The 1942 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1942 college football season.
The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Howard Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 5–3 record.
[2][3] Yale was ranked at No.
54 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.
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