| Year: | 1939 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 7–1–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Captain: | Edwin J. Merrick |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
The 1939 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 7–1–2 record, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, finishing tied for fourth place in the SoCon.[1]
Richmond was ranked at No. 76 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]