# 2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2013 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Big Sky play to finish in last place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:35 pm | Langston* | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | W 31–10 | 4,311 |
| September 7 | 1:35 pm | No. 6 (D-II) CSU–Pueblo* | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | L 36–41 | 4,619 |
| September 14 | 2:00 pm | at Wyoming* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | | L 7–35 | 19,091 |
| September 21 | 1:35 pm | No. 7 Northern Iowa* | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | L 7–26 | 3,025 |
| September 28 | 1:35 pm | Southern Utah | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | L 21–27 | 4,361 |
| October 5 | 7:05 pm | at Sacramento State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | BSTV | L 21–37 | 9,012 |
| October 12 | 3:00 pm | at Idaho State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | BSTV | L 26–40 | 4,574 |
| October 19 | 1:35 pm | UC Davis | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | L 18–34 | 4,196 |
| November 2 | 12:05 pm | No. 5 Montana State | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | RTRM | L 28–35 | 3,478 |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | BSTV | L 21–24 | 5,984 |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at No. 12 Northern Arizona | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | NAU-TV/BSTV | L 7–24 | 6,737 |
| November 23 | 12:05 pm | Cal Poly | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | L 14–42 | 2,774 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Langston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### CSU-Pueblo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 (D-II) Thunderwolves | 0 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Bears | 3 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 36 |

### @ Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Panthers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### @ Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Hornets | 10 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 37 |

### @ Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Bengals | 7 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 40 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Bobcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### @ North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| UND | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |

### @ Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #12 Lumberjacks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |