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.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Northwest Missouri State*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 7–9		[4]
October 7	at Washburn	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	L 20–26		[5]
October 14	Missouri*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–14	10,000	[6]
October 20	Creighton	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 42–12	7,000	[7]
October 28	at Butler*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	T 6–6		[8]
November 4	Washington and Lee*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 12–6	7,500	[9]
November 11	Oklahoma A&M	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 7–0		[10]
November 18	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 25–13	7,000	[11]
November 25	Missouri Mines*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 32–0	6,000	[12]
December 1	Saint Louis	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 21–17	12,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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