| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference |
| Short Conf: | LIC |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 1–2 |
| Head Coach: | Joe Aillet |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Johnny Perritt |
| Stadium: | Tech Stadium |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
The 1942 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their third year under head coach Joe Aillet, the team compiled a 6–3 record.
Louisiana Tech was ranked at No. 116 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]