Playing career | |
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1991–1994 | Northern Colorado |
Position(s) | Defensive back, punt returner |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–1999 | Northwest Missouri State (DB/AST) |
2000–2003 | Northern Colorado (DB/ST) |
2003–2006 | Kansas (DB/ST) |
2007 | UCF (DB/ST) |
2008 | Alcorn State (assoc. HC) |
2009–2010 | Alcorn State |
2011–2019 | Northern Colorado |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 36–84 |
Earnest Collins Jr. is an American college football coach, most recently for the University of Northern Colorado, a position he held from 2011 to 2019. Collins also served as the head football coach at Alcorn State University for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. On April 6, 2021, Collins was announced as the head coach for Gateway High School. [1]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2009–2010) | |||||||||
2009 | Alcorn State | 3–6 | 3–4 | T–2nd (Eastern) | |||||
2010 | Alcorn State | 5–6 | 4–5 | 3rd (Eastern) | |||||
Alcorn State: | 8–12 | 7–9 | |||||||
Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky Conference)(2011–2019) | |||||||||
2011 | Northern Colorado | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
2012 | Northern Colorado | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
2013 | Northern Colorado | 1–11 | 0–8 | 13th | |||||
2014 | Northern Colorado | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–10th | |||||
2015 | Northern Colorado | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
2016 | Northern Colorado | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
2017 | Northern Colorado | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
2018 | Northern Colorado | 2–9 | 2–6 | 11th | |||||
2019 | Northern Colorado | 2–10 | 2–6 | T–9th | |||||
Northern Colorado: | 28–72 | 19–53 | |||||||
Total: | 36–84 |
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