1980 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1980 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 1 08 3 0
No. 2 Angelo State ^ 5 1 18 2 1
Texas A&I 5 2 07 4 0
No. 8 East Texas State ^ 4 2 18 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 04 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 03 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 6 02 8 0
Howard Payne 0 7 01 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.