1972 Northern Illinois
7–4, coached by Jerry Ippoliti. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 30–7Nov 4
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Illinois State | W 21–7 | 91% |
| Sep 16 | at Wisconsin | L 7–31 | 41% |
| Sep 23 | vs Western Michigan | L 10–14 | 43% |
| Sep 30 | at Marshall | W 24–7 | 54% |
| Oct 7 | vsXavier | W 20–7 | 69% |
| Oct 14 | at Idaho | L 13–31 | 58% |
| Oct 21 | vsWest Texas | W 17–8 | 58% |
| Oct 28 | vs Kent State | W 28–7 | 58% |
| Nov 4 | at Toledo | W 30–7 | 22% |
| Nov 11 | vs Fresno State | L 6–9 | 68% |
| Nov 17 | atLong Beach State | W 22–13 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Long Beach State 22–13; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 17th-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 1972.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 198–141
- Coach
- Jerry Ippoliti
- Elo
- 1509 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.6 No. 83 of 121; offense No. 106, defense No. 41
- SRS
- −8.9 No. 95 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Larry Clark and Terry Drugan
- Most valuable player
- Mark Kellar and Larry Clark
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 5 | Larry Clark LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 7 | Willie Hatter WR | Miami Dolphins |