| Year: | 1941 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jess Neely |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Rice Field |
The 1941 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 167 to 121.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.
Guard Art Goforth was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.[3]