| Year: | 1939 |
| Team: | West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Cecil C. Humphreys |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Crump Stadium |
| Prev: | 1938 |
The 1939 West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil C. Humphreys, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled a 3–8 record.
West Tennessee was ranked at No. 313 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]