FCS

Northern Colorado

Bears · Big Sky

2026 season
Updated October 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM ET

FCS rank

#75

Among 128 teams · ▼11 since Week 7

Record

3-6

2-5 vs. FCS

Power rating

−5.00

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.22

Weighted average opponent rating

Northern Colorado is 3-6 and ranks No. 75 of 128 FCS teams, down 11 spots from Week 7. Its −5.0 power rating is 19.3 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 31st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.4 wins against it; Northern Colorado is 2.4 behind, 96th in résumé rank.

Best win: 23–17 over Northeastern State as a 20% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 64, after Week 7.

Next: at Southern Utah on Sat, Nov 7. Northern Colorado is a 12.2-point underdog with a 26% chance to win.

at Southern Utah

Away

Southern Utah by 12.2

Northern Colorado 26% · Southern Utah 74%

Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM ET

Week 8: No. 75 · −5.00 power

FCS rank and power rating by week
Week	Rank	Power rating
Week 1	75	−4.45
Week 2	83	−6.52
Week 3	78	−4.59
Week 4	65	−3.27
Week 5	67	−3.50
Week 6	77	−4.67
Week 7	64	−3.00
Week 8	75	−5.00

Northern Colorado results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Pregame	Opp. power
Sat, Oct 24	at UC Davis #43	L	6–33	41%	+0.33
Sat, Oct 17	Cal Poly #84	W	28–18	51%	−5.91
Sat, Oct 10	at Eastern Washington #74	L	22–31	48%	−4.97
Sat, Oct 3	at Montana #16	L	14–36	16%	+6.09
Sat, Sep 26	Utah Tech #112	W	37–13	78%	−10.73
Sat, Sep 19	Northeastern State	W	23–17	Upset20%	+5.69
Sat, Sep 12	at Wyoming	L	13–21	—	−0.67
Sat, Sep 5	South Dakota #6	L	23–38	—	+11.24
Fri, Aug 28	Weber State #38	L	29–30	—	+1.18

Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Big Sky power rankings for 2026.
Rank	Team	Record	Power	Résumé	Schedule	Margin
4unchanged	Montana State Big Sky	7-1	+11.64	#3	−0.59	+19.1
16up 2	Montana Big Sky	5-3	+6.09	#29	−1.28	+9.8
18up 2	Northern Arizona Big Sky	6-2	+5.55	#8	+1.60	+1.5
27up 6	Idaho State Big Sky	5-3	+3.44	#45	−4.29	+12.6
38down 2	Weber State Big Sky	5-4	+1.18	#48	−2.04	+1.3
39up 5	Southern Utah Big Sky	3-5	+1.01	#70	+0.06	-1.4
43up 17	UC Davis Big Sky	5-3	+0.33	#37	−4.00	+1.0
44up 2	Idaho Big Sky	3-5	+0.28	#51	+4.16	-8.0
74up 3	Eastern Washington Big Sky	2-6	−4.97	#84	+2.98	-11.1
75down 11	Northern Colorado Big Sky	3-6	−5.00	#96	−0.22	-4.7
84down 21	Cal Poly Big Sky	4-5	−5.91	#76	−2.51	-3.6
94down 8	Portland State Big Sky	2-6	−7.46	#86	+1.94	-21.5
112up 6	Utah Tech Big Sky	1-7	−10.73	#110	+1.44	-22.4

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