The 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the

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in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. On November 24, 2019, Earnest Collins Jr. was let go after nine seasons, he finished at Northern Colorado with a record of 28–72.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in thirteenth place in both polls.

Preseason All-Big Sky team

The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at San Jose State

at Washington State

at Sacramento State

South Dakota

Idaho

at Northern Arizona

at Eastern Washington

Portland State

at Idaho State

Montana State

at North Dakota

Cal Poly

References

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Northern Colorado Bears football seasons

Northern Colorado Bears football 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 at the NCAA Division I Football Champio ...