1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

1979 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	Neil Putnam (9th season)
Captains	Tim Gerhart Rich Smith
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Lehigh ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M			–					7	–	4	–	0
Portland State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	2
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	2
Northwestern State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their ninth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–3–2 record. Tim Gerhart and Rich Smith were the team captains.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Gettysburg		Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	W 41–6	1,120
September 15	at Merchant Marine		Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 33–6
September 22	at Davidson	No. 7	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 13–16	3,200
September 29	Columbia	No. T–10	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 14–7	8,500
October 13	No. 6 Bucknell	No. T–8	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 0–0	10,700
October 19	at Penn	No. T–8	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 9–7	9,074
October 27	Maine	No. 7	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 21–34	6,000
November 3	Colgate		Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 7–7	6,000
November 10	Wagner		Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 21–3
November 17	at Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 3–24	19,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game