| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Temple Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 2–5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ray Morrison |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Temple Stadium |
The 1942 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 135 to 48.[1]
Temple was ranked at No. 94 (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 Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.