| Year: | 1942 |
| Team: | Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 9 (APS) |
| Record: | 6–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Gar Griffith |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[1]
The team was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach.[2] Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."[3]