1979 Lafayette Leopards football team

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.