2021 Northern Colorado
3–8 (2–6 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 45–13Sep 11
By 32 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Colorado 7–35Sep 3
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Colorado | L 7–35 | 10% |
| Sep 11 | at Houston Christian | W 45–13 | 34% |
| Sep 18 | vs Lamar | L 10–17 | 60% |
| Sep 25 | vs Northern Arizona | W 17–10 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | at Montana State | L 7–40 | 14% |
| Oct 9 | vs Eastern Washington | L 17–63 | 24% |
| Oct 16 | at UC Davis | L 3–32 | 19% |
| Oct 23 | at Southern Utah | W 17–9 | 44% |
| Oct 30 | vs Sacramento State | L 24–27 | 29% |
| Nov 6 | vs Montana | L 0–35 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | at Weber State | L 17–48 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Weber State 48–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 10th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 164–329
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1168 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.9 No. 68 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 188
- Offensive coordinator
- Max McCaffrey
- Defensive coordinator
- Scott Darnell
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dylan McCaffrey QB | 236 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Dylan McCaffrey QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tru Wilson RB | 16 yds |
| Receiving yards | Kassidy Woods WR | 88 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kassidy Woods WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Jace Bobo LB | 14 tkl |
| Sacks | David Hoage DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Wilson Clark OL | ★★ | No. 2624 |
| Jacquez Robertson RB | ||
| L’Cier Luter DL | ||
| Devin Bale P | ||
| Jax Brown DT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.783 |
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.
Transfers in 6
The 2021 portal Dylan McCaffrey QB | ★★★★ | from  Michigan |
 Blaine Scott OL | ★★★ | from  West Virginia |
 Dylan Jordan LB | ★★★ | from  TCU |
| Dylan Thomas WR | ★★★ | from TCU |
 Jonah Morris WR | ★★★ | from  Akron |
 Kassidy Woods WR | ★★★ | from  Washington State |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2021 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento State | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Montana State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
| Eastern Washington | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| Montana | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| UC Davis | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Weber State | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Portland State | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Idaho | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Northern Colorado | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Cal Poly | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
 Idaho State | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Southern Utah | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.