Led by Red Dawson in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 and a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing eighth in the SEC.
The Green Wave was outscored by opponents by a total of 220 to 95.
11 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.
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