1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
MVPs
  • Tim Peters
  • Tom Plesha
Captains
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 State
L 16–1911,500[1]
September 14Long Beach State
W 16–148,428[2]
September 21Western Michigan
  • Huskies Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 13–30[3]
September 28Indiana State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–235,073[4]
October 5at Ohio
L 14–31[5]
October 12at Marshall
W 20–17[6]
October 19at Southern Illinois
W 17–75,000[7]
October 26Illinois State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 14–2414,470[8]
November 2at Toledo
L 14–4412,326[9]
November 9at Ball State
L 21–3110,127[10]
November 16Idaho
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–213,712[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Field goals give McNeese St. victory". The Journal News. September 8, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. Illinois nips 49ers". The Fresno Bee. September 15, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western Michigan back gets 202 yards in win". The Flint Journal. September 22, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sycamores roll". Evansville Courier & Press. September 29, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sub sparks Bobcats rally". The Muncie Star. October 6, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late field goal stops Herd". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 13, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northern grid boss grounds Salukis from above, 17–7". Southern Illinoisan. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Simper keys 'Birds". The Indianapolis Star. October 27, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo 44, Illinois 14". News Journal. November 3, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ball State socks Huskies, 31–21". Chronicle Tribune. November 10, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1974). "Idaho rallies, but not enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "1974 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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