The 1939 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1939 college football season. The selectors for the 1939 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP).
All Southwest selections
Backs Kay Eakin, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1 [QB]) Olie Cordill, Rice (AP-1; UP-1 [HB]) Jack Crain, Texas (AP-1; UP-1 [HB]) John Kimbrough, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1 [FB]) Jim Thomason, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-2 [HB]) Pres Johnston, SMU (AP-2; UP-2 [QB]) Jack Wilson, Baylor (AP-2; UP-2 [FB]) James Witt, Baylor (UP-2 [HB]) William Mullenweg, SMU (AP-2) Bill Conatser, Texas A&M (AP-2)
Ends Herbert Smith, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1) Red Hickey, Arkansas (AP-2; UP-1) Don Looney, TCU (AP-1; UP-2) Durwood Horner, TCU (AP-2; UP-2)
Tackles Jack Sanders, SMU (AP-1; UP-1) Joe Boyd, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1) Park Myers, Texas (AP-2; UP-2) Ernie Pannell, Texas A&M (AP-2; UP-2)
Guards Marshall Robnett, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1) Len Akin, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) Milt Simington, Arkansas (AP-2; UP-2) Charles Henke, Texas A&M (UP-2) Wilfred Thorpe, Arkansas (AP-2)
Centers Bob Nelson, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1) Ken Whitlow, Rice (UP-2) Wilburn Echols, SMU (AP-2)
Key AP = Associated Press UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also 1939 College Football All-America Team
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