| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Six Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 6 |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ward Haylett |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
The 1942 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1942 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ward Haylett, in his first year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 3–8 record with a 2–3 record in conference play. They finished in fourth place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 79 points and gave up 334 points.[1]
Kansas State was ranked at No. 230 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]