▁University ▁of ▁Northern ▁Colorado ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S ▁football ▁season . ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁nin th - year ▁head ▁coach ▁E arn est ▁Collins ▁Jr . ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Not ting ham ▁Field . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 2 – 1 0 , ▁ 2 – 6 ▁in ▁Big ▁Sky ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁five - way ▁tie ▁for ▁nin th ▁place . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁E arn est ▁Collins ▁Jr . ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁after ▁nine ▁seasons , ▁he ▁finished ▁at ▁Northern ▁Colorado ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 7 2 . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁The ▁B ears ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁ 2 – 9 , ▁ 2 – 6 ▁in ▁Big ▁Sky ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁ 1 1 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Big ▁Sky ▁pr ese ason ▁poll ▁The ▁Big ▁Sky ▁released ▁their ▁pr ese ason ▁media ▁and ▁coach es ' ▁pol ls ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁B ears ▁were ▁picked ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁th ir teenth ▁place ▁in ▁both ▁pol ls . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁All – Big ▁Sky ▁team ▁The ▁B ears ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁players ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁all - Big ▁Sky ▁team . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁