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2016 Northern Colorado

5–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2016, game by game: won at Abilene Christian 55–52; lost at Colorado State 21–47; won vs. Northern Arizona 21–18; lost at Eastern Washington 31–49; lost at UC Davis 21–34; won vs. Sacramento State 27–19; won at Portland State 56–49; lost vs. North Dakota 13–23; won vs. Montana 28–25; lost at Cal Poly 48–55+8−26Won 55–52 at Abilene Christian+3Abilene Christi…Lost 21–47 at Colorado State-26Colorado StateWon 21–18 vs. Northern Arizona+3Northern ArizonaLost 31–49 at Eastern Washington-18Eastern Washing…Lost 21–34 at UC Davis-13UC DavisWon 27–19 vs. Sacramento State+8Sacramento StateWon 56–49 at Portland State+7Portland StateLost 13–23 vs. North Dakota-10North DakotaWon 28–25 vs. Montana+3MontanaLost 48–55 at Cal Poly-7Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atAbilene ChristianW 55–⁠5241%
Sep 17atColorado StateL 21–⁠4718%
Oct 1vsNorthern ArizonaW 21–⁠1849%
Oct 8atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠4923%
Oct 15atUC DavisL 21–⁠3454%
Oct 22vsSacramento StateW 27–⁠1968%
Oct 29atPortland StateW 56–⁠4934%
Nov 5vsNorth DakotaL 13–⁠2335%
Nov 12vsMontanaW 28–⁠2534%
Nov 19atCal PolyL 48–⁠5531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 55–⁠48; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Northern Colorado’s 2016 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 3vsRocky Mountain (MT)W 56–⁠27Northern Colorado’s article
Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠371
Coach
—
Elo
1259 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.9 No. 46 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 153
Offensive coordinator
James Jones
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Sloter WR318 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Sloter WR2 TD
Rushing yardsTrae Riek RB87 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrae Riek RB1 TD
Receiving yardsStephen Miller WR102 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Wesley WR1 TD
TacklesKeifer Morris DE8 tkl

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Keaton Torre PRO★★★No. 763
Jarrin Pierce WR★★★No. 1595
Vincent Heard WR★★★No. 1831
Matt Steele OC★★No. 3036
Blake Jumps OC★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.856
Receivers32.70.800
Offensive line22.00.767
Whole class62.50.798

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.

2016 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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