Northern Colorado BearsHead coach J.W. Hancock
J.W. Hancock has led Northern Colorado since 1932, going 84-223-1 across 43 seasons with 41 bowl trips.
- Record since 1932
- 84-223-1
- Seasons
- 43
- Bowl trips
- 41
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Leadership & results
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 | Partial record |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Partial record |
| 2024 | 1-11 | Partial record |
| 2023 | 0-11 | Partial record |
| 2022 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2021 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2019 | 2-10 | Partial record |
| 2018 | 2-9 | Partial record |
| 2017 | 3-7 | Partial record |
| 2016 | 5-5 | Partial record |
| 2015 | 6-5 | Partial record |
| 2014 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2013 | 1-11 | Partial record |
| 2012 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 2011 | 0-11 | Partial record |
| 2010 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2009 | 3-8 | Partial record |
| 2008 | 1-10 | Partial record |
| 2007 | 1-11 | Partial record |
| 2006 | 1-10 | Partial record |
| 2005 | 4-7 | Partial record |
| 2004 | 2-10 | Partial record |
| 2003 | 8-2 | Partial record |
| 1986 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1984 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1983 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1979 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1977 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1949 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1948 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1947 | 1-2 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 0-3 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 0-3 | Partial record |
| 1942 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1941 | 0-2 | Partial record |
| 1940 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1938 | 0-1 | Partial record |
| 1937 | 2-6 | Partial record |
| 1936 | 5-4 | Partial record |
| 1935 | 4-3 | Partial record |
| 1934 | 6-1 | Partial record |
| 1933 | 4-3 | Partial record |
| 1932 | 4-2-1 | Partial record |
Records with Northern Colorado since 1932, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
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J.W. Hancock: Northern Colorado head coach profile
J.W. Hancock is the Northern Colorado head coach. This profile covers J.W. Hancock's record and season-by-season results with Northern Colorado, and connects to Northern Colorado team hub, the Mountain West teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Mountain West Championship Game on the Mountain West title race page.
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