| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Pacific Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Far Western Conference |
| Short Conf: | FWC |
| Record: | 2–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0 |
| Head Coach: | Amos Alonzo Stagg |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Stadium: | Baxter Stadium |
| Champion: | FWC champion |
The 1942 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 141 to 58 for the season and was shut out in five games.[1] [2]
Pacific was ranked at No. 174 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton.