1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1979 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Texas A&I $^ 6 1 012 1 0
No. 17 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 08 3 0
No. 7 Angelo State ^ 5 2 09 3 0
East Texas State 5 2 05 5 0
Abilene Christian 3 4 07 4 0
No. 19 Southwest Texas State 3 4 07 4 0
Howard Payne 1 6 02 8 0
Sam Houston State 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1979 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1979 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the LSC.