1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The 1939 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Cam Henderson, the team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 286 to 84. Marshall had a 3–0 record against WVIAC opponents, but did not play enough conference games to qualify for the WVAC standings. "Boot" Elkins and Zack Kush were the team captains.

Marshall was ranked at No. 64 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.