1942 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1942 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1942 college football season. Bo Rowland served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

The Citadel was ranked at No. 99 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

No team was fielded again until 1946 due to World War II.