| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Ohio Bobcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Don Peden |
| Hc Year: | 19th |
| Stadium: | Ohio Stadium |
| Next Year: | 1945 |
The 1942 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Don Peden, the Bobcats compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 107.[1]
Ohio was ranked at No. 136 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]