Under fourth-year head coach Ralph Welch, the Huskies were 6–3, third in the PCC, and outscored its opponents 91 to 54.
[1] No non-conference games were played this season and center Bill McGovern was the team captain.
After a two-year hiatus due to World War II, in-state rival Washington State resumed its program and was played twice.
The games were split, with home team wins in shutouts in Seattle in October,[2][3] and in Pullman at the end of the season.
[9][10][11] The Huskies upset USC 13–7 in Seattle,[12][13] the Trojans' only PCC loss.