The invention discloses a spandex-free elastic denim fabric manufacturing method and denim fabric, and belongs to the field of spinning, the manufacturing method comprises the following steps: manufacturing chemical fiber filaments containing terylene and acrylic fibers, using the chemical fiber filaments as weft yarns, using sizing-dyed cotton fibers as warp yarns, and weaving into denim, denim is sequentially subjected to singeing, desizing, ozone treatment, clean water washing, drying, liquid ammonia finishing, shaping and preshrinking, and the spandex-free elastic denim fabric is obtained. According to the manufacturing method, covering yarns are not used as raw materials, spandex is not used, chemical fiber filaments containing polyester and acrylic fibers are used as weft yarns with certain elasticity, cotton fibers are used as warp yarns, and after ozone treatment, the spandex-free elastic denim fabric is obtained. After liquid ammonia finishing, the cotton fibers also have elasticity, acrylic fibers in the chemical fiber filaments are curled to form water guide channels, polyester provides certain elasticity, the fabric has certain elasticity in the warp direction and the weft direction, and the fabric has the advantages of being breathable and slightly elastic.