NCAA FCS Big Sky

Northern Colorado football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 3-7
Big Sky: 10th
PPG: 21.9
Streak: L2
Last 5: Lost 14–36 at Montana · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 22–31 at Eastern Washington · Sat, Oct 10 Won 28–18 vs Cal Poly · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 6–33 at UC Davis · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 24–31 at Southern Utah · Sat, Nov 7

Northern Colorado next game

Wk 11

N Colorado vs2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Montana St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Northern Colorado 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Aug 28Aug 28 vs Weber State Weber St L29–30 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs South Dakota South Dakota L23–38 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Wyoming Wyoming L13–21 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vsNortheastern State NE State W23–17 OT —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Utah Tech Utah Tech W37–13 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Montana Montana L14–36 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Eastern Washington E Washington L22–31 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Cal Poly Cal Poly W28–18 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @UC Davis UC Davis L6–33 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Southern Utah Southern Utah L24–31 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Montana State Montana St 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Northern Arizona N Arizona 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Northern Colorado team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 21.9/ game 86th

Total yards 382.3/ game 46th

Passing yards 205.7/ game 66th

Rushing yards 176.6/ game 28th

Third-down conversions 40.9% 48th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 37th

Time of possession 31:40 26th

Defense

Points allowed 26.8/ game 64th

Yards allowed 391.6/ game 79th

Passing yards allowed 245.1/ game 104th

Rushing yards allowed 146.5/ game 50th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 99th

Penalties 4.4/ game 6th

Northern Colorado leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Brayten Silbor 972yds 5 TD · 3 INT · 53.8% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Justin Guin 588yds 5 TD · 5.3 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Trey Olsen 502yds 29 catches · 3 TD · 8 games

Tackles Hudson Voggesser 63 10 games

Sacks Ezra Ekuban 3 5 games

Interceptions Franky Morales 1 4 passes defended · 10 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Northern Colorado FAQ

Who does Northern Colorado play next?

Next up for Northern Colorado: home against Montana State, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Northern Colorado’s record this season?

Northern Colorado is 3-7, 10th in the Big Sky.

Who leads Northern Colorado in passing yards?

Brayten Silbor, with 972 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (5 TD · 3 INT · 53.8% comp. · 8 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

Cal Poly Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Portland State Southern Utah UC Davis Utah Tech Weber State

Northern Colorado this week

Northern Colorado is 3-7, 2-5 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 31–24 loss to Southern Utah on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 21.9 points a game (86th in FCS), and its defense allows 26.8 (tied for 64th).

Next up, Northern Colorado hosts Montana State on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.