1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
MVPMark Kellar, Larry Clark
CaptainJim Montgomery, Leo Hudetz, Steve Goehl, Terry Drugan
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Ippoliti, the Huskies compiled a record of 5–5–1. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Wisconsin
L 0–3145,437
September 18Long Beach State
W 48–3811,687[1]
September 25at Western Michigan
L 17–27
October 2at San Diego State
L 10–3026,043[2]
October 9Marshall
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 33–18
October 16at West Texas State
W 22–1911,500[3]
October 23Ball State
T 10–10
October 30at Kent State
W 26–710,545[4]
November 6No. 14 Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 8–23
November 13at Boston College
L 10–2016,238
November 20Xavier
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 14–911,658[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "49ers Bow, 48-38; Diablos Also Lose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1971. p. D-11. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "San Diego St. rips No. Illinois, 30-10". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. October 3, 1971. p. S-2. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N. Illinois 26 Kent State 7". News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. UPI. October 31, 1971. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern upends Xavier 14–9". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1971 Northern Illinois Huskies Stats".


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