| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Cornell Big Red |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Carl Snavely |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Captain: | Roy Johnson |
| Stadium: | Schoellkopf Field |
The 1942 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored 148-95 by its opponents. The team captain was Roy Johnson.[1]
Cornell was ranked at No. 86 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.