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2017 Northern Colorado

3–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2017, game by game: won vs. College of Idaho 41–14; lost at Colorado 21–41; won vs. Idaho State 43–42; lost at Northern Arizona 20–48; lost at North Dakota 38–48; lost vs. Montana State 24–27; lost vs. Southern Utah 14–27; lost at Sacramento State 21–50; lost at Montana 14–44; won vs. Cal Poly 42–0+42−30Won 41–14 vs. College of Idaho+27College of IdahoLost 21–41 at Colorado-20ColoradoWon 43–42 vs. Idaho State+1Idaho StateLost 20–48 at Northern Arizona-28Northern ArizonaLost 38–48 at North Dakota-10North DakotaLost 24–27 vs. Montana State-3Montana StateLost 14–27 vs. Southern Utah-13Southern UtahLost 21–50 at Sacramento State-29Sacramento StateLost 14–44 at Montana-30MontanaWon 42–0 vs. Cal Poly+42Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCollege of IdahoW 41–⁠1468%
Sep 16atColoradoL 21–⁠4111%
Sep 23vsIdaho StateW 43–⁠4268%
Sep 30atNorthern ArizonaL 20–⁠4839%
Oct 7atNorth DakotaL 38–⁠4840%
Oct 21vsMontana StateL 24–⁠2751%
Oct 28vsSouthern UtahL 14–⁠2731%
Nov 4atSacramento StateL 21–⁠5035%
Nov 11atMontanaL 14–⁠4419%
Nov 18vsCal PolyW 42–⁠060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠341
Coach
—
Elo
1213 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.2 No. 70 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165
Offensive coordinator
James Jones
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJacob Knipp QB202 yds
Passing touchdownsJacob Knipp QB3 TD
Rushing yardsTrae Riek RB59 yds
Receiving yardsAlex Wesley WR102 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlex Wesley WR2 TD
TacklesKeifer Glau S10 tkl
SacksSherand Boyd Jr. S9 sacks
InterceptionsStone Kane S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Billy Reagins RB★★★No. 2181
Jackson Block OLB★★No. 2588
Darren DeLaCroix WR★★No. 3176
Jamond DuBose ATH★★No. 3176
D.J. Hinton APB★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.50.782
Receivers12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.783
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class72.10.774

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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