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American college football season
The 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Ed McCaffrey and played their home games at Nottingham Field .
Big Sky preseason poll [ edit ] On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish in the Big Sky last in the media and twelfth in the coaches.[ 1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(7)
2
Montana
(3)
3
Eastern Washington
(2)
4
Montana State
(1)
5
Sacramento State
(1)
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Cal Poly
13
Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(14)
2
Montana
(4)
3
Eastern Washington
(3)
4
Montana State
(3)
5
Sacramento State
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Northern Colorado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All-Big Sky team [ edit ] The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Colorado * P12N L 7–3544,153 September 11 5:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist * ESPN+ W 45–132,135 September 18 2:00 p.m. Lamar * ESPN+ L 10–17 OT 5,605 September 25 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ESPN+ W 17–10 OT 5,769 October 2 1:00 p.m. at No. 11 Montana State ESPN+ L 7–4020,127 October 9 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Eastern Washington Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ESPN+ L 17–635,413 October 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 13 UC Davis ESPN+ L 3–3210,963 October 23 6:00 p.m. at Southern Utah ESPN+ W 17–93,208 October 30 1:00 p.m. No. 15 Sacramento State Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ESPN+ L 24–274,068 November 6 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Montana Nottingham Field Greeley, CO ESPN+ L 0–354,987 November 20 1:00 p.m. at Weber State ESPN+ L 17-483,242
Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly , Idaho , Idaho State , Portland State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
7
0
7
Buffaloes
0
14
7
14
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
14
7
17
7
45
Huskies
0
6
7
0
13
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Cardinals
0
7
0
3 7
17
Bears
0
7
0
3 0
10
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Lumberjacks
0
7
0
3 0
10
Bears
0
3
7
0 7
17
At No. 11 Montana State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
7
0
0
7
No. 11 Bobcats
17
10
13
0
40
No. 4 Eastern Washington [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Eagles
22
21
10
10
63
Bears
3
7
7
0
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
3
3
No. 13 Aggies
0
11
7
14
32
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
3
0
7
17
Thunderbirds
3
0
3
3
9
No. 15 Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Hornets
10
7
3
7
27
Bears
0
7
10
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Grizzlies
14
7
14
0
35
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
3
21
24
0
48
Bears
3
14
0
0
17
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