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Lou Saban

Louis Henry Saban

Position: C-B
Height: 6-0    Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1921 in Brookfield, IL
College: Indiana

Drafted by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers in the 10th round (88th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.

Coaching Record

Kicking & Punting

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 AV
1946 25 CLE 14 2
1947 26 CLE c 14 6 11 10 90.9%
1948 27 CLE 14 0
1949 28 CLE 12 1 2 0.0% 11 11 100.0%
Career 54 9 2 0.0% 22 21 95.5%

Defense & Fumbles

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
1946 25 CLE 14 2 4 32 0 0
1947 26 CLE c 14 6 2 2 0 0
1948 27 CLE 14 0 5 41 0 0
1949 28 CLE 12 1 2 35 1 20
Career 54 9 13 110 1 20

Rushing & Receiving

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
1946 25 CLE 14 2 4 -4 0 0 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 1 45 45.0 0 45 0.1 3.2 41 0 0
Career 54 9 4 -4 0 0 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 1 45 45.0 0 45 0.0 0.8 41 0 0

Passing

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%
1946 25 CLE 14 2 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0
Career 54 9 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1947 26 CLE c 14 6 10 10
1949 28 CLE 12 1 1 1 11 17
Career 54 9 1 1 21 27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Long Reception

1946 AAFC 45 (9)

Non-Offensive TDs

1949 AAFC 1 (4)

Extra Pt Made

1947 AAFC 10 (9)
1949 AAFC 11 (8)

Extra Pt Att

1947 AAFC 11 (9)
1949 AAFC 11 (8)

Field Goals Att

1949 AAFC 2 (8)

Interceptions

1946 AAFC 4 (8)
1948 AAFC 5 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1949 AAFC 1 (1)

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

All-Pro Teams

1948AAFC: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 1st Team All-AAFC
1949Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL/AAFC
 AAFC: 1st Team All-AAFC
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AAFC
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AAFC
 UPI: 1st Team All-AAFC