2010 Northern Colorado Bears football team

The 2010 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Downing and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in Big Sky play place seventh.

2010 Northern Colorado Bears football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Scott Downing (5th season)
Home stadium	Nottingham Field

2010 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Montana State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Downing was fired at the conclusion of the season. He finished at Northern Colorado with a five-year record of 9–47.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	1:35 p.m.	Adams State*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 54–0
September 11	6:50 p.m.	at No. 20 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	L 47–50
September 18	1:35 p.m.	Idaho State	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 35–21
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 (FBS) Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–45
October 2	1:35 p.m.	No. 12 Montana	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 7–30
October 9	2:50 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–42
October 16	1:35 p.m.	No. 12 Eastern Washington	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 28–35
October 23	1:50 p.m.	at No. 15 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 35–37
October 30	4:50 p.m.	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	L 6–34
November 6	1:35 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 14–21
November 13	1:50 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	W 35–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time