Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
The 1971 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1971 college football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time: Division I also known as the University Division where they competed among the Independents schools of the league. They were led by new head coach Jerry Ippoliti where he led the Huskies to this first .500 season and played their home games at Huskie Stadium.
