1972 Middlebury Panthers football team

1972 Middlebury Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0
Head coach	John W. Anderson (4th season)
Home stadium	Porter Field

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Bates	Lewiston, ME	W 42–7
September 30	Wesleyan	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 18–6
Octoober 7	WPI	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 28–20
October 14	at Williams	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	W 23–13
October 21	at Hamilton	Clinton, NY	W 60–0
October 28	RPI	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 29–21
November 4	Norwich	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 49–0
November 11	at Union (NY)	Alexander Field Schenectady, NY	W 35–14	1,200
Homecoming