# 1941 college football season

The 1941 college football regular season was the 73rd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the 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 Associated Press poll in December 1941 were:
* 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.
* Duke compiled a 9–0 record in the regular season, won the Southern Conference championship, and was ranked No. 2.
* Notre Dame, led by head coach Frank Leahy, compiled an 8–0–1 record and was ranked No. 3.
* 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 Williamson System, as its No. 1 team.
* Michigan, led by head coach Fritz Crisler, compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 5.
Minnesota 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 Oregon State in the Rose Bowl, No. 6 Fordham defeated No. 7 Missouri in the Sugar Bowl, No. 14 Georgia defeated unranked TCU in the Orange Bowl, and No. 20 Alabama defeated No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies in the 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
| School | 1940 Conference | 1941 Conference |
| Hardin–Simmons Cowboys | Independent | Border |
| Long Island Blackbirds | Independent | Dropped Program |
| Sewanee Tigers | SEC | Independent |
| Washburn Ichabods | Missouri Valley | Independent |
| West Texas State Buffaloes | Alamo | Border |
| William & Mary Norfolk Division 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 No. 1 Minnesota beat Pittsburgh 39–0. No. 2 Texas defeated Arkansas 48–14. No. 3 Duke beat visiting Colgate 27–14. In Ann Arbor, No. 6 Michigan beat visiting 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 took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as No. 1 Minnesota defeated No. 3 Michigan, 7–0. No. 2 Texas beat Rice 40–0. No. 4 Duke won at Pittsburgh 27–7. 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, No. 1 Texas beat No. 20 SMU 34–0, while in Minneapolis, the other No. 1, Minnesota, edged No. 9 Northwestern 8–7. In New York, No. 3 Fordham defeated Purdue 17–0, and in Atlanta, No. 4 Duke won at Georgia Tech 14–0. In Little Rock, 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 No. 1 Texas and Baylor played to a 7–7 tie. No. 2 Minnesota beat Nebraska 9–0. No. 3 Fordham lost at Pittsburgh 13–0. No. 4 Duke won at Davidson 56–0. 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 No. 1 Minnesota won at Iowa 34–13. No. 2 Texas lost to Texas Christian (TCU) 14–7. No. 3 Duke beat North Carolina 20–0. In Houston, No. 4 Texas A&M beat Rice 19–6. 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 No. 1 Minnesota closed its season with a 41–6 win over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. No. 2 Texas A&M was idle as it prepared for its Thanksgiving game. No. 3 Duke won its season closer at N.C. State 55–6 to get a bid to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl. No. 4 Notre Dame beat USC 20–18. 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 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.
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.

## Conference standings
### Major conference standings

1941 Big Six Conference football standings :
| 1941 Big Six Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Missouri $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Nebraska 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Oklahoma 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Kansas 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Kansas State 1 –3 –12 –5 –2 Iowa State 0 –4 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1941 Big Ten Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 No. 5 Michigan 3 –1 –16 –1 –1 No. 13 Ohio State 3 –1 –16 –1 –1 No. 11 Northwestern 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wisconsin 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Iowa 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Purdue 1 –3 –02 –5 –1 Indiana 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Illinois 0 –5 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1941 Border Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Arizona $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0 Texas Tech 2 –0 –09 –2 –0 West Texas State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Hardin–Simmons 3 –1 –07 –3 –1 New Mexico 3 –2 –15 –4 –1 Texas Mines 3 –4 –04 –5 –1 Arizona State 2 –4 –15 –1 –1 Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –5 –03 –5 –0 New Mexico A&M 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Mountain States Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Utah $ 4 –0 –26 –0 –2 BYU 3 –1 –24 –3 –2 Denver 3 –1 –24 –3 –2 Colorado A&M 3 –2 –14 –2 –1 Colorado 3 –2 –13 –4 –1 Wyoming 1 –5 –02 –7 –1 Utah State 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Pacific Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Oregon State $ 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 Washington 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 No. 19 Washington State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Stanford 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Oregon 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 UCLA 3 –4 –15 –5 –1 California 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 USC 2 –4 –12 –6 –1 Montana 1 –3 –06 –3 –0 Idaho 0 –4 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1941 Southeastern Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 16 Mississippi State $ 4 –0 –18 –1 –1 No. 18 Tennessee 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 20 Alabama 5 –2 –09 –2 –0 No. 14 Georgia 3 –1 –19 –1 –1 No. 17 Ole Miss 2 –1 –16 –2 –1 Vanderbilt 3 –2 –08 –2 –0 LSU 2 –2 –24 –4 –2 Tulane 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Georgia Tech 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Florida 1 –3 –04 –6 –0 Kentucky 0 –4 –05 –4 –0 Auburn 0 –4 –14 –5 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 1941 Southern Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Duke $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 South Carolina 4 –0 –14 –4 –1 Clemson 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 William & Mary 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 VMI 4 –2 –04 –6 –0 VPI 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Wake Forest 4 –2 –15 –5 –1 NC State 3 –4 –24 –5 –2 Furman 2 –3 –23 –4 –2 Washington and Lee 1 –2 –21 –6 –2 North Carolina 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Maryland 1 –2 –03 –5 –1 Davidson 1 –5 –21 –6 –3 The Citadel 0 –2 –14 –3 –1 George Washington 0 –4 –11 –7 –1 Richmond 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1941 Southwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 4 Texas 4 –1 –18 –1 –1 TCU 4 –1 –17 –3 –1 Rice 3 –2 –16 –3 –1 SMU 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Baylor 1 –4 –13 –6 –1 Arkansas 0 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |

### Independents

1941 Eastern college football independents records :
| 1941 Eastern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Duquesne   –  8 –0 –0 Thiel   –  7 –0 –0 Saint Francis (PA)   –  6 –0 –1 No. 6 Fordham   –  8 –1 –0 Rochester   –  6 –1 –0 Trinity (CT)   –  6 –1 –0 Wagner   –  5 –1 –0 Franklin & Marshall   –  5 –1 –1 Penn State   –  7 –2 –0 Temple   –  7 –2 –0 Coast Guard   –  6 –2 –0 Norwich   –  6 –2 –0 Hofstra   –  5 –2 –0 Boston College   –  7 –3 –0 Syracuse   –  5 –2 –1 Bucknell   –  6 –3 –0 Drexel   –  4 –2 –1 Boston University   –  5 –3 –0 La Salle   –  5 –3 –0 Tufts   –  5 –3 –0 Army   –  5 –3 –1 CCNY   –  4 –4 –0 Villanova   –  4 –4 –0 Manhattan   –  4 –4 –1 Holy Cross   –  4 –4 –2 Colgate   –  3 –3 –2 Providence   –  3 –3 –2 Buffalo   –  3 –4 –1 Massachusetts State   –  3 –4 –1 Pittsburgh   –  3 –6 –0 Vermont   –  2 –6 –0 NYU   –  2 –7 –0 Carnegie Tech   –  1 –7 –0 Rankings from AP Poll | 1941 Midwestern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Western Michigan   –  8 –0 –0 No. 3 Notre Dame   –  8 –0 –1 Youngstown   –  7 –0 –1 Xavier   –  9 –1 –0 Detroit   –  7 –2 –0 Ohio   –  5 –2 –1 Dayton   –  7 –3 –0 Cincinnati   –  6 –3 –0 Akron   –  5 –3 –1 Michigan State   –  5 –3 –1 Central Michigan   –  4 –3 –0 Ohio Wesleyan   –  5 –4 –0 Marquette   –  4 –5 –0 Carthage   –  1 –5 –2 Wayne   –  2 –6 –0 Miami (OH)   –  2 –7 –0 Western Ontario   –  1 –4 –0 Wichita   –  1 –6 –1 Michigan State Normal   –  0 –5 –2 Detroit Tech   –  0 –7 –1 Rankings from AP Poll | 1941 Southern college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Carolina   –  7 –0 –0 Delaware   –  7 –0 –1 Virginia   –  8 –1 –0 Marshall   –  7 –1 –0 No. 10 Navy   –  7 –1 –1 Georgetown   –  5 –4 –0 Western Maryland   –  3 –4 –1 West Virginia   –  4 –6 –0 Roanoke   –  3 –5 –0 Sewanee   –  2 –5 –0 Delaware State   –  1 –4 –0 Georgia Teachers   –  2 –8 –0 Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1941 Western college football independents records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Hawaii   –  8 –1 –0 Santa Clara   –  6 –3 –0 San Francisco   –  6 –4 –0 Idaho Southern Branch   –  5 –1 –2 Cal Poly   –  5 –3 –1 Saint Mary's   –  5 –4 –0 Loyola (CA)   –  5 –5 –0 Nevada   –  3 –5 –1 Portland   –  3 –5 –0 Gonzaga   –  3 –7 –0 San Francisco State   –  2 –4 –1 Humboldt State   –  2 –5 –1 La Verne   –  0 –6 –0 |

### Minor conferences

| Conference | Champion(s) | Record |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | Fresno State San Jose State | 2–0–1 |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association | Morgan State College | 6–1 |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Pittsburg State | 3–1 |
| Far Western Conference | Pacific (CA) | 3–0 |
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Luther | 4–0–1 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Baker | 5–1 |
| Lone Star Conference | North Texas State Teachers | 4–0 |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Alma | 4–0–1 |
| Michigan-Ontario Collegiate Conference | Lawrence Technological University | 3–0 |
| Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference | Ripon | 5–0–1 |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Saint Thomas (MN) | 5–0 |
| Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Missouri School of Mines Northwest Missouri State Teachers | 3–1–1 |
| Nebraska College Athletic Conference | Midland Lutheran | 4–0 |
| Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska State Teachers (UN–Kearney) | 3–0 |
| New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference | New Mexico Military Institute | 4–0 |
| North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) | 5–0 |
| North Dakota College Athletic Conference | Jamestown College | 5–0 |
| Northern Teachers Athletic Conference | St. Cloud State Teachers | 4–0 |
| Ohio Athletic Conference | Case | 4–0 |
| Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference | Central State College (OK) | 6–0 |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | Millersville State Teachers West Chester State Teachers | 3–0 |
| Pacific Northwest Conference | Willamette | 5–0 |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado College | 4–0 |
| South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference | Augustana (SD) Northern State Teachers | 3–0 4–0 |
| Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Whittier | 3–0–1 |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Morris Brown | 5–0 |
| Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Howard Payne | 6–0 |
| Washington Intercollegiate Conference | Pacific Lutheran | 4–0–1 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | No champion | — |
| Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference | Co-North: La Crosse Teachers Co-North: Stout State Teachers Co-South: Milwaukee State Teachers Co-South: Platteville State Teachers | 3–1–0 3–1–0 3–0–1 3–0–1 |

### Minor conference standings

1941 Alamo Conference football standings :
| 1941 Alamo Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Texas A&I $ 1 –0 –08 –2 –0 St. Mary's (TX) 0 –1 –07 –4 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1941 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T San Jose State + 2 –0 –15 –3 –3 Fresno State + 2 –0 –14 –3 –2 Santa Barbara State 1 –2 –03 –5 –1 San Diego State 0 –3 –06 –4 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1941 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pittsburg State $ 3 –1 –05 –2 –3 St. Benedict's 2 –1 –15 –2 –1 Emporia State 2 –1 –14 –3 –2 Southwestern (KS) 2 –2 –09 –3 –1 Fort Hays State 0 –4 –01 –6 –2 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Morgan State $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –0 Johnson C. Smith 4 –1 –17 –1 –2 Virginia State 4 –2 –14 –2 –2 Bluefield State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Hampton 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Shaw 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Virginia Union 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 North Carolina College 1 –5 –12 –6 –1 North Carolina A&T 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –1 –02 –3 –1 Lincoln (PA) 2 –3 –04 –3 –0 Howard 1 –3 –03 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Dixie Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Chattanooga $ 4 –0 –17 –1 –1 Howard (AL) 2 –0 –14 –5 –1 Mississippi College 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Millsaps 1 –1 –04 –5 –0 Southwestern (TN) 0 –1 –04 –4 –1 Mercer 0 –3 –03 –6 –0 Spring Hill 0 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Far Western Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pacific (CA) $ 3 –0 –04 –7 –0 Cal Aggies 2 –1 –02 –2 –4 Chico State 1 –2 –01 –5 –2 Humboldt State 0 –3 –02 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Illinois College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Millikin $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0 Bradley Tech * 1 –0 –08 –1 –0 North Central (IL) 3 –1 –15 –1 –1 Lake Forest 2 –1 –15 –1 –2 Monmouth (IL) 2 –1 –05 –2 –1 Knox (IL) 1 –2 –03 –4 –1 Augustana (IL) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Wheaton (IL) 0 –2 –13 –5 –2 Illinois Wesleyan 0 –2 –12 –5 –2 Illinois College 0 –3 –23 –4 –2 $ – Conference champion * ineligible for league title | 1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Northern Illinois State + 3 –1 –07 –1 –1 Illinois State Normal + 3 –1 –03 –4 –2 Southern Illinois 2 –1 –15 –2 –1 Western Illinois 1 –2 –13 –4 –1 Eastern Illinois 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –0 –03 –3 –1 + – Conference co-champions | 1941 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Rose Poly + 4 –0 –07 –0 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) + 3 –0 –08 –0 –1 Ball State 3 –1 –13 –2 –2 Butler 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Wabash 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 DePauw 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Indiana State 2 –1 –15 –2 –1 Evansville 2 –1 –13 –5 –1 Manchester 2 –1 –12 –2 –2 Franklin (IN) 2 –4 –12 –5 –1 Hanover 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Central Normal 1 –4 –02 –5 –0 Earlham 0 –5 –02 –5 –0 Valparaiso 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1941 Iowa Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T St. Ambrose * 2 –0 –06 –2 –0 Luther $ 4 –0 –16 –1 –1 Dubuque 6 –1 –16 –1 –1 Central (IA) 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Parsons 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Iowa Wesleyan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Upper Iowa 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Loras 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Western Union 1 –2 –13 –4 –1 Simpson (IA) 2 –4 –03 –5 –1 Wartburg 1 –4 –02 –5 –0 Penn (IA) 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 Buena Vista 0 –4 –10 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion * – did not play enough conference games to be eligible for title | 1941 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Baker $ 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Bethel (KS) 4 –1 –16 –1 –1 Ottawa 4 –1 –16 –1 –1 Kansas Wesleyan 4 –2 –04 –3 –0 Bethany (KS) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 College of Emporia 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 McPherson 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Texas State $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0 Southwest Texas State 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 East Texas State 2 –2 –06 –2 –1 Sam Houston State 1 –3 –02 –7 –1 Stephen F. Austin 0 –4 –01 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –1 Southwestern Louisiana 3 –1 –06 –2 –1 Louisiana Normal 2 –2 –14 –3 –1 Southeastern Louisiana 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Centenary 0 –1 –10 –8 –2 Louisiana College 0 –4 –04 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Bates $ 2 –0 –03 –4 –0 Colby 1 –0 –14 –2 –1 Maine 1 –1 –13 –2 –2 Bowdoin 0 –3 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1941 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T St. Thomas (MN) $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 Macalester 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Concordia (MN) 3 –2 –05 –2 –0 Saint Mary's (MN) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 Hamline 2 –3 –04 –3 –0 St. Olaf 2 –3 –02 –4 –1 Saint John's (MN) 1 –3 –03 –4 –0 Augsburg 0 –5 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Alma $ 4 –0 –16 –0 –1 Albion 3 –1 –13 –4 –1 Hope 2 –1 –23 –2 –3 Kalamazoo 2 –2 –15 –2 –1 Hillsdale 1 –3 –13 –4 –1 Adrian 0 –5 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Middle Three Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Lafayette $ 2 –0 –05 –4 –0 Rutgers 1 –1 –07 –2 –0 Lehigh 0 –2 –00 –6 –3 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Midwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ripon $ 5 –0 –16 –2 –1 Monmouth (IL) 4 –1 –15 –2 –1 Grinnell 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Lawrence 3 –2 –14 –2 –1 Knox 2 –3 –13 –4 –1 Coe 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Beloit 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Cornell (IA) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Missouri Valley $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0 William Jewell 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Culver–Stockton 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Central (MO) 1 –2 –01 –5 –2 Tarkio 0 –4 –00 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Maryville (MO) + 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Missouri Mines + 3 –1 –14 –3 –2 Warrensburg 2 –1 –23 –2 –3 Springfield (MO) 3 –2 –08 –3 –0 Kirksville State 1 –3 –14 –4 –1 Cape Girardeau 0 –4 –14 –4 –1 + – Conference co-championsTie games did not count in standings. | 1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Tulsa $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 Oklahoma A&M 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Creighton 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Saint Louis 1 –3 –14 –5 –1 Washington University 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Drake 0 –3 –14 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Nebraska College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Midland $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0 Doane 2 –1 –15 –2 –1 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –2 –02 –6 –1 Hastings 1 –2 –11 –6 –1 York (NE) 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Kearney State $ 3 –0 –08 –0 –0 Wayne State (NE) 1 –1 –14 –2 –2 Peru State 1 –1 –14 –3 –1 Chadron State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 New England Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Rhode Island State $ 2 –0 –05 –2 –1 Maine 2 –1 –13 –2 –2 New Hampshire 0 –0 –14 –3 –1 Northeastern 0 –1 –04 –3 –0 Connecticut 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 North Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Iowa State Teachers $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0 South Dakota 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 North Dakota 3 –1 –04 –5 –0 Omaha 2 –3 –03 –4 –1 North Dakota Agricultural 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Morningside 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 South Dakota State 1 –5 –02 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Jamestown $ 5 –0 –06 –2 –0 Mayville State 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 Ellendale 3 –2 –03 –3 –0 Valley City State 3 –3 –04 –3 –0 Wahpeton 2 –2 –03 –3 –0 Dickinson State 2 –2 –02 –3 –0 Minot State 1 –4 –01 –5 –0 Bottineau 0 –4 –00 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 North State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Elon $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Catawba 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Lenoir Rhyne 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Western Carolina 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Appalachian State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 High Point 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Guilford 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Northern Teachers College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T St. Cloud State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –0 Mankato State 3 –1 –13 –4 –1 Bemidji State 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Winona State 1 –2 –11 –4 –1 Duluth State 1 –4 –01 –6 –1 Moorhead State 0 –3 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Northwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Willamette $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Whitman 4 –1 –05 –1 –0 Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Puget Sound 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 College of Idaho 1 –3 –05 –5 –0 Linfield 0 –4 –01 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Case $ 4 –0 –07 –1 –0 Ohio Northern 5 –0 –06 –1 –1 Toledo 2 –0 –07 –4 –0 Bowling Green 4 –0 –15 –2 –0 Kenyon 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Wooster 4 –1 –15 –1 –1 Heidelberg 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Otterbein 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wittenberg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Muskingum 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 John Carroll 1 –2 –12 –5 –1 Kent State 1 –3 –02 –5 –1 Marietta 1 –3 –01 –6 –0 Capital 1 –4 –02 –4 –1 Baldwin–Wallace 0 –2 –13 –4 –1 Findlay 0 –4 –03 –5 –0 Mount Union 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Ashland 0 –3 –00 –5 –0 Oberlin 0 –3 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Central State (OK) $ 6 –0 –06 –2 –0 SW Oklahoma State 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 Northeastern State 3 –3 –05 –3 –1 Oklahoma City 2 –3 –05 –7 –0 East Central 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 NW Oklahoma State 0 –3 –05 –5 –1 SE Oklahoma State 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T West Chester + 3 –0 –05 –1 –2 Millersville + 3 –0 –04 –2 –0 Shippensburg 6 –1 –06 –2 –0 Indiana (PA) 4 –2 –04 –2 –0 Clarion 2 –1 –13 –2 –1 East Stroudsburg 3 –2 –05 –2 –0 Lock Haven 2 –2 –12 –3 –2 Edinboro 1 –2 –12 –2 –1 Mansfield 1 –3 –12 –4 –1 Slippery Rock 1 –3 –02 –4 –1 Bloomsburg 1 –4 –01 –4 –0 California (PA) 0 –2 –00 –4 –0 Kutztown 0 –5 –00 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1941 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Colorado College $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 3 –1 –03 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –2 –12 –4 –2 Montana State 1 –2 –11 –4 –2 Western State (CO) 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T King $ 1 –0 –15 –3 –1 Milligan 2 –1 –05 –2 –0 Carson–Newman 2 –1 –13 –5 –1 East Tennessee State Teachers 0 –3 –02 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Black Hills 2 –1 –06 –2 –0 South Dakota Mines 2 –1 –04 –2 –1 Southern Normal 1 –2 –02 –4 –0 Eastern Normal 1 –2 –01 –4 –0 | 1941 Southern California Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 3 –0 –14 –3 –1 Occidental 3 –1 –05 –2 –1 Redlands 2 –1 –13 –4 –1 Caltech 1 –3 –02 –5 –0 Pomona 0 –4 –02 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Presbyterian $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0 Miami (FL) 2 –0 –08 –2 –0 Centre 2 –0 –03 –4 –0 Mississippi Southern 6 –0 –19 –0 –1 Louisiana Tech 5 –1 –05 –4 –1 Eastern Kentucky 3 –1 –07 –1 –0 SW Louisiana 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Union (TN) 3 –1 –15 –3 –1 Tennessee Tech 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –14 –5 –1 Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –07 –2 –0 Wofford 2 –1 –04 –6 –0 Memphis State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Rollins 2 –2 –05 –2 –1 Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 Murray State 3 –3 –24 –3 –2 Tampa 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Louisville 1 –1 –04 –4 –0 Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Newberry 2 –3 –05 –6 –0 Mississippi College 1 –2 –05 –3 –0 SE Louisiana 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Oglethorpe 1 –3 –04 –4 –0 Transylvania 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Troy State 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Louisiana College 1 –5 –04 –7 –0 Delta State 1 –7 –11 –8 –1 Union (KY) 0 –1 –00 –5 –0 Centenary 0 –2 –10 –8 –2 Morehead State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0 Erskine 0 –4 –02 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Prairie View 4 –0 –27 –1 –2 Langston 4 –1 –19 –1 –1 Southern 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 Texas College 3 –2 –14 –2 –1 Bishop 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Arkansas AM&N 0 –5 –11 –7 –1 Wiley 0 –5 –10 –6 –1 Prairie View's conference title was forfeited after the SWAC ruled at its winter meeting, on December 13, that the Panthers had used an ineligible player, Whiteside. | 1941 Washington Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Pacific Lutheran $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Eastern Washington 2 –1 –15 –2 –1 Western Washington 2 –2 –05 –2 –1 Saint Martin's 0 –2 –21 –4 –2 Central Washington 0 –3 –11 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1941 Texas Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Howard Payne $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –1 Abilene Christian 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Texas Wesleyan 5 –1 –05 –3 –0 Southwestern (TX) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 McMurry 2 –4 –14 –4 –1 Austin 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Trinity (TX) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Daniel Baker 0 –6 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1941 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T West Liberty State $ 6 –1 –07 –1 –1 Morris Harvey 3 –0 –15 –3 –1 Fairmont State 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Glenville State 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Concord 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 West Virginia Tech 3 –2 –00 –4 –2 Potomac State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Salem 0 –5 –10 –5 –1 Shepherd 0 –5 –00 –5 –0 West Virginia Wesleyan * 2 –0 –13 –4 –1 Bethany (WV) * 0 –2 –10 –6 –1 Davis & Elkins * 0 –3 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Ties did not count in conference standings. | 1941 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Northern Division La Crosse State x 3 –1 –05 –1 –0 Stout Institute x 3 –1 –05 –2 –0 Superior State 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 River Falls State 1 –2 –12 –3 –2 Eau Claire State 0 –3 –10 –5 –2 Southern Division Platteville State x 3 –0 –13 –0 –2 Whitewater State x 3 –0 –13 –2 –1 Stevens Point State 2 –2 –03 –4 –0 Milwaukee State 1 –3 –01 –6 –0 Oshkosh State 0 –4 –00 –6 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions |

## Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
| Player | School | Position | Total |
| Bruce Smith | Minnesota | HB | 554 |
| Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | QB | 345 |
| Frankie Albert | Stanford | QB | 336 |
| Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | HB | 249 |
| Bill Dudley | Virginia | HB | 237 |
| Endicott Peabody | Harvard | G | 153 |
| Edgar Jones | Pittsburgh | RB | 151 |
| Bob Westfall | Michigan | FB | 147 |
| Steve Lach | Duke | HB | 126 |
| Jack Crain | Texas | HB | 102 |

## Bowl games

| Bowl game | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| Rose Bowl | No. 12 Oregon State | 20 | No. 2 Duke | 16 |
| Sugar Bowl | No. 6 Fordham | 2 | No. 7 Missouri | 0 |
| Orange Bowl | No. 14 Georgia | 40 | TCU | 26 |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | No. 20 Alabama | 29 | No. 9 Texas A&M | 21 |
| Sun Bowl | Tulsa | 6 | Texas Tech | 0 |

## Statistical leaders
### Team leaders
#### Total offense

| Rank | Team | Games played | Net yards gained | Avg. gain per game | First downs |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 3350 | 372.2 | 147 |
| 2 | Arizona | 10 | 3573 | 357.3 | 152 |
| 3 | Georgia | 10 | 3504 | 350.4 | 156 |
| 4 | Utah | 8 | 2803 | 350.4 | 112 |
| 5 | Texas | 10 | 3500 | 350.0 | 130 |
| 6 | Missouri | 9 | 3102 | 344.7 | 128 |
| 7 | Tulane | 9 | 2951 | 327.9 | 146 |
| 8 | Fordham | 8 | 2616 | 327.0 | 106 |
| 9 | Detroit | 9 | 2881 | 320.1 | 130 |
| 10 | Clemson | 9 | 2879 | 319.9 | 111 |

#### Total defense

| Rank | Team | Games played | Net Ops. Gained | Opps. Av. per Game | Oppon. 1st Downs |
| 1 | Duquesne | 9 | 885 | 110.6 | 50 |
| 2 | Navy | 10 | 1258 | 139.8 | 67 |
| 3 | Detroit | 8 | 1282 | 142.4 | 76 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 10 | 1283 | 142.6 | 79 |
| 5 | Georgia | 10 | 1429 | 142.9 | 85 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1432 | 143.2 | 82 |
| 7 | Duke | 10 | 537 | 145.7 | 74 |
| 8 | San Jose | 10 | 1465 | 146.5 | 62 |
| 9 | Virginia | 9 | 1362 | 151.3 | 59 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 10 | 1211 | 151.4 | 56 |

#### Rushing offense

| Rank | Team | Games | Rushes | Yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 488 | 2769 | 307.7 |
| 2 | Duke | 9 | 498 | 2392 | 265.8 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 8 | 476 | 2062 | 257.8 |
| 4 | Utah | 8 | 398 | 2054 | 256.8 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 8 | 395 | 2007 | 250.9 |
| 6 | Navy | 9 | 494 | 2249 | 249.9 |
| 7 | Georgia | 10 | 511 | 2397 | 239.7 |
| 8 | Texas | 10 | 460 | 2372 | 237.2 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9 | 437 | 2132 | 236.9 |
| 10 | Michigan | 8 | 420 | 1871 | 233.9 |

#### Rushing defense

| Rank | Team | Games | Rushes | Net yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | Duquesne | 10 | 235 | 448 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 10 | 323 | 596 | 59.6 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 9 | 328 | 617 | 61.7 |
| 4 | Navy | 8 | 311 | 560 | 62.2 |
| 5 | Texas | 9 | 323 | 659 | 65.9 |
| 6 | Tulane | 10 | 311 | 597 | 66.3 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 10 | 302 | 598 | 66.4 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 9 | 340 | 611 | 67.9 |
| 9 | Utah | 8 | 268 | 602 | 75.3 |
| 10 | Rice | 9 | 357 | 812 | 81.2 |

#### Passing offense

| Rank | Team | Games | Att. | Compl. | Int. | Pct. Compl. | Yards | Yds/Game | Yds/Attempt |
| 1 | Arizona | 10 | 231 | 106 | 18 | .459 | 1777 | 177.7 | 7.69 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 10 | 294 | 126 | 30 | .429 | 1657 | 165.7 | 5.64 |
| 3 | Washington University (MO) | 9 | 238 | 116 | 20 | .487 | 1472 | 163.6 | 6.18 |
| 4 | Detroit | 9 | 185 | 94 | 11 | .508 | 1307 | 145.2 | 7.06 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 9 | 148 | 81 | 14 | .547 | 1223 | 135.9 | 8.26 |
| 6 | Texas Mines | 9 | 261 | 112 | 27 | .429 | 1219 | 135.4 | 4.67 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 10 | 197 | 88 | 24 | .447 | 1335 | 133.5 | 6.78 |
| 8 | San Francisco | 6 | 102 | 41 | 10 | .402 | 756 | 126.0 | 7.41 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's | 9 | 165 | 69 | 23 | .418 | 1116 | 124.0 | 6.76 |
| 10 | SMU | 10 | 200 | 68 | 17 | .340 | 1201 | 120.1 | 6.01 |

#### Passing defense

| Rank | Team | Games | Att. | Compl. | Pct. Compl. | Yards | Yds/Game |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 74 | 21 | .284 | 217 | 27.1 |
| 2 | Boston University | 8 | 85 | 23 | .271 | 280 | 35.0 |
| 3 | Denver | 9 | 98 | 34 | .347 | 357 | 39.7 |
| 4 | Idaho | 9 | 105 | 30 | .286 | 371 | 41.2 |
| 5 | Lafayette | 9 | 104 | 39 | .471 | 418 | 46.4 |
| 6 | Harvard | 8 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 376 | 47.0 |
| 7 | Florida | 8 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 381 | 47.6 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 7 | 95 | 28 | .295 | 336 | 48.0 |
| 9 | San Jose | 10 | 122 | 48 | .328 | 490 | 49.0 |
| 10 | Villanova | 7 | 89 | 30 | .337 | 343 | 49.0 |
| 11 | Iowa | 8 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 403 | 50.4 |

### Individual leaders
#### Total offense

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Rush Yds | Pass Yds | Total Yds | Avg Gain per Play |
| 1 | Bud Schwenk | Washington University (MO) | 9 | 354 | 471 | 1457 | 1928 | 5.45 |
| 2 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | 9 | 262 | 968 | | 1824 | 6.96 |
| 3 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | 10 | 324 | 1103 | 856 | 1816 | 5.60 |
| 4 | Elmer Madarik | Detroit | 9 | 302 | 667 | 713 | 1541 | 5.10 |
| 5 | Owen Price | Texas Mines | 9 | 347 | 475 | 874 | 1472 | 4.24 |
| 6 | Red Cochran | Wake Forest | 10 | 248 | 162 | 1125 | 1287 | 5.19 |
| 7 | Paul Governali | Columbia | 8 | 305 | 477 | 810 | 1287 | 4.23 |
| 8 | Derace Moser | Texas A&M | 10 | 273 | 338 | 912 | 1250 | 4.58 |
| 9 | Steve Filipowicz | Fordham | 8 | 218 | 495 | 724 | 1219 | 5.59 |
| 10 | Johnny Podesto | Saint Mary's | 9 | 220 | 136 | 1000 | 1136 | 5.16 |

#### Rushing

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Rushes | Yds Gained | Yds Lost | Net Yds | Avg Gain per Play |
| 1 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | 10 | 209 | 1159 | 56 | 1103 | 5.28 |
| 2 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | 9 | 155 | 1069 | 101 | 968 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Bob Steuber | Missouri | 9 | 113 | 941 | 86 | 855 | 7.57 |
| 4 | John Grigas | Holy Cross | 10 | 179 | 872 | 46 | 826 | 4.61 |
| 5 | Pat Harder | Wisconsin | 8 | 142 | 755 | 24 | 731 | 5.15 |
| 6 | Bob Westfall | Michigan | 8 | 156 | 718 | 30 | 688 | 4.41 |
| 7 | Bill Daley | Minnesota | 9 | 158 | 707 | 22 | 685 | 4.34 |
| 8 | Maurice "Red" Wade | Missouri | 9 | 105 | 681 | 13 | 855 | 6.49 |
| 9 | Andy Tomasic | Temple | 9 | 173 | 818 | 141 | 677 | 3.91 |
| 10 | Dick Fisher | Ohio State | 8 | 134 | 711 | 37 | 674 | 5.03 |

#### Passing

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Att. | Compl. | Int. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. | TDs |
| 1 | Bud Schwenk | Washington University (MO) | 9 | 234 | 114 | 19 | .487 | 1457 | 6.23 |
| 2 | Owen Price | Texas Mines | 9 | 208 | 94 | 19 | .452 | 997 | 4.79 |
| 3 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | 9 | 124 | 70 | 11 | .565 | 1037 | 8.36 |
| 4 | Paul Governali | Columbia | 8 | 167 | 70 | 10 | .419 | 810 | 4.85 |
| 5 | Derace Moser | Texas A&M | 19 | 166 | 67 | 19 | .404 | 912 | 5.49 |
| 6 | Elmer Madarik | Detroit | 9 | 128 | 64 | 7 | .500 | 874 | 6.83 |
| 7 | Johnny Podesto | Saint Mary's | 9 | 142 | 61 | 20 | .430 | 1000 | 7.04 |
| 8 | Red Cochran | Wake Forest | 10 | 139 | 59 | 20 | .424 | 1125 | 8.09 |
| 9 | Jimmy Richardson | Marquette | 9 | 91 | 58 | 7 | .637 | 536 | 5.89 |
| 10 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | 9 | 107 | 57 | 8 | .533 | 856 | 8,00 |

#### Receiving

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Avg. Gain per Pass |
| 1 | Hank Stanton | Arizona | 10 | 50 | 820 | 16.40 |
| 2 | Red Lindow | Washington University | 9 | 39 | 472 | 12.10 |
| 3 | Len Krause | Penn State | 9 | 32 | 536 | 16.75 |
| 4 | Pufalt | Washington University | 9 | 29 | 405 | 3.97 |
| 5 | Walt McDonald | Tulane | 9 | 27 | 437 | 16.19 |
| 6 | Crain | Baylor | 10 | 26 | 152 | 5.85 |
| 7 | Marshall Spivey | Texas A&M | 10 | 25 | 363 | 14.52 |
| 8 | Turley | Washington University | 9 | 25 | 363 | 14.52 |
| 9 | Henderson | Texas A&M | 10 | 25 | 229 | 9.16 |

#### Scoring

The following were the scoring leaders for 1941.
| Rank | Player | Team | TD | PAT | FG | Pts |
| 1 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | 18 | 23 | 1 | 134 |
| 2 | Ben Collins | West Texas State | 18 | 24 | 0 | 132 |
| 3 | Curt Sandig | St. Mary's (TX) | 18 | 10 | 0 | 118 |
| 4 | Toshio "Tosh" Asano | Citrus J.C. | 16 | 14 | 0 | 110 |
| 5 | Johnny Thompson | Coast Guard | 14 | 22 | 1 | 109 |
| 6 | Ed McGovern | Rose Poly | 16 | 7 | 0 | 103 |
| 7 | Andrew Victor | The Citadel | 13 | 21 | 0 | 99 |
| 8 | Chet Mutryn | Xavier | | | | 93 |
| 9 | Jack Crain | Texas | 11 | 23 | 1 | 92 |
| 10 (tie) | Jack Jenkins | Vanderbilt | 12 | 15 | 1 | 90 |
| 10 (tie) | Waddel | Visalia J.C. | 15 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 12 | Gant | Florida A&M | 14 | 5 | 0 | 89 |
| 13 | Jones | Union (TN) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 86 |
| 14 | Winston Siegfried | Duke | 13 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| 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 (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