| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | PCC |
| Record: | 4–5–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Lon Stiner |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Stadium: | Bell Field, Multnomah Stadium |
| Next: | 1945 |
The 1942 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College (OSC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Lon Stiner, the Beavers compiled a 4–5–1 record (4–4 against PCC opponents), finished in fifth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents, 157 to 142.[1]
Oregon State was ranked at No. 70 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
The team played its home games at Bell Field in Corvallis, Oregon.
Due to World War II, this would be the last season of OSC football until 1945.