| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | Northern Illinois State Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 7–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Chick Evans |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Captain: | Fred Spear |
| Stadium: | Glidden Field |
| Champion: | IIAC co-champion |
The 1941 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Northern Illinois University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1941 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Chick Evans, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Illinois State Normal. The team played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois.