| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Cameron |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Tom Burns |
| Captain: | Jim Smith |
| Stadium: | Duke Stadium |
The 1942 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 98. Jim Smith was the team captain.[1] [2]
Duke was ranked at No. 20 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.