2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2016
| team=Northern Colorado Bears
| image=UNC Bears.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Big Sky Conference
| division=
| short_conf= Big Sky
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach= Earnest Collins Jr.
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach= James Jones
| oc_year = 1st
| def_coach= Larry Kerr
| dc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme= Spread
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Nottingham Field{{cite web|title=Gameday at Northern Colorado|url=http://uncbears.com/sports/2014/10/9/GAMEDAY%20EXP.aspx|publisher=University of Northern Colorado|accessdate=April 4, 2015|quote=Stadium Capacity: 8,533}}
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2016 Big Sky football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2016
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Rocky Mountain (MT)
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = {{URL|1=http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2015/11/19/WatchBigSky.aspx|2=WBS}}
| score = 56–27
| attend = 4,319
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Abilene Christian
| site_stadium = Shotwell Stadium
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| tv = {{URL|1=https://portal.stretchinternet.com/abilene/|2=ACUSports}}
| score = 55–52
| attend = 8,348
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 2:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = RTRM
| score = 21–47
| attend = 26,718
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = CET
| score = 21–18
| attend = 5,478
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:05 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Roos Field
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| tv = WBS
| score = 31–49
| attend = 10,924
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| tv = WBS
| score = 21–34
| attend = 6,251
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = CET
| score = 27–19
| attend = 5,232
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Providence Park
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| tv = WBS
| score = 56–49
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,446
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 12:05 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = CET
| score = 13–23
| attend = 4,322
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:05 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = CET
| score = 28–25
| attend = 5,128
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 7:05 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = WBS
| score = 48–55
| attend = 6,863
}}
}}
- Source: [http://uncbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=football Schedule]
Game summaries
=Rocky Mountain (MT)=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Battlin' Bears
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=10
|R4=17
|Home=Bears
|H1=28
|H2=14
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Abilene Christian=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=21
|R2=14
|R3=13
|R4=7
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=7
|H2=21
|H3=21
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Colorado State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=14
|R4=7
|Home=Rams
|H1=21
|H2=17
|H3=3
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2016 Colorado State Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Arizona=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lumberjacks
|R1=7
|R2=3
|R3=0
|R4=8
|Home=Bears
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Eastern Washington=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=7
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=#4 Eagles
|H1=3
|H2=11
|H3=21
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At UC Davis=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Aggies
|H1=10
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 UC Davis Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Sacramento State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hornets
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=3
|R4=6
|Home=Bears
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=10
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Portland State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=3
|R2=10
|R3=29
|R4=7
|R5=7
|Home=Vikings
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=14
|H5=0
}}
{{see also|2016 Portland State Vikings football team}}
{{Clear}}
=North Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#16 Fighting Hawks
|R1=7
|R2=6
|R3=10
|R4=0
|Home=Bears
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Montana=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#18 Grizzlies
|R1=3
|R2=9
|R3=0
|R4=13
|Home=Bears
|H1=14
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2016 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Cal Poly=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1=7
|R2=17
|R3=7
|R4=17
|Home=#21 Mustangs
|H1=21
|H2=13
|H3=7
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Northern Colorado Bears football navbox}}