WThe 1939 Centenary Gentlemen football team represented the Centenary College of Louisiana as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season.
WThe 1939 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1939 college football season. Dutch Stanley succeeded Carl Voyles as end coach of the "Iron Dukes". Halfback George McAfee led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns, interceptions, and punting.
WThe 1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School during the 1939 college football season.
WThe 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 27th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–4–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Bill Lenich was selected as the team's most valuable player.
WThe 1939 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1939 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his fifth and final year of his at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–5 record with a 1–4 record in conference play. They finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 107 points and gave up 108 points.
WThe 1939 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Swede Larson, the Midshipmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 107 to 88.
WThe 1939 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1939 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4 record under head coach Charley Bowser.
WThe 1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 146 to 70. Rutgers was undefeated in its first eight games, but fell short of its first undefeated season in 70 years when Brown scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Queensmen, 13–0, in a Thanksgiving Day game at Providence, Rhode Island.
WThe 1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southern Conference in the 1939 college football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 3–6–1 overall. The team beat Florida and Miami.
WThe 1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1939 college football season. The season is notable for the game against Centenary in which the teams combined for an NCAA-record 77 punts.
WThe 1939 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1939 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 4–5 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 93 to 77. Chuck Bechtol was the team captain.