James Frederic Root
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1931 in Toledo, OH
College: Miami (OH) (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 23rd round (268th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 7 (7617th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1940 to 2011.
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
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| 1 | 1953 | 2 | 1953-10-04 | CRD | CLE | L 7-27 | 1 | 11 | Charlie Trippi* | Trail 0-14 | Trail 7-14 | |
| 2 | 1953 | 3 | 1953-10-11 | CRD | @ | PIT | L 28-31 | 2 | 34 | Gern Nagler | Tied 7-7 | Lead 14-7* |
| 3 | 1953 | 3 | 1953-10-11 | CRD | @ | PIT | L 28-31 | 2 | 6 | Gern Nagler | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 |
| 4 | 1953 | 5 | 1953-10-25 | CRD | PHI | L 17-56 | 4 | 8 | Charlie Trippi* | Trail 3-35 | Trail 10-35 | |
| 5 | 1953 | 5 | 1953-10-25 | CRD | PHI | L 17-56 | 4 | 51 | Billy Cross | Trail 10-35 | Trail 17-35 | |
| 6 | 1953 | 8 | 1953-11-15 | CRD | RAM | T 24-24 | 1 | 62 | Johnny Olszewski | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 7 | 1953 | 10 | 1953-11-29 | CRD | @ | CLE | L 16-27 | 3 | 5 | Gern Nagler | Trail 0-10 | Trail 7-10 |
| 8 | 1953 | 12 | 1953-12-13 | CRD | @ | CHI | W 24-17 | 2 | 29 | Gern Nagler | Trail 3-10 | Tied 10-10 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Qtr | Dist | Scorer/Receiver | Score Before | Score After | |
| 9 | 1956 | 7 | 1956-11-11 | CRD | @ | NYG | L 10-23 | 4 | 11 | Ollie Matson* | Trail 3-23 | Trail 10-23 |
| 10 | 1956 | 9 | 1956-11-25 | CRD | PIT | W 38-27 | 3 | 34 | Joe Childress | Lead 24-7 | Lead 31-7 | |
| 11 | 1956 | 10 | 1956-12-02 | CRD | GNB | L 21-24 | 1 | 16 | Max Boydston | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* |