1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team

1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 5 (APS)
Record6–3–1
Head coach
1942 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Second Air Force    11 0 1
No. 9 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard    6 0 1
No. 17 March Field    11 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Pre-Flight    7 1 1
No. 4 North Carolina Pre-Flight    8 2 1
No. 6 Jacksonville NAS    9 3 0
No. 1 Great Lakes Navy    8 3 1
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight    7 3 1
No. 15 Fort Riley    6 3 0
No. 14 Fort Monmouth    5 2 2
No. 5 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight    6 3 1
No. T–20 Fort Douglas    5 3 0
No. 10 Corpus Christi NAS    4 3 1
No. 16 Camp Davis    4 3 2
Albuquerque AAB    5 4 0
No. 13 Lakehurst NAS    4 4 1
Santa Ana AAB    4 4 0
Will Rogers AB    4 4 0
No. 7 Camp Grant    4 5 0
No. 8 Pensacola NAS    3 5 1
No. T–18 Fort Totten    3 5 1
Camp Pickett    1 6 0
No. 12 Fort Knox    2 6 0
Alameda Coast Guard    1 7 1
No. T–18 Spence Field    0 4 0
No. T–20 Daniel Field    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Service Poll

The 1942 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight school at Saint Mary's College of California during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 92.

Tex Oliver was the head coach. Two members of the team were named to the 1942 All-Navy All-America football team: Joe Ruetz at right guard and Frankie Albert at quarterback. In addition, Tom Smith (right guard) and Bob Koch (right halfback) were named to the 1942 All-Navy Preflight Cadet All-America team.