1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football team

1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Slip Madigan (19th season)
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium

1939 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego Marines			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. T–14 Santa Clara			–					5	–	1	–	3
Gonzaga			–					6	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State			–					5	–	2	–	0
Idaho Southern Branch			–					5	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly			–					4	–	4	–	1
San Francisco			–					4	–	3	–	3
La Verne			–					3	–	3	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Francisco State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Portland			–					1	–	5	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Saint Mary's Gaels football team was an American football team that represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 1939 college football season. In their 19th and final season under head coach Slip Madigan, the Gaels compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 57.

Saint Mary's was ranked at No. 67 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Gonzaga		Kezar Stadium San Francisco CA	W 19–0
October 7	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–3
October 22	vs. No. 17 Santa Clara	No. 20	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–7	45,000
October 29	Portland		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 12–14	2,500
November 5	Dayton		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	T 6–6	10,000
November 12	at San Francisco		Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–7
November 18	at Fordham		Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–13	34,800
December 3	at Loyola		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA	W 40–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game