| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Washington and Lee Generals |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 1–8 |
| Conf Record: | 0–4 |
| Head Coach: | Paul A. Holstein |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Wilson Field |
| Next: | 1946 |
The 1942 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Paul A. Holstein, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.[1]
Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 202 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]