1939 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team

The 1939 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their twelfth season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. After the season, Birmingham–Southern discontinued their football program until its revival in 2007.^[1]

1939 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–3–1 Dixie)
Head coach	Jenks Gillem (12th season)
Home stadium	Legion Field Munger Bowl
Seasons ← 1938 2007 →

1939 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern (TN) $	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi College	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Chattanooga	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Millsaps	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mercer	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Spring Hill	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Auburn*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–6	10,000	[2]
October 6	at Loyola (LA)	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–7		[3]
October 13	Louisiana Tech*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–6		[4]
October 21	at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–10	4,500	[5]
October 27	at Millsaps	Fairgrounds Stadium Jackson, MS	T 7–7	2,500	[6]
November 4	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–28	6,000	[7]
November 11	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 12–13	3,082	[8]
November 17	Spring Hill	Munger Bowl Birmingham, AL	W 13–6	4,000	[9]
November 30	vs. Howard (AL)	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 9–6	8,000	[10]
*Non-conference game