1939 was the fourth of seven seasons for the Dixie Football League, which ran from 1936-1947. The number of traveling teams in the Dixie League was halved with the folding of the Alexandria Celtics team in Virginia. The number of league members stayed at five with the entrance of the Newport News Builders, which actually played its home games in neighboring Hampton southeast of Newport News on the Virginia Peninsula. “Buck” Miles became the league "M.V.P." as he repeated his feat of scoring the most points in the Dixie League. His Cubs finished the season in a tie for the league lead with the Richmond Arrows (the Cubs had a 6-1-1 record, the Arrows 6-1). For the last game, the Cubs added Ace Parker (after he finished an All-Pro season with the NFL's team, the Brooklyn Dodgers). He scored the only touchdown in a 7-0 Cubs victory over Newport News Builders to force a playoff with the Richmond Arrows for the league championship. Parker scored the only touchdown in a Cubs 7-0 win over the Richmond Arrows to give the Portsmouth Cubs the 1939 DFL Championship.