Neil Putnam

Neil E. Putnam (born February 25, 1936) is an American former 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.

Neil Putnam

Biographical details
Born	(1936-02-25) 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

Head coaching record

College

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