2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ed McCaffrey and played their home games at Nottingham Field. Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish in the Big Sky last in the media and twelfth in the coaches. Preseason All-Big Sky team
The Bears did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. Schedule

Source: Schedule

Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Idaho, Idaho State, Portland State

Game summaries

At Colorado

At Houston Baptist

Lamar

Northern Arizona

At No. 11 Montana State

No. 4 Eastern Washington

At No. 13 UC Davis

At Southern Utah

No. 15 Sacramento State

No. 11 Montana

At Weber State

References

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