1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Jim Montgomery
  • Leo Hudetz
  • Steve Goehl
  • Terry Drugan
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State    11 1 0
Boston College    9 2 0
No. 17 Houston    9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame    8 2 0
Utah State    8 3 0
Florida State    8 4 0
Cincinnati    7 4 0
West Virginia    7 4 0
Temple    6 2 1
Air Force    6 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Villanova    6 4 1
South Carolina    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Georgia Tech    6 6 0
Northern Illinois    5 5 1
Syracuse    5 5 1
Dayton    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 0
Miami (FL)    4 7 0
Rutgers    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
Navy    3 8 0
Pittsburgh    3 8 0
Tulane    3 8 0
Marshall    2 8 0
Xavier    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Ippoliti, the Huskies compiled a record of 5–5–1. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.