1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Date Opponent Site Result
September 9 Illinois State Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois W 21-7
September 16 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison , Wisconsin L 7-31
September 23 Western Michigan Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois L 10-14
September 30 at Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington , West Virginia W 24-7
October 7 Xavier Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois W 20-7
October 14 at Idaho Idaho Stadium Moscow , Idaho L 13-31
October 21 West Texas State Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois W 17-8
October 28 Kent State Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois W 28-7
November 4 at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo , Ohio W 30-7
November 11 Fresno State Huskie Stadium DeKalb , Illinois L 6-9
November 17 at Long Beach State Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach , California W 22-13
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The 1972 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1972 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 head coach Jerry Ippoliti, his second season with the team and the first NIU coach with a winning record in Division I football. They played their home games at Huskie Stadium.