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{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college football season
| year = 1941
| image = <!-- Please put in a good 1941 image if you know of one -->
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams = 
| preseason_ap = [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=40 |title=October 13, 1941 AP Football Poll |access-date=November 7, 2021 |website=CollegePollArchive.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000043/http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=40 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| regular_season = <!-- Please list date of first regular season game to date of last regular season game -->
| number_of_bowls = 5
| bowl_start = <!-- Please list date of first bowl -->
| bowl_end = <!-- Please list date of last bowl -->
| champion = [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] (AP, consensus)
| heisman = [[Bruce Smith (halfback)|Bruce Smith]] ([[Halfback (American football)|halfback]], [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]])
}}

The '''1941 college football regular season''' was the 73rd season of [[college football|intercollegiate football]] in the United States.  Competition included schools from the [[1941 Big Ten Conference football season|Big Ten Conference]], the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC), the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), the [[Big Six Conference]], the [[Southern Conference]], the [[Southwestern Conference]], and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.

The teams ranked highest in the final [[1941 NCAA football rankings|Associated Press poll]] in December 1941 were:
# [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]], under head coach [[Bernie Bierman]], compiled a perfect 8–0 record, won the Big Ten  championship, and was ranked No. 1. It was Minnesota's fifth national championship in eight years. 
# [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season, won the Southern Conference championship, and was ranked No. 2.  
# [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], led by head coach [[Frank Leahy]], compiled an 8–0–1 record and was ranked No. 3.
# [[1941 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]], led by head coach [[Dana X. Bible]], compiled an 8–1–1 record and was ranked No. 4. Texas was named by one contemporary major selector, the math-based [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|Williamson System]], as its No. 1 team.<ref name=ncaabook>{{cite book | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf | title=2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=July 2020 | location=Indianapolis | access-date=January 12, 2021 | archive-date=November 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>  
# [[1941 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]], led by head coach [[Fritz Crisler]], compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 5.

Minnesota halfback [[Bruce Smith (halfback)|Bruce Smith]] won the 1941 [[Heisman Trophy]], and Virginia halfback [[Bill Dudley]] won the 1941 [[Maxwell Award]]. The season's statistical leaders included [[Frank Sinkwich]] of Georgia with 1,103 rushing yards, [[Bud Schwenk]] of [[Washington University in St. Louis]] with 1,457 passing yards, [[Hank Stanton]] of Arizona with 820 receiving yards, and Bill Dudley with 134 points scored.

In the four major bowl games, No. 2 Duke lost to PCC champion [[1941 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]] in the [[1942 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]], No. 6 [[1941 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]] defeated No. 7 [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] in the [[1942 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]], No. 14 [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] defeated unranked [[1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] in the [[1942 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], and No. 20 [[1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] defeated No. 9 [[1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M Aggies]] in the [[1942 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]]. The Rose Bowl was moved from [[Pasadena, California]], to [[Durham, North Carolina]], due to security concerns on the West Coast following the December 7 [[attack on Pearl Harbor]].

==Conference and program changes==

===Conference changes===
*One conference played its final season in 1941:
**''[[Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference]]'' – conference active since the 1930 season

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! School !! 1940 Conference !! 1941 Conference
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Hardin–Simmons University|Hardin–Simmons]] [[Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football|Cowboys]] || Independent || [[Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Border]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Long Island University|Long Island]] [[LIU Blackbirds|Blackbirds]] || Independent || ''Dropped Program''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Sewanee: The University of the South|Sewanee]] [[Sewanee Tigers football|Tigers]] || [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] || Independent
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Washburn University|Washburn]] [[Washburn Ichabods football|Ichabods]] || [[Missouri Valley Conference football|Missouri Valley]] || Independent 
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[West Texas A&M University|West Texas State]] [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|Buffaloes]]  || [[Alamo Conference|Alamo]] || [[Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association|Border]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[William & Mary Norfolk Division]] [[William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football|Braves]] || Independent || ''Dropped Program''
|}

==September==
'''September 20'''	Tennessee beat Furman 32–6 and Boston College beat St. Anselm, 78–0.

'''September 27'''
In Seattle, defending champion Minnesota beat Washington 14–6, while in New Orleans, Boston College fell to Tulane, 21–7.  Stanford beat Oregon 19–15, Michigan beat Michigan State 19–7, Texas won at Colorado, 34–6 and Duke beat Wake Forest 43–14. Tennessee was idle

==October==
'''October 4''' Minnesota was idle.  Tennessee lost at Duke, 19–0.  In New York, Fordham beat SMU 16–10.  Elsewhere, it was Stanford over UCLA 33–0,  Michigan over Iowa 6–0, Northwestern beating Kansas State 51–3 and Texas defeating LSU 34–0.

'''October 11''' Minnesota beat Illinois 34–6, Northwestern beat Wisconsin 41–14, and Michigan beat Pittsburgh 40–0.  In Baltimore, Duke beat Maryland 50–0, while in Dallas, Texas beat Oklahoma 40–7.  Fordham won at North Carolina 27–14.  Stanford lost at Oregon State 10–0.
In the poll that followed, Minnesota was ranked No. 1, followed by Texas, Duke, Fordham, and Northwestern.

On '''October 16''', the [[penalty flag]] was used for the first time in the [[1941 Oklahoma City vs. Youngstown football game]] in [[Youngstown, Ohio]].

'''October 18''' [[Minnesota Gophers football|No. 1 Minnesota]] beat Pittsburgh 39–0.  [[Texas Longhorns football|No. 2 Texas]] defeated Arkansas 48–14.  [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 3 Duke]] beat visiting Colgate 27–14. In Ann Arbor, No. 6 Michigan beat visiting [[Northwestern Wildcats football|No. 5 Northwestern]] 14–7.  No. 7 Navy beat Cornell 14–0 in Baltimore. The next poll featured No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Duke, and No. 5 Navy. Fordham dropped from No. 4 to No. 6 despite a 27–0 defeat of West Virginia.

'''October 25''' The biggest game of the year{{According to whom|date=August 2013}} took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as [[Minnesota Gophers football|No. 1 Minnesota]] defeated
[[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 3 Michigan]], 7–0.
[[Texas Longhorns football|No. 2 Texas]] beat Rice 40–0.  [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 4 Duke]] won at Pittsburgh 27–7.  [[Navy Midshipmen football|No. 5 Navy]] and Harvard played to a 0–0 tie.  No. 6 Fordham beat TCU 28–14, while No. 9 Texas A&M won at Baylor 48–0, to reach 5–0–0.  In the vote that followed, Minnesota received 60 first place votes, and Texas received 53.  When the points were tallied, they both had 1,161 points and were tied for No. 1. Fordham, Duke, and Texas A&M rounded out the top five.

==November==
'''November 1''' In Dallas, [[Texas Longhorns football|No. 1 Texas]] beat No. 20 SMU 34–0, while in Minneapolis, the [[Minnesota Gophers football|other No. 1, Minnesota]], edged No. 9 Northwestern 8–7.  In New York, [[Fordham University|No. 3 Fordham]] defeated Purdue 17–0, and in Atlanta, [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 4 Duke]] won at Georgia Tech 14–0.  In Little Rock, [[Texas A&M Aggies football|No. 5 Texas A&M]] beat Arkansas 7–0.  Texas was alone at No. 1 the following week, followed by Minnesota, Fordham, Duke and Texas A&M, all unbeaten and untied.

'''November 8''' [[Texas Longhorns football|No. 1 Texas]] and Baylor played to a 7–7 tie.  [[Minnesota Gophers football|No. 2 Minnesota]] beat Nebraska 9–0.  [[Fordham University|No. 3 Fordham]] lost at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] 13–0.  [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 4 Duke]] won at Davidson 56–0.  [[Texas A&M Aggies football|No. 5 Texas A&M]] beat SMU 21–10.  No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 6 Navy 20–13 in Baltimore and moved into fifth place behind Minnesota, Texas, Duke, and Texas A&M.

'''November 15''' [[Minnesota Gophers football|No. 1 Minnesota]] won at Iowa 34–13.  [[Texas Longhorns football|No. 2 Texas]] lost to Texas Christian (TCU) 14–7.  [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 3 Duke]] beat North Carolina 20–0.
In Houston, [[Texas A&M Aggies football|No. 4 Texas A&M]] beat Rice 19–6.  [[Notre dame football|No. 5 Notre Dame]] won at No. 8 Northwestern 7–6.  No. 7 Michigan, which beat Columbia 28–0, moved up to No. 5 behind Minnesota, Texas A&M, Duke, and Notre Dame.

'''November 22'''  [[Minnesota Gophers football|No. 1 Minnesota]] closed its season with a 41–6 win over Wisconsin in Minneapolis.  [[Texas A&M Aggies football|No. 2 Texas A&M]] was idle as it prepared for its Thanksgiving game.  [[Duke Blue Devils football|No. 3 Duke]] won its season closer at N.C. State 55–6 to get a bid to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl. [[Notre dame football|No. 4 Notre Dame]] beat USC 20–18.  [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 5 Michigan]] closed its season with a 20–20 tie against No. 14 Ohio State.  The top four remained the same, but No. 6 Duquesne (which had finished its season at 8–0–0) replaced Michigan at No. 5.

On '''[[Thanksgiving Day]]''' [[Texas A&M Aggies football|No. 2 Texas A&M]] lost to No. 10 Texas 23–0. The top five in the final AP Poll were No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 Michigan.

'''December 2''' the [[Houlgate System]] published its "final selections" ranking Minnesota first, Navy second, and Alabama No. 3.<ref name="1941Houlgate">{{cite news |agency=United Press |date=December 2, 1941 |title=Houlgate Ranks Gophers First, Navy Second |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112441713/houlgate-system-1941-final-selections/ |work=The Sacramento Bee |place=Los Angeles |publication-place=Sacramento, California |access-date=November 2, 2022 |quote=Holgate [sic], making his final selections, nominated the Navy for second place and Alabama for third.}}</ref>

The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7 called into question whether Southern California would be safe from a Japanese attack on New Year's Day.  On December 15, bowl officials and U.S. Army officers met in San Francisco and decided to hold the game at Duke's stadium in Durham, North Carolina.<ref>"Rose Bowl Grid Game is Transferred To Durham, N.C. By Duke, Beavers," ''Fresno Bee'', Dec. 15, 1941, p2-B</ref>

==Conference standings==
For this article, major conferences are defined as those including multiple state [[Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States|flagship]] public universities.

===Major conference standings===
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Big Six Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Border Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Mountain States Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 New England Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 North Central Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southern Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southwest Conference football standings}}
|}

===Independents===
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Eastern college football independents records}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Midwestern college football independents records}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southern college football independents records}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Western college football independents records}}
|}

===Minor conferences===
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Conference
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Champion(s)
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Record
|- align="left"
|[[California Collegiate Athletic Association]]
|[[1941 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]<br>[[1941 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]]
|2–0–1
|- align="left""
| [[Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association]]
| [[Morgan State Bears football|Morgan State College]]
| 6–1
|- align="left"
| [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State]]
| 3–1
|- align="left"
| [[Far Western Conference]]
| [[1941 Pacific Tigers football team|Pacific (CA)]]
| 3–0
|- align="left"
| [[Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Luther Norse|Luther]]
| 4–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Baker Wildcats|Baker]]
| 5–1
|- align="left"
| [[Lone Star Conference]]
| [[1941 North Texas State Teachers Eagles football team|North Texas State Teachers]]
| 4–0
|- align="left""
| [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| [[Alma Scots|Alma]]
| 4–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference]]
| [[Lawrence Tech|Lawrence Technological University]]
| 3–0
|- align="left"
| [[Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Ripon Red Hawks|Ripon]]
| 5–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Saint Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|Saint Thomas (MN)]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| [[Missouri S&T Miners|Missouri School of Mines]]<br>[[Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football|Northwest Missouri State Teachers]]
| 3–1–1
|- align="left"
| [[Nebraska College Athletic Conference]]
| [[Midland Warriors|Midland Lutheran]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| [[Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football|Nebraska State Teachers]] (UN–Kearney)
| 3–0
|- align="left"
|[[New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference]]
|[[New Mexico Military Institute]]
|4–0
|- align="left"
| [[North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[1941 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team|Iowa State Teachers]] (Northern Iowa)
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[North Dakota College Athletic Conference]]
| [[Jamestown Jimmies|Jamestown College]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Northern Teachers Athletic Conference]]
| [[St. Cloud State Huskies football|St. Cloud State Teachers]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[Ohio Athletic Conference]]
| [[1941 Case Rough Riders football team|Case]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Central Oklahoma Bronchos football|Central State College (OK)]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]]
| [[Millersville Marauders football|Millersville State Teachers]]<br>[[West Chester Golden Rams|West Chester State Teachers]]
| 3–0
|- align="left"
| [[Pacific Northwest Conference]]
| [[Willamette Bearcats football|Willamette]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]]
| [[1941 Colorado College Tigers football team|Colorado College]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference]]
| [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|Augustana (SD)]]<br>[[Northern State Wolves football|Northern State Teachers]]
| 3–0<br>4–0
|- align="left"
| [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Whittier Poets|Whittier]]
| 3–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Morris Brown Wolverines|Morris Brown]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|Howard Payne]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Washington Intercollegiate Conference]]
| [[Pacific Lutheran Lutes|Pacific Lutheran]]
| 4–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]
| ''No champion''
| —
|- align="left"
| [[Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference]]
| '''Co-North:''' [[Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles|La Crosse Teachers]]<br>'''Co-North:''' [[Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils|Stout State Teachers]]<br>'''Co-South:''' [[Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers football|Milwaukee State Teachers]]<br>'''Co-South:''' [[Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers football|Platteville State Teachers]]
| 3–1–0<br>3–1–0<br>3–0–1<br>3–0–1
|}

===Minor conference standings===
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Alamo Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Dixie Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Far Western Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Illinois College Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Iowa Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Middle Three Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Midwest Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Nebraska College Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 North State Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Northern Teachers College Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Northwest Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southern California Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Texas Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1941 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings}}
|}

==Rankings==
{{Main|1941 NCAA football rankings}}

==Heisman Trophy voting==
''The [[Heisman Trophy]] is given to the year's most outstanding player''

{| class="wikitable"
! Player !! School !! Position !! Total
|-
| '''[[Bruce Smith (halfback)|Bruce Smith]]''' || '''[[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]''' || '''HB''' || '''554'''
|-
| [[Angelo Bertelli]] || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || QB || 345
|-
| [[Frankie Albert]] || [[1941 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] || QB || 336
|-
| [[Frank Sinkwich]] || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || HB || 249
|-
| [[Bill Dudley]] || [[1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || HB || 237
|-
| [[Endicott Peabody]] || [[1941 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]] || G || 153
|-
| [[Edgar Jones (running back)|Edgar Jones]] || [[1941 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || RB || 151
|-
| [[Bob Westfall]] || [[1941 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || FB || 147
|-
| [[Steve Lach]] || [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] || HB || 126
|-
| [[Jack Crain]] || [[1941 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || HB || 102
|}

==Bowl games==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Bowl game
! colspan="2" | Winning team
! colspan="2" | Losing team
|-
| [[1942 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| No. 12 [[1941 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| 20
| No. 2 [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| 16
|-
| [[1942 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]
| No. 6 [[1941 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]]
| 2
| No. 7 [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| 0
|-
| [[1942 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]
| No. 14 [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| 40
| [[1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| 26
|-
| [[1942 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]]
| No. 20 [[1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| 29
| No. 9 [[1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| 21
|-
| [[1942 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]
| [[1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
| 6
| [[1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]
| 0
|-
|}

==Statistical leaders==
===Team leaders===
====Total offense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Games played
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Net yards gained
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Avg. gain per game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | First downs
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] || 9 ||3350 || '''372.2''' || 147
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]] || 10 || '''3573''' || 357.3 ||  152
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 3504 || 350.4 || 156
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Utah Redskins football team|Utah]] || 8 ||2803 || 350.4 || 112
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 10 || 3500 || 350.0 || 130
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 9 || 3102 || 344.7 || 128
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[1941 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 9 || 2951 || 327.9 || 146
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[1941 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]] || 8 || 2616 || 327.0 || 106
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[1941 Detroit Titans football team|Detroit]] || 9 || 2881 || 320.1 || 130
|- align="center" 
| 10 || [[1941 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 9 || 2879  || 319.9 || 111
|}
<ref name=p55>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=55}}</ref>

====Total defense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Games played
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Net Ops.  Gained
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Opps. Av. per Game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Oppon. 1st Downs
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Duquesne Dukes football team|Duquesne]] || 9 || 885 || '''110.6''' || 50
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || 10 || 1258 || 139.8 || 67
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Detroit Titans football team|Detroit]] || 8 || 1282 || 142.4 || 76
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 10 || 1283 || 142.6 || 79
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 1429 || 142.9 || 85
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] || 9 || 1432 || 143.2 || 82
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] || 10 || 537 || 145.7 || 74
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[1941 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose]] || 10 || 1465 || 146.5 || 62
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 9 || 1362 || 151.3 || 59
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team|Rutgers]] || 10 || 1211 || 151.4 || 56
|}
<ref name=p55/>

====Rushing offense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Games 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Rushes
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Yards gained
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Yards per game
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 9 || 488 || 2769 || 307.7
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] || 9 || 498 || 2392 || 265.8
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 8 || 476 || 2062 || 257.8
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Utah Redskins football team|Utah]] || 8 || 398 || 2054 || 256.8
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || 8 || 395 || 2007 || 250.9
|- align="center"
| 6 || Navy || 9 || 494 ||  2249 || 249.9
|- align="center"
| 7 || Georgia || 10 || 511 || 2397 || 239.7
|- align="center"
| 8 || Texas || 10 || 460 || 2372 || 237.2
|- align="center"
| 9 || Clemson || 9 || 437 || 2132 || 236.9
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[1941 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 8 || 420 || 1871 || 233.9
|}
<ref name=p56>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=56}}</ref>

====Rushing defense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Games 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Rushes
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Net yards gained
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Yards per game
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Duquesne Dukes football team|Duquesne]] || 10 || 235 || 448 || 56.0
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 323 || 596 || 59.6
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]] || 9 || 328 || 617 || 61.7
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || 8 || 311 || 560 || 62.2 
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 9 || 323 || 659 || 65.9
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[1941 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 10 || 311 || 597 || 66.3
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[1941 Santa Clara Broncos football team|Santa Clara]] || 10 || 302 || 598 || 66.4
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 9 || 340 || 611 || 67.9
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[1941 Utah Redskins football team|Utah]] || 8 || 268 || 602 || 75.3 
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[1941 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] || 9 || 357 || 812 || 81.2
|}
<ref name=p56/>

====Passing offense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Att.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Int.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Pct.<br>Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds/Game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds/Attempt
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]] || 10 || 231 || 106 || 18 || .459 || 1777 || 177.7 || 7.69
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 10 || 294 || 126 || 30 || .429 || 1657 || 165.7 || 5.64
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Washington University Bears football team|Washington University (MO)]] || 9 || 238 || 116 || 20 || .487 || 1472 || 163.6 || 6.18
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Detroit Titans football team|Detroit]] || 9 || 185 || 94 || 11 || .508 || 1307 || 145.2 || 7.06
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 9 || 148 || 81 || 14 || .547 || 1223 || 135.9 || 8.26
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[1941 Texas Mines Miners football team|Texas Mines]] || 9 || 261 || 112 || 27 || .429 || 1219 || 135.4 || 4.67
|- align="center"
| 7  || [[1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] || 10 || 197 || 88 || 24 || .447 || 1335 || 133.5 || 6.78
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[1941 San Francisco Dons football team|San Francisco]] || 6 || 102 || 41 || 10 || .402 || 756 || 126.0 || 7.41
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team|Saint Mary's]] || 9 || 165 || 69 || 23 || .418 || 1116 || 124.0|| 6.76
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[1941 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] || 10 || 200 || 68 || 17 || .340 || 1201 || 120.1 || 6.01
|}
<ref name=p57>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=57}}</ref>

====Passing defense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Att.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Pct.<br>Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds/Game
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] || 8 || 74 || 21 || .284  || 217 || 27.1
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[1941 Boston University Terriers football team|Boston University]] || 8 || 85 || 23 || .271  || 280 || 35.0
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[1941 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]] || 9 || 98 || 34 || .347  || 357 || 39.7
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[1941 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] || 9 || 105 || 30 || .286 || 371 || 41.2
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[1941 Lafayette Leopards football team|Lafayette]] || 9 || 104 || 39 || .471 || 418 || 46.4
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[1941 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]] || 8 || 97 || 27 || .278 || 376 || 47.0
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[1941 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] || 8 || 98 || 23 || .235  || 381 ||  47.6
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[1941 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State]] || 7  || 95 || 28 || .295  || 336 || 48.0
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[1941 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose]] || 10 || 122 || 48 || .328 || 490 || 49.0
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[1941 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] || 7 || 89 || 30 || .337 || 343 || 49.0
|- align="center"
| 11 || [[1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || 8 || 84 || 24 || .286  || 403 || 50.4
|}
<ref name=p58>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=58}}</ref>

===Individual leaders===
====Total offense====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Plays
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rush Yds
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Pass Yds
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Total Yds
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Avg Gain<br>per Play
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[Bud Schwenk]] || [[1941 Washington University Bears football team|Washington University (MO)]] || 9 || 354 || 471 || 1457 || '''1928''' || 5.45
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[Bill Dudley]] || [[1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 9 || 262 || 968 || || 1824 || '''6.96 '''
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[Frank Sinkwich]] || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 324 || 1103 || 856 || 1816 || 5.60
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[Elmer Madarik]] || [[1941 Detroit Titans football team|Detroit]] || 9 || 302 || 667 || 713 || 1541 || 5.10
|- align="center"
| 5 || Owen Price || [[1941 Texas Mines Miners football team|Texas Mines]] || 9 || 347 || 475 || 874 || 1472 || 4.24
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[Red Cochran]] || [[1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] || 10 || 248 || 162 || 1125 || 1287 || 5.19 
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[Paul Governali]] || [[1941 Columbia Lions football team|Columbia]] || 8 || 305 || 477 || 810 || 1287 || 4.23
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[Derace Moser]] || Texas A&M || 10 || 273 || 338 || 912 || 1250 || 4.58
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[Steve Filipowicz]] || [[1941 Fordham Rams football team|Fordham]] || 8 || 218 || 495 || 724 || 1219 || 5.59
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[Johnny Podesto]] || [[1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team|Saint Mary's]] || 9 || 220 || 136 || 1000 || 1136 || 5.16
|}
<ref name=p62>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=62}}</ref>

====Rushing====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rushes
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds Gained
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds Lost
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Net Yds
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Avg Gain<br>per Play
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[Frank Sinkwich]] || [[1941 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 10 || 209 || 1159 || 56 || '''1103''' || 5.28 
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[Bill Dudley]] || [[1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 9 || 155 || 1069 || 101 || 968 || 6.25
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[Bob Steuber]] || [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 9 || 113 || 941 || 86 || 855 || '''7.57'''
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[John Grigas]] || [[1941 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]] || 10 || 179 || 872 || 46 || 826 || 4.61
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[Pat Harder]] || [[1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] || 8 || 142 || 755 || 24 || 731 || 5.15
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[Bob Westfall]] || [[1941 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 8 || 156 || 718 || 30 || 688 || 4.41 
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[Bill Daley (American football)|Bill Daley]] || [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 9 || 158 || 707 || 22 || 685 || 4.34
|- align="center"
| 8 || Maurice "Red" Wade || [[1941 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 9 || 105 || 681 || 13 || 855 || 6.49
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[Andy Tomasic]] || [[1941 Temple Owls football team|Temple]] || 9 || 173 || 818 || 141 || 677 || 3.91
|- align="center"
| 10 || Dick Fisher || [[1941 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 8 || 134 || 711 || 37 || 674 || 5.03
|}
<ref name=p62/>

====Passing====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Att.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Int.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Pct. Compl.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Yds.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | TDs
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[Bud Schwenk]] || Washington University (MO) || 9 || 234 || '''114''' || 19 || .487 || '''1457''' || 6.23
|- align="center"
| 2 || Owen Price || Texas Mines || 9 || 208 || 94 || 19 || .452 || 997 || 4.79
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[Angelo Bertelli]] || Notre Dame || 9 || 124 || 70 || 11 || '''.565''' || 1037 || '''8.36'''
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[Paul Governali]] || [[1941 Columbia Lions football team|Columbia]] || 8 || 167 || 70 || 10 || .419 || 810 || 4.85
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[Derace Moser]] || Texas A&M || 19 || 166 || 67 || 19 || .404 || 912 || 5.49
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[Elmer Madarik]] || Detroit || 9 || 128 || 64 || 7 || .500 || 874 || 6.83
|- align="center"
| 7 || [[Johnny Podesto]] || [[1941 Saint Mary's Gaels football team|Saint Mary's]] || 9 || 142 || 61 || 20 || .430 || 1000 || 7.04
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[Red Cochran]] || [[1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] || 10 || 139 || 59 || 20 || .424 || 1125 || 8.09
|- align="center"
| 9 || Jimmy Richardson || Marquette || 9 || 91 || 58 || 7 || .637 || 536 || 5.89
|- align="center"
| 10 || [[Bill Dudley]] || Virginia || 9 || 107 || 57 || 8 || .533 || 856 || 8,00
|}
<ref name=p62/>

====Receiving====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Games
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Receptions
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Receiving<br>Yards
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Avg. Gain<br>per Pass
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[Hank Stanton]] || [[1941 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]] || 10 || 50 || 820 || 16.40
|- align="center"
| 2 || Red Lindow || Washington University || 9 || 39 || 472 || 12.10
|- align="center"
| 3 || Len Krause || [[1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 9 || 32 || 536 || 16.75
|- align="center"
| 4 || Pufalt || Washington University || 9 || 29 || 405 || 3.97
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[Walt McDonald (American football)|Walt McDonald]] || [[1941 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]] || 9 || 27 || 437 || 16.19
|- align="center"
| 6 || Crain || [[1941 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]] || 10 || 26 || 152 || 5.85
|- align="center"
| 7 || Marshall Spivey || Texas A&M || 10 || 25 || 363 || 14.52
|- align="center"
| 8 || Turley || Washington University || 9 || 25 || 363 || 14.52
|- align="center"
| 9 || Henderson || Texas A&M || 10 || 25 || 229 || 9.16
|}
<ref name=p63>{{cite book|title=The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1942|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company|editor=Walter R. Okesson|year=1942|page=63}}</ref>

====Scoring====
The following were the scoring leaders for 1941.<ref>NCAA Football Guide, p. 67.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | TD
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | PAT
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | FG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Pts
|- align="center"
| 1 || [[Bill Dudley]] || [[1941 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] || 18 || 23 || 1 || 134
|- align="center"
| 2 || [[Ben Collins (American football)|Ben Collins]] || [[1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team|West Texas State]] || 18 || 24 || 0 || 132
|- align="center"
| 3 || [[Curt Sandig]] || St. Mary's (TX) || 18 || 10 || 0 || 118
|- align="center"
| 4 || Toshio "Tosh" Asano || Citrus J.C. || 16 || 14 || 0 || 110
|- align="center"
| 5 || Johnny Thompson || Coast Guard || 14 || 22 || 1 || 109
|- align="center"
| 6 || Ed McGovern || Rose Poly || 16 || 7 || 0 || 103
|- align="center"
| 7 || Andrew Victor || The Citadel || 13 || 21 || 0 || 99
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[Chet Mutryn]] || Xavier || || || || 93
|- align="center"
| 9 || [[Jack Crain]] || Texas || 11 || 23 || 1 || 92
|- align="center"
| 10 (tie) || [[Jack Jenkins (American football)|Jack Jenkins]] || [[1941 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]] || 12 || 15 || 1 || 90
|- align="center"
| 10 (tie) || Waddel || Visalia J.C. || 15 || 0 || 0 || 90
|- align="center"
| 12 || Gant || Florida A&M || 14 || 5 || 0 || 89
|- align="center"
| 13 || Jones || Union (TN) || 14 || 2 || 0 ||86
|- align="center"
| 14 || [[Winston Siegfried]] || Duke || 13 || 2 || 0 || 80
|- align="center"
| 15 || Randel || Newberry || 13 || 1 || 0 || 79
|}

==Rules Committee==
* [[Walter R. Okeson]], chairman
* [[Earl Krieger]], secretary
* [[Amos Alonzo Stagg]] (Pacific), life member
* [[W. J. Bingham]] (Harvard), 1st District
* [[Wilmer G. Crowell]], 2nd District
* [[William Alexander (American football)|William Alexander]] (Georgia Tech), 3rd District]
* [[Fritz Crisler]] (Michigan), 4th District (substituting for [[Bernie Bierman]])
* [[George F. Veenker]] (Iowa State), 5th District
* [[Dana X. Bible]] (Texas), 6th District
* C. W. Hubbard, 7th District (substituting for Lou H. Mahony)
* [[Willis O. Hunter]] (USC), 8th District

==See also==
* [[1941 College Football All-America Team]]

==References==
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