1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference Independent
1972 record 7–4
Head coach Jerry Ippoliti (2nd season)
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Penn State   –    10 –2 –0
No. 14 Notre Dame   –    8 –3 –0
Utah State   –    8 –3 –0
West Virginia   –    8 –4 –0
Florida State   –    7 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –    7 –4 –0
Rutgers   –    7 –4 –0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   –    7 –4 –1
Air Force   –    6 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –    6 –4 –1
Houston   –    6 –4 –1
Tulane   –    6 –5 –0
Temple   –    5 –4 –0
Colgate   –    5 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –    5 –4 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –6 –0
Dayton   –    4 –6 –1
Boston College   –    4 –7 –0
Navy   –    4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –    4 –7 –0
Southern Miss   –    3 –7 –1
Xavier   –    2 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –    2 –9 –0
Villanova   –    2 –9 –0
Pittsburgh   –    1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1972 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I, also known as the University Division, where they competed among the Independents schools of the league. They were led by head coach Jerry Ippoliti, his second season with the team and the first NIU coach with a winning record in Division I football. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 9 Illinois State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois W 21–7  
September 16 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L   7–31  
September 23 Western Michigan Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois L  10–14  
September 30 at Marshall Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia W 24–7  
October 7 Xavier Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois W 20–7  
October 14 at Idaho Idaho Stadium • Moscow, Idaho L 13–31  
October 21 West Texas State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois W 17–8  
October 28 Kent State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois W 28–7  
November 4 at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 30–7  
November 11 Fresno State Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois L   6–9  
November 17 at Long Beach State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Long Beach, California W 22–13  

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1972-schedule.html
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