| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | Columbia Lions |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 3–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Lou Little |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Stadium: | Baker Field |
The 1941 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University in the Ivy League during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a combined total of 103 to 81.[1]
The team was led by left halfback Paul Governali who was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.[2] Governali went on to win the Maxwell Award in 1942 and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Columbia was ranked at No. 42 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]
The team played its home games at Baker Field in Manhattan.