2007 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2007 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumNottingham Field
2007 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Montana $^   8 0     11 1  
No. 8 Eastern Washington ^   6 2     9 4  
Northern Arizona   5 3     6 5  
Montana State   4 4     6 5  
Weber State   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   3 5     3 8  
Sacramento State   3 5     3 8  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
  1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Scott Downing, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–11, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished ninth in the Big Sky. The team played home games at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at No. 23 (FBS) Hawaii*L 6–6336,845[1]
September 8No. 6 (D-II) Chadron State*L 0–316,684[2]
September 15at San Diego*L 13–49[3]
September 22at Northern ArizonaL 14–34[4]
September 29at Cal Poly*L 21–569,684[5]
October 6at Idaho StateL 14–267,639[6]
October 13Weber State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 0–235,276[7]
October 20at No. 3 MontanaL 7–5223,134[8]
October 27No. 19 Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
W 16–133,033[9]
November 3at No. 24 Eastern WashingtonL 7–175,215[10]
November 10Sacramento State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 17–202,609[11][12]
November 17Portland State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
L 21–312,837[13]

References

  1. ^ "Loaded for Bear". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northern Colorado blanked by Division II Chadron State, 31–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 9, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "San Diego 49, Northern Colorado 13". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Keith Jiron (September 23, 2007). "All Jacked Up". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B8. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A welcome rout and rest for the charging Mustangs". The Tribune. September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Idaho State blows past N. Colorado". Arizona Daily Sun. October 7, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weber State 23, Northern Colorado 0". The Columbian. October 14, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies punish Northern Colorado". The Billings Gazette. October 21, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats help end Bears' losing streak". The Independent-Record. October 28, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Defense salvages Eastern". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Colo.)". Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Hornets' last-gasp TD seals a victory". The Sacramento Bee. November 11, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Vikings wrap it up on a winning note". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.