1981 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1981 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
NCAA Division II champion LSC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 42–13 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	13–1 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mueller (3rd season)
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

1981 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Southwest Texas State $^	6	–	1	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Texas A&I	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Abilene Christian	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Angelo State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 East Texas State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Sam Houston State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Howard Payne	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I and NAIA Division I poll for East Texas State

The 1981 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. The Bobcats played their home games at the newly opened Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. Led by third-year head coach Jim Wacker, Southwest Texas State compiled an overall record of 13–1 and claimed the LSC title with a conference mark of 6–1. They won the NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over North Dakota State, 42–13, in the Palm Bowl.[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Prairie View A&M*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 56–0	8,500	[3]
September 12	at Texas Lutheran*		Bulldog Stadium Seguin, TX	W 59–0	7,000	[4]
September 19	Southeastern Louisiana*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 35–10	10,000	[5]
September 26	at Lamar*	No. 3	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 24–7	17,050	[6]
October 10	at Howard Payne	No. 1	Gordon Wood Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 41–0	3,500	[7]
October 17	Sam Houston State	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	W 38–14	11,211	[8]
October 24	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 1	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 38–6	12,137	[9]
October 31	East Texas State	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 38–7	10,000–10,899	[10][11]
November 7	at Angelo State	No. 1	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 31–7	13,000	[12]
November 14	at No. T–10 Abilene Christian	No. 1	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 38–31	13,000	[13]
November 21	Texas A&I	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 14–21	17,600	[14]
November 28	No. 5 Jacksonville State*	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 38–22		[15]
December 5	No. 1 Northern Michigan*	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 62–0		[16][17]
December 12	vs. No. 6 North Dakota State*	No. 4	McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX (NCAA Division II Championship—Palm Bowl)	W 42–13	9,415	[18]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Vs. No. 6 North Dakota State (NCAA Division II Championship)

See also: 1981 North Dakota State Bison football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Bison	7	6	0	0	13
No. 4 Bobcats	0	14	14	14	42

References

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2. "Southwest Texas reigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "SWT shows no mercy to Prairie View". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bobcats cruise past TLC in 59–0 victory". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "SWT wins with 2nd half spurt". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "SWT trips Lamar". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southwest Texas 41, Howard Payne 0". The Odessa American. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southwest Texas rips Sam Houston, 38–14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "SWT rips SFA, 38–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "SWT rolls over East Texas, 38–7". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
12. "No. 1 Southwest Texas batters Angelo State". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Pass interception wins for SW Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Texas A&I nabs upset victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Bobcats rock 'good' JSU". The Anniston Star. November 29, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "SWT in 'Cat' fight Saturday: Face Northern Michigan". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. December 3, 1981. p. 4A – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Southwest Texas crushes NMU, 62–0". Detroit Free Press. December 6, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Southwest Texas reigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 1981. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.