| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Skip Stahley |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 1942 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1942 college football season.[1]
In their second season under head coach Jacob N. "Skip" Stahley, the Bears compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored 114 to 96 by opponents. Team captains were named on a game-by-game basis.[2]
Brown was ranked at No. 103 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island.