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1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record6–5
Head coachJerry Ippoliti (3rd season)
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 20,257)
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I Independents football records
v · d · 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
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
Navy         4 7 0
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 in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. They were led by head coach Jerry Ippoliti, his third year with the team, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Indiana State
W 42–24
September 15Southern Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–28
September 22at Western Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 14–28
September 29at West Texas State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–14
October 6at Fresno State
W 24–15
October 13Marshall
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 36–39
October 20Ball State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 45–17
October 27at Illinois State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 28–14
November 3Western Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 27–30
November 10at Xavier
  • Corcoran Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 36–40
November 17at Bowling Green
L 20–21

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