Record: 75-61-8, .549 W-L% (5th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 2.41 (6th of 10) ▪ SOS: 0.25 (6th of 10)
Conference Champion: Duke
Ranked in First AP Poll: 2 (Duke and North Carolina)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Clemson and Duke)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1939 | Sat | North Carolina | 50 | Citadel | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 23, 1939 | Sat | North Carolina State | 18 | Davidson | 14 | Greensboro, NC | |
| 3 | Sep 23, 1939 | Sat | Wake Forest | 19 | South Carolina | 7 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 4 | Sep 30, 1939 | Sat | Duke | 26 | @ | Davidson | 6 | |
| 5 | Sep 30, 1939 | Sat | North Carolina | 36 | Wake Forest | 6 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 6 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | 25 | North Carolina State | 6 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 7 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | North Carolina | 13 | Virginia Tech | 6 | Norfolk, VA | |
| 8 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | Richmond | 7 | @ | Washington & Lee | 0 | |
| 9 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 2 | Davidson | 0 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 10 | Oct 13, 1939 | Fri | South Carolina | 7 | Davidson | 0 | Sumter, SC | |
| 11 | Oct 14, 1939 | Sat | Furman | 7 | @ | Citadel | 0 | |
| 12 | Oct 14, 1939 | Sat | Wake Forest | 32 | @ | North Carolina State | 0 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 13 | Oct 17, 1939 | Tue | William & Mary | 6 | Virginia Tech | 6 | Richmond, VA | |
| 14 | Oct 19, 1939 | Thu | Clemson | 27 | @ | South Carolina | 0 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 15 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | (12) Duke | 6 | Wake Forest | 0 | ||
| 16 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Furman | 15 | @ | Davidson | 0 | |
| 17 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Richmond | 19 | Citadel | 0 | ||
| 18 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Washington & Lee | 6 | Virginia Tech | 0 | Lynchburg, VA | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 19 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | Davidson | 22 | Citadel | 14 | ||
| 20 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | (9) North Carolina | 17 | North Carolina State | 0 | ||
| 21 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 0 | Richmond | 0 | ||
| 22 | Nov 4, 1939 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 20 | Furman | 7 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 23 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | 20 | Wake Forest | 7 | ||
| 24 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | (15) Duke | 20 | @ | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | |
| 25 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Furman | 20 | @ | South Carolina | 0 | |
| 26 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | (8) North Carolina | 32 | Davidson | 0 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 27 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Richmond | 13 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 28 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | (13) Duke | 13 | (7) North Carolina | 3 | ||
| 29 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | North Carolina State | 12 | @ | Furman | 7 | |
| 30 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 13 | Maryland | 0 | Norfolk, VA | |
| 31 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | William & Mary | 18 | Washington & Lee | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 32 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | (15) Clemson | 14 | @ | Furman | 3 | |
| 33 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | (8) Duke | 28 | @ | North Carolina State | 0 | |
| 34 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | William & Mary | 7 | @ | Richmond | 0 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 35 | Nov 30, 1939 | Thu | Virginia Military Institute | 19 | Virginia Tech | 7 | Roanoke, VA | |
| 36 | Nov 30, 1939 | Thu | Wake Forest | 46 | Davidson | 7 | Charlotte, NC |