1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
MVPMark Kellar, Jeff Eckmann
CaptainMark Kellar, Don Martin, Rich Marks, Dan Adams
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 State
W 42–24
September 15Southern Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 34–28
September 22at Western Michigan
L 14–28
September 29at West Texas State
W 21–14
October 6at Fresno State
W 24–156,496
October 13Marshall
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 36–39
October 20Ball State
W 45–1715,739
October 27at Illinois State
W 28–14
November 3Western Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 27–3012,500[1]
November 10at Xavier
L 36–404,831[2]
November 17at Bowling Green
L 20–21

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Roster

1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Jerry Golsteyn So
RB 31 Mark Kellar Sr
RB Jerry Latin Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 22 Richard Marks Sr
DT Jerry Meyers So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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".


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