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The 1939 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 1939 college football season. They finished with a 8–0 record and were named national champions by Litkenhous and the Sagarin Ratings. They outscored their opponents 197 to 52. After capping off a perfect season Cornell declined a bid to the Rose Bowl so that the football players could catch up on their schoolwork. The Big Red finished the season ranked #4 in the Associated Press’s final poll.