| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Michigan State Normal Hurons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Elton Rynearson |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Captain: | Lowell W. Beach, Charles Nemeth |
| Stadium: | Briggs Field |
The 1942 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1942 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 3–3–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 81 to 64. Lowell W. Beach and Charles Nemeth were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Briggs Field on the school's campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.[2]
Michigan State Normal was ranked at No. 334 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]