2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2011 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2011 record 0–11 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach Earnest Collins, Jr. (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Michael Armour
Defensive coordinator Zach Shay
Home stadium Nottingham Field
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Montana §^   7 1         11 3  
#7 Montana State §^   7 1         10 3  
Portland State   5 3         7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3         6 5  
Weber State   5 3         5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5         4 7  
Sacramento State   3 5         4 7  
Idaho State   1 7         2 9  
Northern Colorado   0 8         0 11  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2011 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were be led by first year head coach Earnest Collins, Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in Big Sky place to finish in last place. It was the schools first winnless season since 1920.[1]

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:30 PM Lindenwood* Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO L 20–22   4,393
September 10 12:00 PM Colorado State* Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO The Mtn. L 14–33   25,367
September 17 4:00 PM at Idaho State Holt ArenaPocatello, ID L 20–50   6,350
September 24 1:30 PM Weber State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO ALT/ CSNNW/ CSNCA L 21–45   5,692
October 1 1:00 PM at #19 Montana Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT KPAX L 28–55   25,919
October 8 1:30 PM Sacramento State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO L 0–14   1,189
October 15 5:00 PM at Eastern Washington Roos FieldCheney, WA SWX L 27–48   8,742
October 22 1:30 PM #3 Montana State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO ALT/CSN NW/CSN CA L 21–31   5,301
October 29 1:30 PM North Dakota* Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO Big Sky TV L 25–27   3,171
November 5 4:00 PM at Northern Arizona Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ NAU-TV/FCS Pacific L 14–34   3,417
November 12 12:00 PM Portland State Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO L 17–23   3,682
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time..

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