1971 Northern Illinois
5–5–1, coached by Jerry Ippoliti. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 37–18Oct 9
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Wisconsin | L 0–31 | 26% |
| Sep 18 | vsLong Beach State | W 48–38 | 36% |
| Sep 25 | at Western Michigan | L 17–27 | 19% |
| Oct 2 | at San Diego State | L 10–30 | 22% |
| Oct 9 | vs Marshall | W 37–18 | 58% |
| Oct 16 | atWest Texas | W 22–19 | 35% |
| Oct 23 | vs Ball State | T 10–10 | 87% |
| Oct 30 | at Kent State | W 26–7 | 43% |
| Nov 6 | vs 14Toledo | L 8–23 | 16% |
| Nov 13 | at Boston College | L 10–20 | 19% |
| Nov 20 | vsXavier | W 14–9 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Xavier 14–9; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–232
- Coach
- Jerry Ippoliti
- Elo
- 1399 +58 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.7 No. 93 of 120; offense No. 80, defense No. 87
- SRS
- −7.0 No. 91 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Montgomery, Leo Hudetz, Steve Goehl and Terry Drugan
- Most valuable player
- Mark Kellar and Larry Clark