In its 11th season under head coach Jimmy Phelan, the team compiled a 7–2 record, finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, was ranked No.
10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 169 to 54.
[1] The Huskies' only two losses came to Minnesota and Stanford teams that were ranked Nos.
Bill Marx was the team captain.
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