| Year: | 1939 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 1–9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jimmy Kitts |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Rice Field |
The 1939 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 1–9–1 record (0–5–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 143 to 77.[1] [2]
Rice was ranked at No. 70 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]