The 1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Elmer Layden, the Fighting Irish compiled a 7–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 100 to 73, and were ranked No. 13 in the final AP poll. They won the first six games and were ranked as high as No. 2, but dropped in the rankings after losing two of the final three games to unranked Iowa and No. 4 USC.
End Bud Kerr received first-team honors from the All-America Board, Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Life magazine, among others. Kerr and ullback Milt Piepul received second-team honors from the United Press. Johnny Kelly was the team captain.
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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