1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1981 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 0 9 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 1 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 4 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 4 6 1
Southern 2 4 0 3 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Redmond, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.