1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Ippoliti (5th season)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

1975 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ohio	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kent State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. 1975 was the first year the Huskies competed in the Mid-American Conference, making the transition from being a Division I Independent since joining Division I football in 1969. They were led by head coach Jerry Ippoliti, coaching in his fifth and final season, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Long Beach State*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 7-24
September 20	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 3-10
September 27	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20-0
October 4	Kent State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 38-15
October 11	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 10-21
October 18	Southern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 52-12
October 25	Ball State	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0-3
November 1	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 10-27
November 8	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 22-24
November 15	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7-69
November 22	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 24-25
*Non-conference game