The Albion Britons, led by head coach Dale R. Sprankle, won the MIAA championship with a 7–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents).
The Hillsdale Dales, led by head coach Dwight Harwood, finished in second place with a 6–1 record.
Guard Walter Ptak was the only Albion player to receive first-team honors on the 1939 All-MIAA football team.
Hillsdale players won five of eleven first-team spots on the 1939 All-MIAA football team.
The first-team honorees were: backs Bruce Colburn and Gordon Platt; ends Roland Larson and Jack Nordling; and tackle Max Schnitzler.
Center Robert Powers was named as a first-team player on the 1939 All-MIAA football team.
Three Hope players were named to the second team: back Lee Brannock; guard Robert Hudson; and end Kenneth Honholt.
Back D. Smith and guard C. Barnett were selected as first-team players on the 1939 All-MIAA football team.