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.
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Previous season[edit]
The Bears finished the 2017 season 3–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.
Preseason[edit]
Polls[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 241
L 14–17
5,672
September 8
1:00 p.m.
at No. 23 South Dakota*
ESPN+
L 28–43
9,143
September 15
2:00 p.m.
Sacramento State*
Nottingham Field
Greeley, CO
ELVN
L 25–28
3,768
September 22
6:00 p.m.
at No. 7 Weber State
Pluto TV 235
L 28–45
8,668
September 29
12:00 p.m.
North Dakota
Nottingham Field
Greeley, CO
Pluto TV 241
L 13–38
4,902
October 6
12:00 p.m.
No. 16 UC Davis
Nottingham Field
Greeley, CO
Pluto TV 241
L 36–49
4,155
October 13
3:00 p.m.
at Portland State
Pluto TV 232
L 14–35
4,375
October 20
12:00 p.m.
Northern Arizona
Nottingham Field
Greeley, CO
ELVN
W 42–14
3,522
October 27
6:00 p.m.
at Southern Utah
Pluto TV 236
W 42–39
7,106
November 3
12:00 p.m.
No. 5 Eastern Washington
Nottingham Field
Greeley, CO
ELVN
L 13–48
3,274
November 10
1:00 p.m.
at Montana State
ATTRM
L 7–35
14,147
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.
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