1942 College Football All-America Team
The 1942 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1942. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1942 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the International News Service, Look magazine, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Newsweek, and the Sporting News.
Two individuals were unanimous selections; they were Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich and Wisconsin end Dave Schreiner.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1942, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.| Name | Position | School | UP votes | Number | Official selectors | Other selectors |
| Frank Sinkwich | Halfback | Georgia | 1,004 | 9/9 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Dave Schreiner | End | Wisconsin | 752 | 9/9 | AAB, AP, CO, INS, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Dick Wildung | Tackle | Minnesota | 748 | 8/9 | AAB, AP, CO, LK, NEA, NW, SN, UP | CP, MS, NYS, PL, WC |
| Mike Holovak | Fullback | Boston College | 594 | 6/9 | AP, CO, LK, NEA, NW, UP | CP, NYS |
| Paul Governali | Quarterback | Columbia | 406 | 6/9 | AAB, AP, CO, NW, SN, UP | CP, NYS, PL, WC |
| Joe Domnanovich | Center | Alabama | 308 | 6/9 | AAB, AP, CO, LK, NW, SN | PL |
| Billy Hillenbrand | Halfback | Indiana | 486 | 5/9 | AAB, CO, NEA, SN, UP | CP, NYS, WC |
| Bob Dove | End | Notre Dame | 507 | 5/9 | AAB, NEA, NW, SN, UP | WC |
| Al Wistert | Tackle | Michigan | 532 | 4/9 | AAB, LK, NW, UP | NYS, WC, MS, PL) |
| Harvey Hardy | Guard | Georgia Tech | 516 | 4/9 | INS, NEA, NW, UP | CP, NYS |
| Chuck Taylor | Guard | Stanford | 4/9 | AAB, AP, LK, SN | PL, WC | |
| Julius Franks | Guard | Michigan | 3/9 | CO, INS, NW | CP |
All-American selections for 1942
Ends
- Dave Schreiner, Wisconsin
- Bob Dove, Notre Dame
- Don Currivan, Boston College
- Bob Shaw, Ohio State
- George Poschner, Georgia
- Bruce Alford, TCU
- Al Hust, Tennessee
- Nick Suseoff, Washington State
- James Kelleher, Army
- Bert Kuczynski, Penn
- Pete Pihos, Indiana
- Bob Gantt, Duke
- Al Beals, Santa Clara
- Saxon Judd, Tulsa
Tackles
- Dick Wildung, Minnesota
- Al Wistert, Michigan
- Clyde Johnson, Kentucky
- Stan Mauldin, Texas
- Don Whitmire, Alabama
- Norm Verry, USC
- Derrell Palmer, TCU
- Francis E. Merritt, Army
- Al Klug, Marquette
- Chuck Csuri, Ohio State
- Gil Bouley, Boston College
- Robin Olds, Army
- Lou Rymkus, Notre Dame
- Don McCafferty, Ohio State
- John Donaldson, Penn
Guards
- Harvey Hardy, Georgia Tech
- Chuck Taylor, Stanford
- Julius Franks, Michigan
- Merv Pregulman, Michigan
- Buster Ramsey, William & Mary
- Jack Lescoulie, UCLA
- Lindell Houston, Ohio State
- Alex Agase, Illinois
- Harry C. Wright, Notre Dame
- George Hecht, Alabama
Centers
- Joe Domnanovich, Alabama
- Spencer Moseley, Yale
- Fred Naumetz, Boston College
- Louis Sossamon, South Carolina
- Walt Harrison, Washington
- Buddy Gatewood, Baylor
Quarterbacks
- Paul Governali, Columbia
- Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa
- Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame
- Jesse Freitas, Santa Clara
- Clint Castleberry, Georgia Tech
- Otto Graham, Northwestern
Halfbacks
- Frank Sinkwich, Georgia
- Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana
- Monk Gafford, Auburn
- Bob Steuber, Missouri
- Bill Daley, Minnesota
- J. T. "Blondy" Black, Mississippi State
- Gene Fekete, Ohio State
- Jackie Fellows, Fresno State
- Henry Mazur, Army
Fullbacks
- Mike Holovak, Boston College
- Bob Kennedy, Washington State
- Pat Harder, Wisconsin
- Joe Muha, VMI
- Roy McKay, Texas
Key
- 1 – First-team selection
- 2 – Second-team selection
- 3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board
- AP = Associated Press
- CO = Collier's Weekly, selected by Grantland Rice
- INS = International News Service
- LK = NBC radio and Look magazine, selected under the supervision of Bill Stern, by 138 sports announcers and 25 key sports writers
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- NW = Newsweek
- SN = Sporting News, selected through a poll of 86 sports writers in 40 states
- UP = United Press
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association, selected with the assistance of the nation's football captains
- NYS = New York Sun
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
- MS = Maxwell Stiles, noted California sports writer, based on the number of weeks a player was named player of the week at his position
- PL = All-Players All-America team selected based on ballots cast by 1,706 major college lettermen and announced by Norman Sper, a radio football broadcaster