1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

American college football season

1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
  • Jerry Ippoliti (3rd season)
MVPMark Kellar, Jeff Eckmann
CaptainMark Kellar, Don Martin, Rich Marks, Dan Adams
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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 home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Indiana StateW 42–24
September 15Southern Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–28
September 22at Western MichiganL 14–28
September 29at West Texas StateW 21–14
October 6at Fresno StateW 24–156,496
October 13Marshall
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 36–39
October 20Ball State
W 45–1715,739
October 27at Illinois StateW 28–14
November 3Western Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 27–3012,500[1]
November 10at XavierL 36–404,831[2]
November 17at Bowling GreenL 20–21

[3]

Roster

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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Western Ill. Nips Northern On Field Goal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 4, 1973. p. 4L. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NIU victim of former St. Rita prep, Xavier 40–36". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1973 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
  • v
  • t
  • e
Northern Illinois Huskies football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
  • "Huskie Fight Song"
  • Huskie Band
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e