1939 Arizona State Bulldogs football team

The 1939 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dixie Howell, the Bulldogs compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–0 against Border opponents), won the conference championship, played to a scoreless tie against Catholic University in the 1940 Sun Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 56. The team captains were Wiley Aker and Noble Riggs. The Bulldogs finished 6–0 at home, 2–2 on the road, and 0–0–1 on a neutral site. Hilman Walker was an assistant coach.

1939 Arizona State Bulldogs football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–0 Border)
Head coach
CaptainWiley Aker, Noble Riggs
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
1939 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 4 0 08 2 1
New Mexico 4 2 08 2 0
Texas Tech 2 1 05 5 1
Texas Mines 3 2 05 4 0
Arizona 1 2 06 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 03 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 01 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Arizona State was ranked at No. 65 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

All home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

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