In their 29th and final season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 2–6 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.

[1] Tackle Nate Johnson was selected as the team's most valuable player.

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

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