1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPritchett Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Howard Payne + 7 1 1 10 1 1
No. 4 Southwest Texas State + 7 1 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Texas A&I 7 2 0 7 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 0 7 3 0
East Texas State 5 4 0 6 5 0
Sul Ross 3 6 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Tarleton State 2 7 0 3 7 0
McMurry 2 7 0 2 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1971 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Page, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the LSC.