2009 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2009 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Downing and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in the Big Sky to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

2009 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Scott Downing (4th season)
Home stadium	Nottingham Field
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at (FBS) No. 25 Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 3–49
September 12	1:35 p.m.	San Diego*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 31–12
September 19	1:50 p.m.	at No. 20 Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 0–16
September 26	1:35 p.m.	Montana State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 7–25
October 3	3:50 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 27–35
October 10	1:35 p.m.	Portland State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 18–23
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 30–7
October 24	1:35 p.m.	No. 16 Weber State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 20–28
October 31	1:35 p.m.	South Dakota*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 21–17
November 7	12:50 p.m.	Sacramento State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 35–38
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 10–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. "2009-10 Football Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.