Northern Illinois Football Team History
Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Founded: 1895 Stadium: Huskie Stadium Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Jerry Ippoliti Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Jerry Ippoliti enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northern Illinois.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Illinois State
21
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Wisconsin
7
31
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Western Michigan
10
14
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Marshall
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Xavier
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Idaho
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. West Texas A&M
17
8
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Kent
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Toledo
30
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Fresno State
6
9
L
Fri., Nov. 17 @ Long Beach State
22
13
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 198
Scoring Average 18.0
Points Allowed 141
Defense Average 12.8
Opponents Record 25-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.