Northern Colorado
1-3Big Sky · Nottingham Field · 8,500 · 4,491 avg in 2026
LastW 23–17 vs Northeastern State · Sat Sep 19 · Dominic Butts 1 sacks, 4 TFL, 6 tackles
Nextvs Utah Tech · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET · Nottingham Field
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #255 | #238 | -3✗ | Weber State | L 29–30 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #255 | #121 | +20.5✓ | South Dakota | L 23–38 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #257 | #112 | +23.5✓ | @Wyoming | L 13–21 122 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #253 | #286 | — | Northeastern State | W 23–17 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #255 | #240 | Utah Tech | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #255 | #116 | @Montana | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Eastern Washington | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 18 | Cal Poly | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @UC Davis | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Southern Utah | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Montana State | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Northern Arizona |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Northeastern State | W 23–17 | — | — | — | +0.017 | 37.0% | 149.2% | Best defensive stand |
| Sep 12 | @Wyoming | L 13–21 | 345 | 2 | 31:07 | -0.194 | 35.5% | 111.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | South Dakota | L 23–38 | — | — | — | +0.168 | 34.7% | 165.0% | Most explosive |
| Aug 29 | Weber State | L 29–30 | — | — | — | +0.368 | 49.4% | 134.7% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | 345 | 2.0 | +0.090 | 39.1% | 140.2% | ||||
Game Week
5d 0h
until kickoff · vs Utah Tech · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET
Northern Colorado is the small mountain school that won back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships (1996–97) and has spent 30 years in FCS contentedly settling into mid-tier football, naming itself after a totem pole and never chasing the titles that are gone.
Northern Colorado carries no resentment — the fanbase has made peace with the Div II era being a separate, cherished chapter.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 1-3
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Northern Colorado has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 2-8 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 27
vs Utah Tech · at home
Outcome band · Northern Colorado · 2026
Outcome band · Northern Colorado · 2026Northern Colorado's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Northern Colorado is the small mountain school that won back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships (1996–97) and has spent 30 years in FCS contentedly settling into mid-tier football, naming itself after a totem pole and never chasing the titles that are gone.
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