| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Pappy Waldorf |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Scheme: | Single-wing |
| Mvp: | Alf Bauman |
| Captain: | Floyd Chambers[1] |
| Stadium: | Dyche Stadium |
The 1941 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the Wildcats compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten.[2]
Four Northwestern players received honors on the 1941 All-Big Ten Conference football team: tackle Alf Bauman (AP-1; UP-1); end Bob Motl (AP-1; UP-2); halfback Otto Graham (AP-2); and guard George Zorich (UP-2).[3] [4]
See also: 1941 NCAA football rankings.