1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Jerry Ippoliti (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Redmond (2nd season)
MVP	Tim Peters, Tom Plesha
Captain	Jerry Golsteyn, Tom Plesha
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 16–19	11,500	[1]
September 14	Long Beach State	Huskies Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 16–14	8,428
September 21	Western Michigan	Huskies Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 13–30
September 28	Indiana State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–23
October 5	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–31
October 12	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 20–17
October 19	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 17–7
October 26	Illinois State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–24
November 2	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–44
November 9	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN (rivalry)	L 21–31
November 16	Idaho	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 27–21	3,712	[2]

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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. Emerson, Paul (November 17, 1974). "Idaho rallies, but not enough". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
3. "1974 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".