1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Howard Payne + 7 1 1 10 1 1
No. 4 Southwest Texas State + 7 1 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Texas A&I 7 2 0 7 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 0 7 3 0
East Texas State 5 4 0 6 5 0
Sul Ross 3 6 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Tarleton State 2 7 0 3 7 0
McMurry 2 7 0 2 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1971 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Page, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.