| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 10–0 |
| Head Coach: | Tubby Raymond |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Ted Kempski |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Delaware Stadium |
The 1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tubby Raymond, Fightin' Blue Hens compiled a record of 10–0. The team the played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.
Following their undefeated season, Delaware was named small college national champion in both the AP writers' poll and the UPI coaches poll. For the fifth straight year, they also won the Lambert Cup as the best football team from a mid-sized college in the East.