| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Western Reserve Red Cats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Four Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Four |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 3–0 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Davies |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Shaw Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Four champion |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
The 1942 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1942 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Davies, assisted by Dick Luther until he was called to the U.S. Navy early in the season.[1]
Western Reserve was ranked at No. 111 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]