In their fifth season under head coach Jack Harding, the Hurricanes compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 54.
The team's victories included games against Texas Tech (6–0), South Carolina (7–6), and VMI (10–7); its losses were to Florida (0–14) and Alabama (7–21).
[1] Key players included halfback Russell Coates.
63 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.
[2] The Hurricanes played nine of their ten games at Burdine Stadium in Miami, Florida.