Northern Colorado Bears football

The Northern Colorado Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Northern Colorado located in Greeley, Colorado. The team competes in the Big Sky Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The university's first football team was fielded in 1893. The team plays its home games at the 8,533 seat Nottingham Field on campus. The Bears announced the hiring of Ed Lamb on December 6th, 2022, replacing Ed McCaffrey, who went 6–16 in two seasons. Conference affiliations Below is the list of conferences in which Northern Colorado has been a member. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1923–1971) Great Plains Athletic Conference (1972–1975) NCAA Division II independent (1976–1979) North Central Conference (1980–2002) Great West Football Conference (2004–2005) Big Sky Conference (2006–present) Championships National championships Northern Colorado made two appearances in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game. The Bears defeated Carson–Newman, 23–14 in 1996, and later defeated New Haven, 51–0 in 1997.