1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1939 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	2–6 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach	Gwinn Henry (1st season)
Captain	Milt Sullivant
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1939 Big Six Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Missouri $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Nebraska	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Oklahoma	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Kansas	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Gwinn Henry, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 107 to 47. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Ed Hall with 189 rushing yards, Ralph Miller with 261 passing yards, Jake Fry with 137 receiving yards, and Fry and Milt Sullivant with 12 points scored each. Sullivant was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Drake		L 6–12
October 7	Iowa State		W 14–0
October 14	at Colorado A&M		W 7–0
October 21	at No. 3 Oklahoma		L 7–27
November 4	Kansas State		L 6–27
November 11	at Nebraska		L 0–7
November 18	George Washington		L 7–14
November 25	No. 10 Missouri		L 0–20
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game