterscheid (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Preston Hadley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Montana		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 15 Northern Arizona		0	–	0					3	–	1
No. 9 UC Davis		0	–	0					2	–	1
Cal Poly		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 8 Idaho		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 4 Montana State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 21 Sacramento State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Weber State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					1	–	3
Idaho State		0	–	0					1	–	3
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	4
As of September 26, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team represent the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by third-year head coach Ed Lamb and play at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	Chadron State *	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 17–3	4,153
September 6	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State *	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Altitude	L 17–23	37,023
September 13	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 South Dakota *	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 17–24 OT	6,445
September 20	5:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian *	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 26–23 OT	1,249
September 27	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ESPN+
October 25	1:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Montana State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 8	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Chadron State (DII)

See also: Chadron State Eagles football

Chadron State Eagles (DII) (0-0) at Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (DII)	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	14	0	0	3	17

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,153
• Referee: Mike Bezner
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter (10:36) UNC – Brayden Munroe 60-yard pass from Peter Costelli, Jacob Willig kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:14; Northern Colorado 7–0) (0:10) UNC – Peter Costelli 19-yard run, Jacob Willig kick (Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 7:04; Northern Colorado 14–0) Second Quarter No scoring plays Third Quarter (8:58) CHA – Wilson Yee 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:02; Northern Colorado 14–3) Fourth Quarter (12:21) UNC – Jacob Willig 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:46; Northern Colorado 17–3)

Statistics	CHA	UNCO
First downs	21	18
Total yards	333	297
Rushing yards	105	166
Passing yards	228	131
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–33–1	9–15–0
Time of possession	31:22	25:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chadron State	Passing	DJ Ralph	20/33, 228 yards, INT
	Rushing	Quincey Ryker	14 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Tommy Thomas	7 receptions, 100 yards
Northern Colorado	Passing	Peter Costelli	6/10, 92 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mathias Price	16 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Brayden Munroe	2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

at Colorado State (FBS)

See also: 2025 Colorado State Rams football team

Northern Colorado Bears (1–0) at Colorado State Rams (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	7	0	17
Rams (FBS)	0	0	14	7	21

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

• Date: September 6, 2025
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 37,023
• Referee: Patrick Foy
• TV: Altitude

Game information

First quarter UNCO – Kia'i Keone 1-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 6:37. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:26. Second quarter UNCO – Jacob Willig 23-yard field goal, 7:12. Bears 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:47. Third quarter CSU – Lloyd Avant 2-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick), 13:23. Bears 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:51. UNCO – Aliou-Rocco Traore 1-yard run (Jacob Willig kick), 7:14. Bears 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:09. CSU – Lloyd Avant 6-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick), 1:25. Bears 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter CSU – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 13-yard run (Isaiah Hankins kick), 0:44. Rams 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:05.

Statistics	UNCO	CSU
First downs	17	27
Total yards	223	371
Rushes–yards	34–63	46–230
Passing yards	160	141
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–1	14–26–1
Turnovers	2	5
Time of possession	29:23	30:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing	Eric Gibson Jr.	17/28, 160 yards, INT
	Rushing	Justin Guin	11 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Carver Cheeks	5 receptions, 54 yards
Colorado State	Passing	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	13/25, 132 yards, INT
	Rushing	Lloyd Avant	11 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Armani Winfield	4 receptions, 49 yards

at No. 12 South Dakota

See also: 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Northern Colorado Bears (1-1) at No. 12 South Dakota Coyotes (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
No. 12 Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Elsen (play-by-play) and Andre Fields (analyst)

Statistics	UNCO	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston Christian

See also: 2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team

Northern Colorado Bears (1-2) at Houston Christian Huskies (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0

at Husky Stadium • Houston, TX

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Christian Saez (play-by-play) and Matthew Galtor (analyst)

Statistics	UNCO	HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State Bengals (1-3) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho

See also: 2025 Idaho Vandals football team

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Idaho Vandals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Vandals	-	-	-	-	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

• Date: October 11

Statistics	UNCO	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Sacramento State

See also: 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Sacramento State Hornets (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Hornets	-	-	-	-	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: October 18

Statistics	UNCO	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

UC Davis Aggies (0-0) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: October 25

Statistics	UCD	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

Montana State Bobcats (0-0) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: November 1

Statistics	MTST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

• Date: November 8

Statistics	UNCO	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Washington

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

• Date: November 15

Statistics	UNCO	EWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Portland State

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: November 22

Statistics	PRST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (February 14, 2025). "Northern Colorado announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
2. Delaney, Anne (February 13, 2025). "Northern Colorado football meets Colorado State, five FCS playoff teams in challenging 2025 schedule". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2025.