- ^ "Neil Putnam to Lafayette". Delaware County Daily Times. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. United Press International. December 21, 1970. p. 32. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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# denotes interim head coach |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1936 |
| Playing career | |
| 1957 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1964 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1965–1970 | Yale (assistant) |
| 1971–1980 | Lafayette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–55–3 |
Neil E. Putnam (born February 25, 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lafayette College from 1971 to 1980, compiling a record of 44–55–3. Putnam is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. He played college football at Miami University.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Leopards (Middle Three Conference) (1971–1975) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Lafayette | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Lafayette | 3–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Lafayette | 6–3–1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Lafayette | 3–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Lafayette | 5–5 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Lafayette Leopards (NCAA Division II independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Lafayette | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1977 | Lafayette | 5–6 | |||||||
| Lafayette Leopards (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Lafayette | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1979 | Lafayette | 5–3–2 | |||||||
| 1980 | Lafayette | 3–7 | |||||||
| Lafayette: | 44–55–3 | 1–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–55–3 | ||||||||