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
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 2 Angelo State ^ 5 1 1 8 2 1
Texas A&I 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. 8 East Texas State ^ 4 2 1 8 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 4 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 6 0 2 8 0
Howard Payne 0 7 0 1 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.