1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football
1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	6–5
Head coach	Jerry Ippoliti (3rd season);
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium; (capacity: 20,257)
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Ippoliti, the Huskies compiled a record of 6–5. Northern Illinois played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Indiana State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 42–24
September 15	Southern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 34–28
September 22	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–28
September 29	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 21–14
October 6	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 24–15	6,496
October 13	Marshall	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 36–39
October 20	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL (rivalry)	W 45–17
October 27	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 28–14
November 3	Western Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 27–30	12,500	^[1]
November 10	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 36–40
November 17	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 20–21

1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Jerry Golsteyn	So
RB	`31`	Mark Kellar	Sr
RB		Jerry Latin	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`22`	Richard Marks	Sr
DT		Jerry Meyers	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston		–		11	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane		–		9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tampa		–		8	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		7	–	4	–	0
Utah State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	1
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		0	–	10	–	0
Florida State		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll