The 1996 Northern Colorado Bears football team was an American football team that won the 1996 NCAA Division II national championship.
1996 Northern Colorado Bears football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 23–14 vs. Carson–Newman | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 12–3 (6–3 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Nottingham Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–4 Nebraska–Omaha $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Northern Colorado ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 North Dakota | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mankato State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth season under head coach Joe Glenn, the Bears compiled a 12–3 record (6–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 435 to 254, and tied for second place in the NCC.[1] The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Carson–Newman in the championship game.[2]
The team played its home games at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 7 | Western State (CO)* | No. 14 | W 43–0 | 4,814 | ||||
September 14 | at Mesa State* | No. 13 | W 59–14 | 600 | ||||
September 21 | No. 5 North Dakota | No. 11 |
| W 21–6 | 5,821 | |||
September 28 | at No. 19 South Dakota | No. 5 | L 24–27 OT | 7,834 | ||||
October 5 | Mankato State |
| W 44–27 | 6,318 | ||||
October 12 | North Dakota State | No. 19 |
| W 38–36 | 4,521 | |||
October 19 | at No. 13 Nebraska–Omaha | No. 20 | L 14–15 | 5,100 | ||||
October 26 | at St. Cloud State | St. Cloud, MN | L 20–30 | 2,937 | ||||
November 2 | South Dakota State |
| W 21–6 | 3,074 | ||||
November 9 | at Morningside | No. T–17 | Sioux City, IA | W 17–7 | 1.201 | |||
November 16 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 15 | Sioux Falls, SD | W 41–7 | 500 | |||
November 23 | at No. 7 Pittsburg State* | No. 15 | W 24–21 | [3] | ||||
November 30 | No. 2 Northwest Missouri State* | No. 15 |
| W 27–26 | [4] | |||
December 7 | at No. 8 Clarion* | No. 15 | Clarion, PA (NCAA Division II semifinal) | W 19–18 | 4,000 | [5] | ||
December 14 | vs. No. 6 Carson–Newman* | No. 15 | W 23–14 | 5,745 | [2] | |||
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