1981 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1981 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1981 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Southwest Texas State $^ 6 1 0 13 1 0
No. 9 Texas A&I 5 2 0 9 2 0
Abilene Christian 5 2 0 8 2 0
Angelo State 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 17 East Texas State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Howard Payne 1 6 0 3 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I and NAIA Division I poll for East Texas State

The 1981 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.