The 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the
University of Northern Colorado
The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...
as a member of the
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eigh ...
during the
2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach
Ed McCaffrey
Edward Thomas McCaffrey, Jr. (born August 17, 1968) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. McCaffrey played college football for Stanford University and earn ...
and played their home games at
Nottingham Field
Nottingham Field is an 8,533-seat multi-purpose stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. It is home to the Northern Colorado Bears football and track and field pro ...
. McCaffrey was fired on November 21, 2022, two days after the Bears completed their season with a 3–8 record (2–6 in Big Sky play), repeating the win-loss record of the
prior season.
Preseason
Polls
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bengals were predicted to finish in a tie for eleventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and eleventh by the media.
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Defense
David Hoage – LB
Schedule
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Source
Schedule
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Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Montana
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, Weber State
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History
Weber State University was founded ...
Game summaries
vs Houston Baptist
at Wyoming
at Lamar
vs Idaho State
at Idaho
at No. 5 Sacramento State
vs no. 4 Montana State
vs UC Davis
at Portland State
vs Northern Arizona
at Eastern Washington
References
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Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is the name for a region in the state of Colorado and a proposed state in the northeastern portion of Colorado.
Region
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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 ...