Conference Big Ten Conference 1942 record 5–4 (3–3 Big Ten) Home stadium Memorial Stadium | AP No. 19 MVP Dick Wildung | |
Head coach George Hauser (1st year) | ||
The 1942 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach George Hauser, the Golden Gophers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 91.
Tackle Dick Wildung was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Stern, Collier's/Grantland Rice, Look Magazine. Wildung was also named All-Big Ten first team.
Dick Wildung was awarded the Team MVP Award.
The Gophers hosted the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight school at the University of Iowa. The Pre-Flight team was coached by Bernie Bierman, who had coached the Golden Gophers to five national titles between 1934 and 1941, and resumed coaching the Golden Gophers in 1945.
Total attendance for the season was 231,307, which averaged to 38,551. The season high for attendance was against Michigan.