| Year: | 1939 |
| Team: | Washington University Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jimmy Conzelman |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Francis Field |
| Champion: | MVC champion |
The 1939 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 103.[1]
Washington University was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 44 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 81 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]
The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.