1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1981 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 1 0 10 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 0 6 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 0 7 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 1 4 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 1 5 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Raetz, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4–1 in the MVC).