| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | William D. Murray |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Frazer Field, Wilmington Park |
| Next: | 1946 |
The 1942 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 28.[1]
Delaware was ranked at No. 112 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]