| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | Illinois State Normal Redbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 3–4–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Howard Hancock |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Mvp: | Sam Chicas |
| Captain: | Harold Gaffney |
| Stadium: | McCormick Field |
| Champion: | IIAC co-champion |
The 1941 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Howard Hancock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Northern Illinois State.[1] [2] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.