1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
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The 1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1971 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I, also known as the University Division, where they competed among the Independents schools of the league. They were led by new head coach Jerry Ippoliti, where he led the Huskies to this first .500 season, and played their home games at Huskie Stadium.
Schedule
September 11at Wisconsin
L 0-31 September 18Long Beach State
W 48-38 September 25at Western Michigan
L 17-27 October 2at San Diego State
L 10-30 October 9Marshall
- Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
W 33-18 October 16at West Texas State
W 22-19 October 23Ball State
- Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
T 10-10 October 30at Kent State
W 26-7 November 6No. 14 Toledo
- Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
L 8-23 November 13at Boston College
L 10-20 November 20Xavier
- Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, IL
W 14-9