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1974 Northern Illinois

4–⁠7, coached by Jerry Ippoliti.

Schedule and results

Northern Illinois in 1974, game by game: lost at McNeese 16–19; won vs. Long Beach State 16–14; lost vs. Western Michigan 13–30; lost vs. Indiana State 14–23; lost at Ohio 14–31; won at Marshall 20–17; won at Southern Illinois 17–7; lost vs. Illinois State 14–24; lost at Toledo 14–44; lost at Ball State 21–31; won vs. Idaho 27–21+10−30Lost 16–19 at McNeese-3McNeeseWon 16–14 vs. Long Beach State+2Long Beach StateLost 13–30 vs. Western Michigan-17Western MichiganLost 14–23 vs. Indiana State-9Indiana StateLost 14–31 at Ohio-17OhioWon 20–17 at Marshall+3MarshallWon 17–7 at Southern Illinois+10Southern Illino…Lost 14–24 vs. Illinois State-10Illinois StateLost 14–44 at Toledo-30ToledoLost 21–31 at Ball State-10Ball StateWon 27–21 vs. Idaho+6Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atMcNeeseL 16–⁠1980%
Sep 14vsLong Beach StateW 16–⁠1470%
Sep 21vsWestern MichiganL 13–⁠3056%
Sep 28vsIndiana StateL 14–⁠2385%
Oct 5atOhioL 14–⁠3129%
Oct 12atMarshallW 20–⁠1743%
Oct 19atSouthern IllinoisW 17–⁠755%
Oct 26vsIllinois StateL 14–⁠2485%
Nov 2atToledoL 14–⁠4427%
Nov 9atBall StateL 21–⁠3146%
Nov 16vsIdahoW 27–⁠2160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠261
Coach
Jerry Ippoliti
Elo
1315 −147 this season
SP+ rating
-24.8 No. 120 of 124; offense No. 120, defense No. 118
SRS
−18.6 No. 117 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jerry Golsteyn and Tom Plesha
Most valuable player
Tim Peters and Tom Plesha