1972 Heidelberg Student Princes football team

The 1972 Heidelberg Student Princes football team was an American football team that represented Heidelberg College as a member of the Red Division of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Armin Riesen, the Student Princes compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season and then defeated in the first OAC Championship Game and  in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. They outscored opponents by a total of 317 to 106.

The team's statistical leaders included junior quarterback Jim Ruth with 1,742 passing yards and junior fullback Bob Hunt with 888 rushing yards and 54 points scored.

The 1972 season was one of four perfect seasons in Heidelberg football history, the others being in 1930, 1948, and 1955.