1942 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1942 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 95 to 45 for the season.

Chico State was ranked at No. 323 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.