2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2012
| team=Northern Colorado Bears
| image=Northern Colorado Athletics old wordmark.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Big Sky Conference
| division=
| short_conf= Big Sky
| TSNRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach= Earnest Collins Jr.
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach= Michael Armour
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach= Zach Shay
| dc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme= Spread
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Nottingham Field
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2012 Big Sky football standings}}
The 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 5:15 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Rice-Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv = P12N
| score = 0–41
| attend = 45,273
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Colorado Mesa Mavericks|title=Colorado Mesa}}
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = ALT/Big Sky TV
| score = 40–3
| attend = 5,136
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 17–28
| attend = 7,408
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| tv = Max Media/Big Sky TV
| score = 16–41
| attend = 18,637
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 17–40
| attend = 4,751
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = KSBY/Big Sky TV
| score = 28–56
| attend = 9,382
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 52–14
| attend = 4,155
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 10–12
| attend = 3,780
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Jeld-Wen Field
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 32–28
| attend = 5,077
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Weber State
| site_stadium = Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 42–34
| attend = 4,837
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 28–27
| attend = 3,418
}}
}}
Despite Sacramento State also being a member of the Big Sky, their meeting on September 15 was considered a non-conference game.
- Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430173958/http://www.uncbears.com/sports/fball/2012-13/schedule Official Schedule]
Game summaries
=@ Utah=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Utes
|H1= 0
|H2= 21
|H3= 7
|H4= 13
}}
{{see also|2012 Utah Utes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Colorado Mesa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mavericks
|R1= 0
|R2= 3
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Bears
|H1= 7
|H2= 3
|H3= 16
|H4= 14
}}
The win is the Bears first win since the final game of the 2010 season against Portland State, a span of 12 games. It is also just their second win in their last 21 games.
{{Clear}}
=@ Sacramento State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 3
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Hornets
|H1= 7
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Montana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 0
|R2= 13
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=#2 Bobcats
|H1= 21
|H2= 10
|H3= 7
|H4= 3
}}
{{see also|2012 Montana State Bobcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Montana=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Grizzlies
|R1= 0
|R2= 10
|R3= 14
|R4= 16
|Home=Bears
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 10
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Cal Poly=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 14
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 14
|Home=#15 Mustangs
|H1= 14
|H2= 14
|H3= 14
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Idaho State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bengals
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Bears
|H1= 14
|H2= 14
|H3= 24
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Idaho State Bengals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Arizona=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#13 Lumberjacks
|R1= 2
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 3
|Home=Bears
|H1= 0
|H2= 3
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Portland State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 3
|R2= 7
|R3= 15
|R4= 7
|Home=Vikings
|H1= 6
|H2= 15
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Portland State Vikings football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Weber State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 9
|R2= 19
|R3= 0
|R4= 14
|Home=Wildcats
|H1= 7
|H2= 10
|H3= 3
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Weber State Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=North Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=North Dakota
|R1= 14
|R2= 10
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=Bears
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 University of North Dakota football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Northern Colorado Bears football navbox}}