| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 3–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | John Fenlon |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Warren Pace, Maxwell Katz |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
The 1942 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Fenlon, Richmond compiled a 3–6–1 record, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, finishing in 15th place in the SoCon.[1]
Richmond was ranked at No. 135 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]