1981 Alcorn State Braves football team

The 1981 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.