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2019 Northern Colorado

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2019, game by game: lost at San José State 18–35; lost at No. 22 Washington State 17–59; lost at Sacramento State 0–50; lost vs. South Dakota 6–14; won vs. Idaho 27–24; lost at Northern Arizona 23–41; lost at Eastern Washington 21–54; lost vs. Portland State 30–38; won at Idaho State 26–20; lost vs. Montana State 14–45; lost at North Dakota 38–45; lost vs. Cal Poly 21–28+7−50Lost 18–35 at San José State-17San José StateLost 17–59 at No. 22 Washington State-42No. 22 Washington StateLost 0–50 at Sacramento State-50Sacramento StateLost 6–14 vs. South Dakota-8South DakotaWon 27–24 vs. Idaho+3IdahoLost 23–41 at Northern Arizona-18Northern ArizonaLost 21–54 at Eastern Washington-33Eastern Washing…Lost 30–38 vs. Portland State-8Portland StateWon 26–20 at Idaho State+6Idaho StateLost 14–45 vs. Montana State-31Montana StateLost 38–45 at North Dakota-7North DakotaLost 21–28 vs. Cal Poly-7Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atSan José StateL 18–⁠3527%
Sep 7at22Washington StateL 17–⁠596%
Sep 14atSacramento StateL 0–⁠5037%
Sep 21vsSouth DakotaL 6–⁠1443%
Sep 28vsIdahoW 27–⁠2432%
Oct 5atNorthern ArizonaL 23–⁠4129%
Oct 12atEastern WashingtonL 21–⁠5416%
Oct 19vsPortland StateL 30–⁠3836%
Nov 2atIdaho StateW 26–⁠2026%
Nov 9vsMontana StateL 14–⁠4527%
Nov 16atNorth DakotaL 38–⁠4519%
Nov 23vsCal PolyL 21–⁠2849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠453
Coach
—
Elo
1116 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.7 No. 71 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Nick Fulton
Defensive coordinator
Marty English
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJacob Knipp QB305 yds
Passing touchdownsJacob Knipp QB1 TD
Rushing yardsMilo Hall RB190 yds
Rushing touchdownsCole Ingersoll RB1 TD
Receiving yardsWillie Fairman DB73 yds
Receiving touchdownsDontay Warren QB1 TD
TacklesJace Bobo LB10 tkl
SacksIsaiah Iton DL1 sacks
InterceptionsJace Bobo LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Michael Thompson ILB★★No. 2894
Carson Brantley S★★No. 3231
Cole Parrott DT★★No. 3746
Ryan Capasso OLB★★No. 3886
Isaiah Iton DT

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.760
Linebackers22.00.770
Defensive backs12.00.780
Whole class42.00.770

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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