In their second and final season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 5–4 record.
Edward Kast was the team captain.
[1] Tom Douglas was the team's leading scorer, with 42 points (seven touchdowns).
53 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.
[3] Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.