1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
MVPTim Peters, Tom Plesha
CaptainJerry Golsteyn, Tom Plesha
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Ippoliti, the Huskies compiled a record of 4–7. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. This was their last year as an independent team, as they moved to the Mid-American Conference the following season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at McNeese StateL 16–1911,500[1]
September 14Long Beach StateW 16–148,428
September 21Western Michigan
  • Huskies Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–30
September 28Indiana State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–23
October 5at OhioL 14–31
October 12at MarshallW 20–17
October 19at Southern IllinoisW 17–7
October 26Illinois State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–24
November 2at ToledoL 14–44
November 9at Ball StateL 21–31
November 16Idaho
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–213,712[2]

[3]

References

  1. "Field goals give McNeese St. victory". The Journal News. September 8, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1974). "Idaho rallies, but not enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  3. "1974 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".


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