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1981 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 13–42 vs. Southwest Texas State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	10–3 (7–0 NCC)
Head coach	Don Morton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 North Dakota State $^	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota *	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	6	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State *	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 10–3 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Southwest Texas State in the NCAA Division II Championship Game.