1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1971 college football season . The Huskies competed as an independent in the University Division , which became Division I in 1973 . They were led by new head coach Jerry Ippoliti , where he led the Huskies to this first .500 season , and played their home games on campus at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb
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1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team