2025 Northern Colorado
4–8 (2–6 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Idaho 49–33Oct 11
By 16 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Montana State 7–55Nov 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vsChadron State | W 17–3 | 64% |
| Sep 6 | at Colorado State | L 17–21 | 10% |
| Sep 13 | at South Dakota | L 17–24 | 14% |
| Sep 20 | at Houston Christian | W 26–23 | 28% |
| Sep 27 | vs Idaho State | L 18–26 | 49% |
| Oct 11 | at Idaho | W 49–33 | 14% |
| Oct 18 | at Sacramento State | L 35–40 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs UC Davis | L 16–27 | 21% |
| Nov 1 | vs Montana State | L 7–55 | 14% |
| Nov 8 | at Northern Arizona | L 10–49 | 20% |
| Nov 15 | at Eastern Washington | L 7–27 | 27% |
| Nov 22 | vs Portland State | W 24–13 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Portland State 24–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 8th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 243–341
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1163 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.2 No. 42 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 197
- Offensive coordinator
- Justin Walterscheid
- Defensive coordinator
- Preston Hadley
Leaders
| Passing yards | Eric Gibson Jr. QB | 2,502 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Eric Gibson Jr. QB | 11 TD |
| Rushing yards | Mathias Price RB | 483 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Brandon Johnson RB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Carver Cheeks WR | 929 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Carver Cheeks WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Zach Nowatzke LB | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Ezra Ekuban DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Cam Chapa S | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Jordan Rechel WR | ★★★ | No. 2468 |
| Brandon Lambert ATH | ★★★ | No. 2994 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
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.
Roster 111
The 2025 roster111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 45 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 4
The 2025 portal
Transfers out 3
 Marcus Howard DE | to  Austin Peay | |
| Michael Jordan Jr. DL | to  Fresno State | |
| Peyton Garrett DE | no new school on file |
2025 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8–0 | 14–2 | |
 Montana | 7–1 | 13–2 | |
| UC Davis | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Sacramento State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Idaho State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Eastern Washington | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 Cal Poly | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Weber State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Northern Colorado | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Idaho | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Portland State | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.