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2026 Northern Colorado

3–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠5, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2026, game by game: lost vs. Weber State 29–30; lost vs. South Dakota 23–38; lost at Wyoming 13–21; won vs. Northeastern State 23–17; won vs. Utah Tech 37–13; lost at Montana 14–36; lost at Eastern Washington 22–31; won vs. Cal Poly 28–18+24−22Lost 29–30 vs. Weber State-1Weber StateLost 23–38 vs. South Dakota-15South DakotaLost 13–21 at Wyoming-8WyomingWon 23–17 vs. Northeastern State+6Northeastern St…Won 37–13 vs. Utah Tech+24Utah TechLost 14–36 at Montana-22MontanaLost 22–31 at Eastern Washington-9Eastern Washing…Won 28–18 vs. Cal Poly+10Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsWeber StateL 29–⁠3049%
Sep 5vsSouth DakotaL 23–⁠3825%
Sep 12atWyomingL 13–⁠2119%
Sep 19vsNortheastern StateW 23–⁠1745%
Sep 26vsUtah TechW 37–⁠1367%
Oct 3atMontanaL 14–⁠3613%
Oct 10atEastern WashingtonL 22–⁠3140%
Oct 17vsCal PolyW 28–⁠1849%
Oct 24atUC DavisPreview22%
Nov 7atSouthern UtahPreview24%
Nov 14vsMontana StatePreview14%
Nov 21atNorthern ArizonaPreview19%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 10th in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
189–⁠204
Coach
—
Elo
1223 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.7 No. 42 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 188
Offensive coordinator
Justin Walterscheid
Defensive coordinator
Preston Hadley

Leaders

Passing yardsKenny Lueth QB752 yds
Passing touchdownsKenny Lueth QB4 TD
Rushing yardsJustin Guin RB516 yds
Rushing touchdownsJustin Guin RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTrey Olsen WR502 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Mozer WR3 TD
TacklesHudson Voggesser LB48 tkl
SacksEzra Ekuban DL3 sacks
InterceptionsCadence Turner CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Zeke Andrews ATH★★★No. 1438
Asher Bancroft OL★★★No. 2052
Zion Wallace S
Asher Gardzelewski OT
Lincoln Hageman LB

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.850
Athletes and specialists13.00.863
Whole class23.00.857

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 112

The 2026 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2026 portal
Luke Womack ATH★★★from South Dakota State
Marcus Mozer WR★★★from San Diego State
Keegan Patterson QBfrom Indiana State

Transfers out 8

Cam Chapa S★★★to Arizona
Brayden Munroe WR★★★to Kennesaw State
Carver Cheeks WR★★★no new school on file
Fisher Clements TE★★★to Colorado
Ladavion Osborn CB★★★to Toledo
Darrell Bryant Jr. S★★★to Central Michigan
Brandon Johnson RB★★★no new school on file
Peter Costelli QB★★★no new school on file

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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