| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Fort Riley Centaurs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 15 (APS) |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Head Coach: | Curry N. Vaughn |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
The 1942 Fort Riley Centaurs football team represented the Cavalry Replacement Training Center at Fort Riley, a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3 record, including a victory over Kansas State. Lt. Curry N. Vaughn was the team's head coach.[1]
Fort Riley also garnered attention in the fall of 1942 as the home base of boxer Joe Louis.[2]