The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) had disbanded in the spring, and the AAWU consisted of the four teams from state of California and the Huskies.
Led on the field by junior All-American quarterback Bob Schloredt,[1] the Huskies started the season unranked and gained the Rose Bowl berth.
[1][4][5] The Rose Bowl victory was the first for a West Coast team in seven years,[4] and only the second since the end of World War II; the loser both times was Wisconsin.
[1][6] Washington outscored its opponents 253 to 73,[7] and outside the sole loss to USC,[8][9] they allowed no more than twelve points in each of their other ten games, with four shutouts.
The final rankings in this era were released in early December, at the end of the regular season and prior to the bowl games.