| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Garrett Arbelbide |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Hc Games: | first 3 games |
| Head Coach2: | Bobby Decker |
| Hc Games2: | 1st season, final 5 games |
| Stadium: | Santa Ana Municipal Bowl |
The 1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base Flyers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Santa Ana Army Air Base (Santa Ana AAB or SAAAB), located near Santa Ana, California, during the 1942 college football season. Garrett Arbelbide served as the team's head coach for the first three games of the season. In mid-October, he was succeeded by Lieutenant Bobby Decker, who installed a T formation offense. Marty Brill was an assistant coach for the team.[1] Santa Ana AAB's roster included Homer Beatty, George Bernhardt, Dick Danehe, Dick Horne, Joe Margucci, and Tony Tonelli.