1939 SMU Mustangs football team

1939 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainChelsea Crouch
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Texas A&M $ 6 0 011 0 0
Baylor 4 2 07 3 0
SMU 4 2 06 3 1
Texas 3 3 05 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 14 5 1
TCU 1 5 03 7 0
Rice 0 5 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60.

SMU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 12 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939, and at No. 22 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.