| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Anderson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Tom Farmer |
| Stadium: | Iowa Stadium |
The 1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Eddie Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, before taking time off to serve in World War II.
Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (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.