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American college football season
The 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team , represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by eighth-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 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place.
Preseason [ edit ] On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington , the Bears were predicted to finish in eleventh place in the coaches poll and twelfth place in the media poll.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
134 (6)
2
Weber State
124 (3)
3
Northern Arizona
121 (3)
4
Idaho
101 (1)
5
Sacramento State
94
6
Southern Utah
91
7
Montana
82
8
Montana State
76
9
UC Davis
64
10
Cal Poly
40
11
Northern Colorado
30
12
Idaho State
29
13
Portland State
21
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
651 (27)
2
Weber State
636 (19)
3
Northern Arizona
535 (1)
4
Montana
496 (2)
5
Idaho
483 (3)
6
Southern Utah
449 (1)
7
Sacramento State
415
8
Montana State
391 (1)
9
UC Davis
331 (1)
10
Idaho State
170
11
Cal Poly
169
12
Northern Colorado
166
13
Portland State
103
Preseason All-Conference Team [ edit ] The Bears had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Alex Wesley – Sr. WR
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 2:00 p.m. No. 17 McNeese State * Pluto TV 241L 14–175,672 September 8 1:00 p.m. at No. 23 South Dakota * ESPN+ L 28–439,143 September 15 2:00 p.m. Sacramento State * Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ELVN L 25–283,768 September 22 6:00 p.m. at No. 7 Weber State Pluto TV 235 L 28–458,668 September 29 12:00 p.m. North Dakota Nottingham Field Greeley, CO Pluto TV 241 L 13–384,902 October 6 12:00 p.m. No. 16 UC Davis Nottingham Field Greeley, CO Pluto TV 241 L 36–494,155 October 13 3:00 p.m. at Portland State Pluto TV 232 L 14–354,375 October 20 12:00 p.m. Northern Arizona Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ELVN W 42–143,522 October 27 6:00 p.m. at Southern Utah Pluto TV 236 W 42–397,106 November 3 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Eastern Washington Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ELVN L 13–483,274 November 10 1:00 p.m. at Montana State ATTRM L 7–3514,147
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Sacramento State will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.
Game summaries [ edit ] McNeese State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Cowboys
10
7
0
0
17
Bears
0
0
0
14
14
At South Dakota [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
14
0
0
14
28
No. 23 Coyotes
14
20
0
9
43
Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
0
7
14
28
Bears
7
7
3
8
25
At Weber State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
14
7
0
28
No. 7 Wildcats
14
7
14
10
45
North Dakota [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
3
21
0
14
38
Bears
0
7
0
6
13
UC Davis [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Aggies
14
14
14
7
49
Bears
0
10
0
26
36
At Portland State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
14
14
Vikings
14
14
7
0
35
Northern Arizona [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
7
0
0
14
Bears
12
0
16
14
42
At Southern Utah [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
14
10
18
0
42
Thunderbirds
8
3
14
14
39
Eastern Washington [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Eagles
13
7
14
14
48
Bears
0
0
13
0
13
At Montana State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
0
0
0
7
Bobcats
7
14
0
14
35
References [ edit ]
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
