1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–3 (6–0 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack White (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Beach (3rd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jacksonville State $^ 6 0 0 8 3 0
No. T–10 North Alabama 4 2 0 8 2 0
Livingston 4 2 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 3 3 0 6 4 0
Tennessee–Martin 3 3 0 4 7 0
Troy State 1 5 0 3 7 0
Delta State 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Southwest Texas State in the first round.