1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	4–7
Head coach	Jerry Ippoliti (4th year)
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 20,257)

The 1974 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1974 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. This would be their last year as a Division I football Independent team, moving to the Mid-American Conference the following season. They were led by head coach Jerry Ippoliti, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 7		at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 16-19
September 14		Long Beach State		Huskies Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 16-14
September 21		Western Michigan		Huskies Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 13-30
September 28		Indiana State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 14-23
October 5		at Ohio		Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		L 14-31
October 12		at Marshall		Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV		W 20-17
October 19		at Southern Illinois		McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL		W 17-7
October 26		Illinois State		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 14-24
November 2		at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 14-44
November 9		at Ball State		Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 21-31
November 16		Idaho		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		W 27-21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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