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2013 Northern Colorado

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2013, game by game: won vs. Langston 31–10; lost vs. CSU Pueblo 36–41; lost at Wyoming 7–35; lost vs. Northern Iowa 7–26; lost vs. Southern Utah 21–27; lost at Sacramento State 21–37; lost at Idaho State 26–40; lost vs. UC Davis 18–34; lost vs. Montana State 28–35; lost at North Dakota 21–24; lost at Northern Arizona 7–24; lost vs. Cal Poly 14–42+21−28Won 31–10 vs. Langston+21LangstonLost 36–41 vs. CSU Pueblo-5CSU PuebloLost 7–35 at Wyoming-28WyomingLost 7–26 vs. Northern Iowa-19Northern IowaLost 21–27 vs. Southern Utah-6Southern UtahLost 21–37 at Sacramento State-16Sacramento StateLost 26–40 at Idaho State-14Idaho StateLost 18–34 vs. UC Davis-16UC DavisLost 28–35 vs. Montana State-7Montana StateLost 21–24 at North Dakota-3North DakotaLost 7–24 at Northern Arizona-17Northern ArizonaLost 14–42 vs. Cal Poly-28Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLangstonW 31–⁠1062%
Sep 7vsCSU PuebloL 36–⁠4161%
Sep 14atWyomingL 7–⁠3514%
Sep 21vsNorthern IowaL 7–⁠2625%
Sep 28vsSouthern UtahL 21–⁠2735%
Oct 5atSacramento StateL 21–⁠3724%
Oct 12atIdaho StateL 26–⁠4036%
Oct 19vsUC DavisL 18–⁠3441%
Nov 2vsMontana StateL 28–⁠3515%
Nov 9atNorth DakotaL 21–⁠2431%
Nov 16atNorthern ArizonaL 7–⁠2412%
Nov 23vsCal PolyL 14–⁠4223%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 13th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
237–⁠375
Coach
—
Elo
1075 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.6 No. 101 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170
Offensive coordinator
Michael Armour
Defensive coordinator
Zach Shay
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsTim Tancik QB161 yds
Passing touchdownsTim Tancik QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTromaine Dennis WR43 yds
Receiving yardsDerek Vander Velde WR76 yds
Receiving touchdownsDerek Vander Velde WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Hakeem Deggs ATH★★No. 1907
Ryan Wolpin APB★★No. 2564

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.797
Whole class22.00.782

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠010–⁠3
Northern Arizona8–⁠19–⁠3
Montana7–⁠210–⁠2
Southern Utah6–⁠38–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠36–⁠6
UC Davis5–⁠55–⁠7
Portland State4–⁠56–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠55–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠73–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State1–⁠72–⁠10
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.