1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
1975 record	3–8 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jerry Ippoliti (5th year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

The 1975 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1975 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I, also known as the University Division. 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 5th and final season, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#12/16 Miami (OH) $	11	–	1	–	0	6	–	0	–	0
Central Michigan	8	–	2	–	1	4	–	1	–	1
Ball State	9	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	8	–	3	–	0	4	–	2	–	0
Ohio	5	–	5	–	1	3	–	3	–	1
Toledo	5	–	6	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	8	–	0	2	–	3	–	0
Kent State	4	–	7	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	10	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northern-illinois/1975-schedule.html

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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