1972 Middlebury Panthers football team

The 1972 Middlebury Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Middlebury College as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach John W. Anderson, the Panthers compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 296 to 82. It was the second undefeated season in Middlebury's 80-year football history and the first since 1936.

One month after the season ended, coach John Anderson left Middlebury to become the head football coach at Brown.

The team played its home games at Porter Field in Middlebury, Vermont.