1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Dean (1st season)
MVPs
Captains
  • Jerry Golsteyn
  • Tim Peters
  • Jerry Meyers
  • Bob Gregolunas
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Ball State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kent State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Michigan 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jerry Ippoliti in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the MAC. 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. 1975 was the first season in which the Huskies competed in the MAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Long Beach State*
L 7–249,440[1]
September 20at Northwestern*
L 3–1021,700[2]
September 27at Western Michigan
W 20–015,200[3]
October 4Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 38–15[4]
October 11at Indiana State*
L 10–219,672[5]
October 18Southern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 52–1217,908[6]
October 25Ball State
L 0–3[7]
November 1at Illinois State*
L 10–277,500[8]
November 8Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 22–245,788[9]
November 15at Central Michigan
L 7–6912,100[10]
November 22at Idaho*
L 24–257,345[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "49ers rebound to even record". The Daily Breeze. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wildcats post tight win". Chronicle Tribune. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western tipped by Huskies, 20–0". Detroit Free Press. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northern Illinois topples Kent State". The Houston Post. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Indiana State clicks". The Morning News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies chew up Salukis". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Neddeff boots Cards to 3–0 win". The Muncie Star. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Redbirds back in victory business". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TU defense comes to the rescue". The Blade. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "CMU stunning in finale, 69–7". The Saginaw News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Filippini toes Vandals to victory". Idaho State Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1975 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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