 Players recognized as consensus picks on the 1941 All-America team included Harvard guard Endicott Peabody (selected unanimously by all nine official selectors), Michigan fullback Bob Westfall (8/9), Minnesota tackle Dick Wildung (8/9), Stanford quarterback Frankie Albert (7/9), Bruce Smith (7/9), Alabama end Holt Rast (6/9), Missouri center Darold Jenkins (6/9), Virginia halfback Bill Dudley (5/9), Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich (5/9), and Notre Dame end Bob Dove (5/9).September 20 Tennessee beat Furman 32-6 and Boston College beat St. Anselm, 78-0.September 27
In Seattle, defending champion Minnesota beat Washington 14-6, while in New Orleans, Boston College fell to Tulane, 21-7.