2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team

2024 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Lamb (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Walterscheid (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Preston Hadley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nottingham Field

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Weber State		1	–	0					1	–	2
No. 3 Montana State		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 4 Idaho		0	–	0					2	–	1
No. 9 Montana		0	–	0					2	–	1
Northern Arizona		0	–	0					2	–	1
No. 13 UC Davis		0	–	0					2	–	1
Cal Poly		0	–	0					1	–	2
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					1	–	2
Idaho State		0	–	0					1	–	2
No. 11 Sacramento State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	3
Portland State		0	–	1					0	–	2
As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Nottingham Field.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 pm	at No. 14 Incarnate Word*	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 7–28	2,257
September 7	5:00 pm	at Colorado State*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MW Network	L 17–38	36,573
September 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 Abilene Christian*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	L 22–24	3,017
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Montana	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at No. 14 Incarnate Word

See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Game One – Northern Colorado Bears (0–0) at No. 14 Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
No. 14 Cardinals	7	7	14	0	28

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 pm
• Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: NE 10 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 2,257
• Referee: James Brookhart
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UIW – 13:40 Dekalon Taylor 27 yard run, Brack Peacock kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20 UNC – 5:40 Vann Schield 58 yard run, Hunter Green kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:12 Second Quarter UIW – 2:57 Jalen Walthall 46 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:18 Third Quarter UIW – 14:23 Logan Compton 13 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:37 UIW – 6:35 Dekalon Taylor 1 yard run, Brack Peacock kick UIW 28–7 Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:11

Statistics	UNC	UIW
First downs	15	24
Plays–yards	71–360	74–408
Rushes–yards	43–214	39–203
Passing yards	146	205
Passing: comp–att–int	17–28–2	21–35–1
Time of possession	29:47	30:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing	Peter Costelli	16/26, 141 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Vann Schield	11 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Brayden Munroe	7 receptions, 66 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	21/35, 205 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	14 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	5 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD

at Colorado State

See also: 2024 Colorado State Rams football team

Game Two – Northern Colorado Bears (0–1) vs Colorado State Rams (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: Altitude

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Abilene Christian

See also: 2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Game Three – No. 25 Abilene Christian Wildcats (1–1) at Northern Colorado Bears (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, Colorado

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ACU	UNC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Game Four – Northern Colorado Bears (0–0) vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Montana State

See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team

Game Six – Northern Colorado Bears vs Montana State Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	0	0
Montana State	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM MST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving