1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

The 1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Gander Terry, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play. Sam Panepinto was the team's captain and Waddell Murphy was the alternate captain.

1939 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSam Panepinto, Waddell Murphy (alternative)
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $ 7 0 011 0 0
Tennessee Tech 4 0 06 3 1
Mississippi College 3 0 06 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 05 5 0
Rollins 5 1 08 1 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 17 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 1 04 2 3
Murray State 4 1 14 4 1
Newberry 3 1 14 1 4
Presbyterian 3 1 24 3 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 14 4 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 06 3 0
Union (TN) 3 2 07 2 0
Morehead State 2 2 06 2 0
Louisville 1 1 15 2 1
Union (KY) 1 1 13 3 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 13 4 1
Centre 1 1 11 5 2
Centenary 1 1 02 9 1
Louisiana Tech 3 4 05 6 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 4 03 8 0
Troy State 2 3 07 4 0
SW Louisiana 2 3 03 5 1
Stetson 2 4 23 5 2
Louisiana College 2 5 04 6 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 11 6 1
Erskine 1 5 01 9 0
Delta State 1 6 01 9 0
Wofford 0 2 31 5 3
Tampa 0 3 12 7 1
Jacksonville State 0 3 10 8 2
Transylvania 0 7 01 8 0
Emory and Henry 0 0 07 2 0
  • $ Conference champion

Western Kentucky was ranked at No. 150 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

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