1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Larry Clark
  • Terry Drugan
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
  –   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   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   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 as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jerry Ippoliti, the Huskies compiled a record of 7–4. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 91:30 p.m.Illinois State
W 21–713,887
September 161:30 p.m.at Wisconsin
L 7–3162,710
September 231:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–147,066
September 3012:30 p.m.at Marshall
W 24–711,350
October 71:30 p.m.Xavier
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–76,282[1]
October 143:30 p.m.at Idaho
L 13–317,000[2]
October 211:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–82,480[3]
October 281:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–712,126
November 46:30 p.m.at Toledo
W 30–712,741
November 111:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–96,696[4]
November 1710:00 p.m.at Long Beach State
W 22–132,552–4,000[5][6][7]

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References

  1. ^ "Kellar ruins XU in one-man show". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (October 15, 1972). "Rembert's late runs lift Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ "West Texas loses, 17–8". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sears, Tom (November 13, 1972). "Huskies' Streak Ends". Daily Chronicle. De Kalb, Illinois. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers, No. Illinois match 'super backs' at Anaheim". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S1. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers battle at Big A (continued)". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S2. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Long Beach State Loses". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. November 18, 1972. p. D4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "1972 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  9. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Northern Illinois)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.


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