1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach	George Cole (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium

1942 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Texas $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
Arkansas	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach George Cole, the Razorbacks compiled a 3–7 record (0–6 against SWC opponents), finished in last place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 228 to 89.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Wichita*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 27–0
October 3	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–13
October 10	Baylor	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–20
October 17	No. 20 Texas	Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 6–47
October 24	vs. Ole Miss*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 7–6
October 31	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–41
November 7	Rice	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 9–40
November 14	at SMU	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 6–14
November 21	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 14–7
November 26	at No. 6 Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–40
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game