1941 Tulane Green Wave football team

1941 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Pete Mandich
  • James Thibault
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1941 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Mississippi State $ 4 0 18 1 1
No. 18 Tennessee 3 1 08 2 0
No. 20 Alabama 5 2 09 2 0
No. 14 Georgia 3 1 19 1 1
No. 17 Ole Miss 2 1 16 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 2 08 2 0
LSU 2 2 24 4 2
Tulane 2 3 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 03 6 0
Florida 1 3 04 6 0
Kentucky 0 4 05 4 0
Auburn 0 4 14 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Red Dawson, Tulane compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 in conference games), finished eighth in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 220 to 95. Tulane was ranked No. 11 in the final Litkenhous ratings released in December 1941.

Tackle Ernie Blandin received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-SEC football team. Other Tulane players receiving All-SEC honors were halfback Walter McDonald (AP-2), guard Jack Tittle (AP-2), halfback Bob Glass (AP-3), and end Bill Hornick (AP-3).

The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.