2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2022 Northern Colorado Bears football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMax McCaffrey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadiumNottingham Field
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Montana State +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 25 UC Davis   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 14 Montana ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Eastern Washington   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Ed McCaffrey and played their home games at Nottingham Field. 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.[1]

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.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bears had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
ESPN+L 34–464,419
September 102:00 p.m.at Wyoming*
MW NetworkL 10–3322,863
September 175:00 p.m.at Lamar*
ESPN+W 21–144,933
September 241:00 p.m.Idaho Statedagger
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ESPN+W 35–145,292
October 17:00 p.mat Idaho
ESPN+L 35–5510,759
October 87:00 p.m.at No. 5 Sacramento State
ESPN+L 7–5511,013
October 151:00 p.m. No. 4 Montana State
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ESPN+L 14–374,796
October 221:00 p.m.UC Davis
  • Notthingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ESPN+L 10–584,499
November 53:00 p.m.at Portland State
ESPN+L 21–352,771
November 1212:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Nottingham Field
  • Greeley, CO
ESPN+W 21–203,769
November 192:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ESPN+L 21–454,099

Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Montana, Weber State

Game summaries

vs Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 6 16 10 14 46
Bears 7 7 0 20 34
See also: 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

at Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 7 10
Cowboys 3 6 7 17 33
See also: 2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team

at Lamar

See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
Cardinals 0 7 0 7 14

Statistics

Statistics Northern Colorado Lamar
First downs 19 21
Total yards 270 299
Rushing yards 52 217
Passing yards 218 82
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing Jacob Sirmon 16/28; 218 total yards; 43 long
Rushing David Afari 7 attempts; 41 yards; 11 long
Receiving Trevis Graham 5 receptions; 97 total yards; 43 long
Lamar Passing Nick Yockey 10/11; 71 total yards; 16 long
Rushing Khalan Griffin 10 attempts; 66 total yards; 10 yards long
Receiving Sevonne Rhea 3 receptions; 36 yards; 16 yards long

vs Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 14 0 0 14
Bears 0 14 0 21 35
See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team

at Idaho

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team
Northern Colorado Bears (2–2) vs Idaho Vandals (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 6 14 8735
Vandals 10 14 211055

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,759
  • Referee: Steve Hanni
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

at No. 5 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
No. 5 Hornets 7 17 21 10 55
See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

vs no. 4 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bobcats 3 14 13 7 37
Bears 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

vs UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 6 21 14 17 58
Bears 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team

at Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 28 7 0 35
Vikings 14 0 0 7 21
See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team

vs Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 3 0 10 20
Bears 3 0 10 8 21
See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

at Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 7 0 21
Eagles 7 14 14 10 45
See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

References

  1. ^ "McCaffrey will not return as Northern Colorado head football coach". Northern Colorado Bears. November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hoage Named to Preseason All-Big Sky Team". Northern Colorado University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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