| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 3–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Albert D. Kirwan |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Charles Walker |
| Stadium: | McLean Stadium |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
The 1942 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1942 college football season.[1] The season opened with a one-point loss to Georgia.
Kentucky was ranked at No. 47 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]