1972 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1972 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season.

1972 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Neil Putnam (2nd season)
Captains	Steven Huntzinger Donald Meyer
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

In their second year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 3–7 record. Steven Huntzinger and Donald Meyer were the team captains.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Merchant Marine	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–13	5,000
September 23	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 14–33	5,500
September 29	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 12–55	15,684
October 7	at No. 1 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–27	18,194
October 14	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–21	10,000
October 21	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–26	9,500
October 28	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 6–16
November 4	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 39–25	6,000
November 11	Drexel	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 16–0	1,500
November 18	Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 6–14	17,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game