1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1939 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
  • James Gillette Jr.
  • Harry McClaugherty
Home stadiumScott Stadium
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 0 1
Catholic University     8 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     7 1 1
George Washington     5 3 0
Virginia     5 4 0
Georgia Teachers     5 5 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 2
Roanoke     4 4 0
Delaware State     2 2 0
William & Mary Norfolk     4 5 0
Navy     3 5 1
West Virginia     2 6 1
Western Maryland     1 6 0
Delaware     1 7 0
East Carolina     0 8 0

The 1939 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1939 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach Frank Murray and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 5–4.

Virginia was ranked at No. 77 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.