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
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Texas A&I $^ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 17 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 7 Angelo State ^ 5 2 0 9 3 0
East Texas State 5 2 0 5 5 0
Abilene Christian 3 4 0 7 4 0
No. 19 Southwest Texas State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Howard Payne 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sam Houston State 0 7 0 1 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.