| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CCAA |
| Record: | 9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | James Bradshaw |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Ratcliffe Stadium |
| Champion: | CCAA champion |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1942 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times.
Fresno State was ranked at No. 43 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings.
The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft.[3] [4]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team | |
| Back | 6 | 50 | Washington Redskins | ||
| Jim Molich | End | 15 | 145 | Detroit Lions | |
| Roy Renfro | Guard | 22 | 224 | New York Giants |