Northern Colorado Bears
Big Sky
4-8 (2-6 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -26.2
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 0 (#197)
Schedule
record 4–8
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsChadron St | FCS | 17-3 | +14 | W |
| 2 | @Colorado State | -15.6 | 17-21 | -4 | L |
| 3 | @South Dakota | FCS | 17-24 | -7 | L |
| 4 | @Houston Christian | FCS | 26-23 | +3 | W |
| 5 | vsIdaho State | FCS | 18-26 | -8 | L |
| 7 | @Idaho | FCS | 49-33 | +16 | W |
| 8 | @Sacramento State | FCS | 35-40 | -5 | L |
| 9 | vsUC Davis | FCS | 16-27 | -11 | L |
| 10 | vsMontana State | FCS | 7-55 | -48 | L |
| 11 | @Northern Arizona | FCS | 10-49 | -39 | L |
| 12 | @Eastern Washington | FCS | 7-27 | -20 | L |
| 13 | vsPortland State | FCS | 24-13 | +11 | W |
Quarterbacks · 3
2025 · 44
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Eric Gibson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Peter Costelli | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Kia'i Keone | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Mathias Price | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Brandon Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Justin Guin | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Aliou-Rocco Traore | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Kieryus Boone | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Brandon Lambert Jr. | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Carver Cheeks | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Brayden Munroe | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Luke Wooten | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Dawson Menegatti | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Charles Garrison | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Hank Gibbs | — | — | — | ★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Brody Judd | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Fisher Clements | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Ezra Ekuban | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Dominic Butts | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Brooks Maile | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Blake Weslin | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Brody Bliek | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Makur Abram | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Andres Rodriguez | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Brennen Acosta | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Zach Nowatzke | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Kalen Smedley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Hudson Voggesser | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Sione Tuha | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Kai Shelton | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Keenan Guthrie | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Derrick Jones | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Evan Harrell | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Mikhail Benner | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 4th | Mekhi Toms | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Zach Pekarek | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Darrell Bryant Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Cam Chapa | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Franky Morales | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Nathaniel Gillis | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Myles McClarity | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Alfred Smith | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Leo Blumentritt | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Jacob Willig | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
20.3
PPG Against
28.4
Differential
-8.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 2-3
- Away
- 2-5
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-4
- Avg Margin
- -8.2
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-3 | 16.4 | 24.8 |
| Away | 2-5 | 23.0 | 31.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 2-6 | 20.8 | 33.8 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 19.3 | 17.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 0-11 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2-10 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 3-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-5 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2025 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 3-8 |
| ATS | 6-555% |
| Over / Under | 5-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-0 |
| As underdog | 5-5 |
| Home | 1-3 |
| Away | 5-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #178 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #200 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | #156 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #188 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #167 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #197 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #165 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | #153 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | #201 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #164 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2025
Portal in 4net +1Out 3
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.7 / —
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Brandon Johnson | RB | 3★ | ← Arizona |
| ▲ | AJ Burton | IOL | 3★ | ← Iowa State |
| ▲ | Kenny Lueth | QB | 2★ | ← Northern Illinois |
| ▲ | Ayden Merrihew | IOL | — | ← Middle Tennessee |
| ▼ | Peyton Garrett | EDGE | — | → — |
| ▼ | Marcus Howard | EDGE | — | → Austin Peay |
| ▼ | Michael Jordan Jr. | DL | — | → Fresno State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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