Northern Colorado Bears football

Northern Colorado Bears
2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team
First season1893; 131 years ago (1893)[1]
Head coachEd Lamb[2]
1st season, 0–11 (.000)
StadiumNottingham Field
(capacity: 8,533[3])
LocationGreeley, Colorado
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
All-time record428–452–27 (.487)
Claimed national titles2 (D-II)
(1996, 1997)[1]
Conference titles12 (D-II)
RMAC - 4
GPAC - 3
NCC - 5 [1]
RivalriesColorado State
Wyoming
Western Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
North Dakota
Montana State
Portland State
ColorsBlue and gold[4]
   
Websiteuncbears.com

The Northern Colorado Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Northern Colorado located in Greeley, Colorado. The team competes in the Big Sky Conference[5] at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The university's first football team was fielded in 1893.[6] The team plays its home games at the 8,533 seat[3] Nottingham Field on campus. The Bears announced the hiring of Ed Lamb on December 6, 2022,[7] replacing Ed McCaffrey, who went 6–16 in two seasons.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Northern Colorado Record Book" (PDF). Northern Colorado Bears Athletics. December 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Big Sky Champion ed Lamb Named Head Football Coach at Northern Colorado".
  3. ^ a b "Gameday at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved September 4, 2015. Stadium Capacity: 8,533
  4. ^ UNC Style Guide (PDF). March 1, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Member Institutions". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Northern Colorado Football Weekly Release, September 5, 2015" (PDF). University of Northern Colorado Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Big Sky Champion Ed Lamb named Head Football Coach at Northern Colorado". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. December 6, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "McCaffrey will not return as Northern Colorado head football coach". Northern Colorado Bears. November 21, 2022.