1977 Lafayette Leopards football team

The 1977 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 5–6 record. John Orrico and Thomas Padilla were the team captains. Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1977 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Neil Putnam (7th season)
Captains	John Orrico Thomas Padilla
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
UNLV			–					9	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	2	–	1
No. T–5 Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan ^			–					7	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
American International			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Chester			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					4	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado			–					3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Maine	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 10–12	4,200–4,328
September 17	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 12–38	4,200
September 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 10–21	1,500
October 1	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 33–6	4,000
October 8	Bucknell	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 34–7	7,500–8,000
October 14	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–42	3,353
October 22	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–42	28,277–28,322
October 29	Gettysburg	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 22–3	6,000–6,500
November 5	Fordham	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 41–23	3,500
November 12	Davidson	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–18	2,500
November 19	at No. 8 Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	L 17–35	18,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game