2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team
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2022 Northern Colorado Bears football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Max McCaffrey (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Darnell (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Nottingham Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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]
Defense David Hoage – LB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist* | ESPN+ | L 34–46 | 4,419 | |
September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | MW Network | L 10–33 | 22,863 | |
September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at Lamar* | ESPN+ | W 21–14 | 4,933 | |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 5,292 |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m | at Idaho | ESPN+ | L 35–55 | 10,759 | |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Sacramento State | ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 11,013 | |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana State |
| ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 4,796 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Davis |
| ESPN+ | L 10–58 | 4,499 |
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ESPN+ | L 21–35 | 2,771 | |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| ESPN+ | W 21–20 | 3,769 |
November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 4,099 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Montana, Weber State
Game summaries
vs Houston Baptist
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 46 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
at Wyoming
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 |
at Lamar
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Statistics
Statistics | Northern Colorado | Lamar |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Idaho
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 6 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
Vandals | 10 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
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at No. 5 Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 5 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
vs no. 4 Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Bobcats | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
vs UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 6 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Vikings | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
vs Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
at Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
References
- ^ "McCaffrey will not return as Northern Colorado head football coach". Northern Colorado Bears. November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hoage Named to Preseason All-Big Sky Team". Northern Colorado University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.