| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | San Jose State Spartans |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CCAA |
| Record: | 7–2 |
| Conf Record: | 1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Hartranft |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
The 1942 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[1] during the 1942 college football season.
San Jose State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft, in his first year, and they played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2, 1–1 CCAA).
San Jose State was ranked at No. 105 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
Note that many colleges did not play football during World War II. Santa Barbara College, another member of the CCAA, missed the 1942 season leaving the CCAA with just three teams for the 1942 season. From 1943 to 1945 San Jose State did not field a team.
The following San Jose State players were selected in the 1946 NFL draft.[4] [5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team | |
| Bob Ward | Back | 20 | 189 | Washington Redskins |
| Player | Position | NFL team | |
| End | 1946 Boston Yanks |