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Northern Colorado 37Northern Colorado BearsHead coach J.W. Hancock
70 Overall rating steady
J.W. Hancock has led Northern Colorado since 1932, going 84-223-1 across 43 seasons.
- Record since 1932
- 84-223-1
- Seasons
- 43
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme1
Defensive scheme20
Game planning10
Situational management8
Leadership & results
Comeback factor13
Underdog edge7
Recent form2
Win rate10
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from J.W. Hancock's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Northern Colorado record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 4-8 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 1-11 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 0-11 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 2-10 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 2-9 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 3-7 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 5-5 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 6-5 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 1-11 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 0-11 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 1-10 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 1-11 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 1-10 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 4-7 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 2-10 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 8-2 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 1-2 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 0-3 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 0-3 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 2-6 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 5-4 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4-3 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 6-1 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 4-3 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 4-2-1 | No bowl |
Records with Northern Colorado since 1932, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Northern Colorado games under J.W. Hancock
Result
Season
FINAL September 26, 2026
Utah Tech 13 : 37 Northern Colorado
13 : 37 Northern Colorado FINAL September 19, 2026
Northeastern State 
17 : 23 Northern Colorado
17 : 23 Northern Colorado FINAL September 12, 2026
Northern Colorado 13 : 21
Wyoming
13 : 21 Wyoming FINAL September 5, 2026
South Dakota 
38 : 23 Northern Colorado
38 : 23 Northern Colorado FINAL August 28, 2026
Weber State 
30 : 29 Northern Colorado
30 : 29 Northern Colorado FINAL November 22, 2025
Portland State 
13 : 24 Northern Colorado
13 : 24 Northern Colorado FINAL November 15, 2025
Northern Colorado 7 : 27
Eastern Washington
7 : 27 Eastern Washington FINAL November 8, 2025
Northern Colorado 10 : 49
Northern Arizona
10 : 49 Northern Arizona FINAL November 1, 2025
Montana State 
55 : 7 Northern Colorado
55 : 7 Northern Colorado FINAL October 25, 2025
UC Davis 
27 : 16 Northern Colorado
27 : 16 Northern Colorado FINAL October 18, 2025
Northern Colorado 35 : 40
Sacramento State
35 : 40 Sacramento State FINAL October 11, 2025
Northern Colorado 49 : 33
Idaho
49 : 33 Idaho FINAL September 27, 2025
Idaho State 
26 : 18 Northern Colorado
26 : 18 Northern Colorado FINAL September 13, 2025
Northern Colorado 17 : 24 South Dakota
17 : 24 South Dakota FINAL August 30, 2025
Chadron State 
3 : 17 Northern Colorado
3 : 17 Northern Colorado FINAL November 23, 2024
Northern Colorado 13 : 45 Portland State
13 : 45 Portland State FINAL November 16, 2024
Northern Arizona 44 : 3 Northern Colorado
44 : 3 Northern Colorado FINAL November 9, 2024
Eastern Washington 43 : 15 Northern Colorado
43 : 15 Northern Colorado FINAL November 2, 2024
Northern Colorado 7 : 59 UC Davis
7 : 59 UC Davis FINAL October 26, 2024
Montana 
24 : 0 Northern Colorado
24 : 0 Northern Colorado FINAL October 12, 2024
Northern Colorado 21 : 17 Weber State
21 : 17 Weber State FINAL October 5, 2024
Northern Colorado 17 : 55 Montana State
17 : 55 Montana State FINAL September 28, 2024
Cal Poly 
28 : 7 Northern Colorado
28 : 7 Northern Colorado FINAL September 21, 2024
Northern Colorado 7 : 48
Stephen F. Austin
7 : 48 Stephen F. Austin Utah Tech 13 Northern Colorado 37 Northeastern State 17 Northern Colorado 23 Northern Colorado 13 Wyoming 21 South Dakota 38 Northern Colorado 23 Weber State 30 Northern Colorado 29 Portland State 13 Northern Colorado 24 Northern Colorado 7 Eastern Washington 27 Northern Colorado 10 Northern Arizona 49 Montana State 55 Northern Colorado 7 UC Davis 27 Northern Colorado 16 Northern Colorado 35 Sacramento State 40 Northern Colorado 49 Idaho 33 Idaho State 26 Northern Colorado 18 Northern Colorado 17 South Dakota 24 Chadron State 3 Northern Colorado 17 Northern Colorado 13 Portland State 45 Northern Arizona 44 Northern Colorado 3 Eastern Washington 43 Northern Colorado 15 Northern Colorado 7 UC Davis 59 Montana 24 Northern Colorado 0 Northern Colorado 21 Weber State 17 Northern Colorado 17 Montana State 55 Cal Poly 28 Northern Colorado 7 Northern Colorado 7 Stephen F. Austin 48No games match these filters.
J.W. Hancock: Northern Colorado head coach profile
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