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Cecil Isbell

Cecil Frank Isbell

Position: TB-HB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: July 11, 1915 in Houston, TX
College: Purdue

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft.

Coaching Record

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1938* 23 GNB tb 11 4 37 91 40.7 659 8 8.8 10 11.0 53 7.2 4.1 17.8 59.9 55.9
1939* 24 GNB tb 11 5 43 103 41.7 749 6 5.8 5 4.9 51 7.3 6.3 17.4 68.1 66.4
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 68 150 45.3 1037 8 5.3 12 8.0 47 6.9 4.4 15.3 103.7 53.1
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 117 206 56.8 1479 15 7.3 11 5.3 56 7.2 6.2 12.6 134.5 81.4
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 146 268 54.5 2021 24 9.0 14 5.2 73 7.5 7.0 13.8 183.7 87.0
Career 54 24 411 818 50.2 5945 61 7.5 52 6.4 73 7.3 5.9 14.5 110.1 72.6

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1938* 23 GNB tb 11 4 91 162 164 93 169 86 142
1939* 24 GNB tb 11 5 103 119 139 98 112 159 125
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 150 111 114 104 109 114 112
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 206 114 125 127 119 134 128
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 268 111 121 128 117 136 126
Career 54 24 818 118 0 128 0 116 121 129 0 126

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1938* 23 GNB tb 11 4 85 445 2 0 5.2 40.5 7.7 5 104 20.8 0 49 0.5 9.5 549 2 0
1939* 24 GNB tb 11 5 132 407 2 0 3.1 37.0 12.0 9 71 7.9 0 20 0.8 6.5 478 2 0
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 97 270 4 0 2.8 27.0 9.7 270 4 0
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 72 317 1 24 4.4 28.8 6.5 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 316 1 0
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 36 83 1 32 2.3 7.5 3.3 83 1 0
Career 54 24 422 1522 10 32 3.6 28.2 7.8 15 174 11.6 0 49 0.3 3.2 1696 10 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 2 14 0 14
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 1 0 0 0
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 6 47 0 19
Career 54 24 9 61 0 19

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1939* 24 GNB tb 11 5 3 3 100.0% 4 123 39 0 30.8
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 2 63 37 0 31.5
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 4 141 46 0 35.3
Career 54 24 3 3 100.0% 10 327 46 0 32.7

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 3 19 0 7 6.3 2 32 0 20 16.0 367
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 1 14 0 14 14.0 4 63 0 20 15.8 160
Career 54 24 4 33 0 14 8.3 6 95 0 20 15.8 1824

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1938* 23 GNB tb 11 4 2 2 12
1939* 24 GNB tb 11 5 2 2 3 15
1940 25 GNB TB 10 5 4 4 24
1941*+ 26 GNB TB 11 4 1 1 6
1942* 27 GNB TB 11 6 1 1 6
Career 54 24 10 10 3 63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1938
1939
1941
1942

First-Team All-Pro

1941

Passes Completed

1938 NFL 37 (9)
1939 NFL 43 (9)
1940 NFL 68 (4)
1941 NFL 117 (1)
1942 NFL 146 (1)

Pass Attempts

1938 NFL 91 (8)
1939 NFL 103 (6)
1940 NFL 150 (4)
1941 NFL 206 (1)
1942 NFL 268 (2)

Passing Yds

1938 NFL 659 (5)
1939 NFL 749 (7)
1940 NFL 1037 (4)
1941 NFL 1479 (1)
1942 NFL 2021 (1)

Passing TD

1938 NFL 8 (2)
1939 NFL 6 (5)
1940 NFL 8 (3)
1941 NFL 15 (1)
1942 NFL 24 (1)
Career 61 (154)

Passer Rating

1941 NFL 81.4 (1)
1942 NFL 87.0 (1)

Long Pass

1938 NFL 53 (4)
1939 NFL 51 (8)
1940 NFL 47 (6)
1942 NFL 73 (1)

Passes Intercepted

1938 NFL 10 (4)
1940 NFL 12 (5)
1941 NFL 11 (4)
1942 NFL 14 (6)
Career 52 (194)

Passing Yds/Game

1938 NFL 59.9 (7)
1939 NFL 68.1 (7)
1940 NFL 103.7 (3)
1941 NFL 134.5 (1)
1942 NFL 183.7 (1)
Career 110.1 (193)

Yds/Pass Att

1941 NFL 7.2 (1)
1942 NFL 7.5 (1)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1941 NFL 12.6 (1)
1942 NFL 13.8 (2)

Pass Attempts/Game

1938 NFL 8.3 (9)
1940 NFL 15.0 (4)
1941 NFL 18.7 (2)
1942 NFL 24.4 (2)

Rushing Att

1939 NFL 132 (3)
1940 NFL 97 (6)

Rushing Yds

1938 NFL 445 (4)
1939 NFL 407 (10)

Rushing TD

1940 NFL 4 (4)

Yds/Rushing Att

1938 NFL 5.2 (1)
1941 NFL 4.4 (3)

Rushing Yds/Game

1938 NFL 40.5 (4)

Long Reception

1938 NFL 49 (7)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1940 NFL 4 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1938 NFL 549 (3)

All-Purpose Yds

1938 NFL 549 (3)

Touches

1939 NFL 141 (2)
1940 NFL 97 (7)

Yds/Touch

1938 NFL 6.1 (1)

Interceptions

1942 NFL 6 (3)

Passes Completed/Game

1939 NFL 3.9 (10)
1940 NFL 6.8 (4)
1941 NFL 10.6 (1)
1942 NFL 13.3 (1)

Pass Completion %

1941 NFL 56.8% (1)
1942 NFL 54.5% (2)

Pass Intercept. %

1941 NFL 5.3% (1)
1942 NFL 5.2% (2)

Passing TD %

1941 NFL 7.3% (1/72)
1942 NFL 9.0% (1/15)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1938Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1939Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL
1940NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1941Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1942Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL