2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2016 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Jones (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumNottingham Field[1]
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Southern Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Montana   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
UC Davis   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

  1. ^ "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved April 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533