| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | North State Conference |
| Short Conf: | NSC |
| Record: | 5–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–2 |
| Head Coach: | Beattie Feathers |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | College Field |
| Next Year: | 1945 |
The 1942 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their only year under head coach Beattie Feathers, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 5–2–1, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, and finished 2nd in the NSC.
Appalachian State was ranked at No. 168 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]