In their eighth season under head coach Jack Meagher, the Tigers compiled a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 0–4–1 in the SEC), finished in last place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 123 to 115.

[1] Key players on the 1941 Auburn team included quarterback William Eugene Barrineau, halfback Monk Gafford, and tackle J. H. McClurkin.

Cheatham was selected by the United Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1941 All-SEC football team.

[2] Gafford was selected by the International News Service as a first-team halfback on the 1942 All-America team.

38 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.