Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
The 1973 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1973 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 head coach Jerry Ippoliti his third year with the team and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.