1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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.

1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
MVPMark Kellar, Larry Clark
CaptainLarry Clark, Terry Drugan
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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
Northern Illinois     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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Illinois StateW 21–7
September 16at WisconsinL 7–3162,710
September 23Western Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 10–14
September 30at MarshallW 24–7
October 7Xavier
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–76,282[1]
October 14at IdahoL 13–317,000[2]
October 21West Texas State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 17–82,480[3]
October 28Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 28–7
November 4at ToledoW 30–7
November 11Fresno State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 6–919,135
November 179:30 p.m.at Long Beach StateW 22–134,000[4][5][6]

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References

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  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. ^ 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  .
  5. ^ McCormmack, Jim (November 17, 1972). "49ers battle at Big A (continued)". Independent. Long Beach, California. p. S2. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Long Beach State Loses". The Sun-Telegram. San Bernardino, California. November 18, 1972. p. D4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "1972 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".