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1945 Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers
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Record: 3-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 123 points (12.3/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 211 points (21.1/g), 7th.
Differential of -88 points (-8.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 2.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 3rd.
Coached by Herb Kopf (3-6-1)
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1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | George Cafego | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 for 26, 149 yards, 0 td, 4 int, & 19 rushes for -51 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1940 |
| FB | Pug Manders | 32 | 6 | 10 | 76 rushes for 238 yards, 6 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 |
| LH | John Grigas | 25 | 2 | 8 | 64 rushes for 160 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 59 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Frank Martin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 rushes for 10 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 53 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Bob Davis | 31 | 7 | 9 | 29 rushes for 91 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 56 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Keith Ranspot | 32 | 5 | 7 | 8 catches for 117 yards, 0 td | |
| LE | Bob Masterson | 30 | 7 | 5 | 15 catches for 186 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1938 |
| LT | George Sergienko | 27 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Augie Lio | 27 | 4 | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| C | George W. Smith | 31 | 8 | 8 | ||
| RG | Tony Leon | 28 | 2 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 70th pick / 1943 |
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| RT | George Doherty | 25 | 1 | 7 | Brooklyn Tigers / 20th / 199th pick / 1944 |
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| RE | Don Currivan | 25 | 2 | 5 | 16 catches for 397 yards, 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Augie Lio | 27 | 4 | 10 | 4 of 5 field goals & 15 of 16 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
| P | Scott Gudmundson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 punts for a 36.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bob Davis | 31 | 7 | 9 | 11 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Johnny Martin | 29 | 4 | 5 | 13 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Anderson | 24 | DE | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 1/6/1921 | Rook | ||
| George Cafego | 30 | FB-QB-HB | 7 | 5 | 169 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/30/1915 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1940 |
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| Joe Crowley | 26 | E-DB | 9 | 3 | 194 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 4/6/1919 | 1 | ||
| Don Currivan | 25 | E | 10 | 5 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston College | 3/6/1920 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
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| Bob Davis | 31 | HB-FB-QB-P | 10 | 9 | 180 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/4/1914 | 7 | ||
| Don Deeks | 22 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Washington | 2/10/1923 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 4th / 31st pick / 1945 |
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| Babe Dimancheff | 23 | HB | 5 | 2 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 |
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| George Doherty | 25 | T-G | 9 | 7 | 218 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 9/5/1920 | 1 | Brooklyn Tigers / 20th / 199th pick / 1944 |
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| Paul Duhart | 25 | B | 3 | 3 | 180 | 6-0 | Florida | 12/30/1920 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1945 |
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| Al Fiorentino | 28 | G | 8 | 1 | 200 | 5-7 | Boston College | 2/28/1917 | 2 | ||
| John Grigas | 25 | FB-HB | 10 | 8 | 204 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 8/19/1920 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
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| Scott Gudmundson | 24 | QB | 10 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | George Washington | 4/3/1921 | 1 | ||
| Ellis Jones | 24 | G-LB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 3/16/1921 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 8th / 69th pick / 1945 |
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| Andy Kowalski | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 6/2/1920 | 2 | ||
| Tony Leon | 28 | G-LB | 10 | 8 | 203 | 5-9 | Alabama | 2/18/1917 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 70th pick / 1943 |
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| Augie Lio | 27 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 234 | 6-0 | Georgetown (DC) | 4/30/1918 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 30th pick / 1941 |
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| Jim Magee | 25 | C-T | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Georgia,Villanova | 11/27/1920 | 1 | ||
| Pug Manders | 32 | FB-HB | 10 | 10 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 5/5/1913 | 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 |
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| Lou Mark | 31 | C-E | 6 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 12/21/1914 | 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1938 |
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| Frank Martin | 26 | HB | 3 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Alabama | 6/13/1919 | 2 | ||
| Johnny Martin | 29 | WB-HB | 6 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/8/1916 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
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| Bob Masterson | 30 | E | 10 | 5 | 213 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1915 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1938 |
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| Ned Mathews | 27 | WB-HB | 9 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/11/1918 | 4 | ||
| Hugh McCullough | 29 | TB-HB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1916 | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
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| Ed McGee | 29 | T | 8 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | Temple | 2/26/1916 | 5 | New York Giants / 12th / 110th pick / 1940 |
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| Mike Micka | 24 | FB-HB-QB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Colgate | 6/18/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1944 |
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| John Morelli | 22 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Georgetown (DC) | 6/11/1923 | 1 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 28th / 289th pick / 1945 |
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| Ace Parker | 33 | TB-DB-QB | 8 | 1 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 5/17/1912 | 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
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| Keith Ranspot | 32 | E | 9 | 7 | 205 | 6-3 | SMU | 12/11/1913 | 5 | ||
| Floyd Rhea | 25 | G | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Oregon | 9/21/1920 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 15th / 134th pick / 1943 |
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| Frank Sachse | 28 | B | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 7/24/1917 | 2 | ||
| Jack Sachse | 24 | C-LB | 4 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Southwestern (TX),Texas | 1/14/1921 | Rook | Brooklyn Tigers / 8th / 67th pick / 1944 |
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| George Sergienko | 27 | T | 10 | 10 | 248 | 6-1 | American International College | 5/22/1918 | 2 | ||
| George W. Smith | 31 | C | 10 | 8 | 220 | 6-2 | California | 6/3/1914 | 8 | ||
| Ken Steinmetz | 21 | FB-LB | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | none | 8/7/1924 | 1 | ||
| Bill Walker | 25 | G | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | VMI | 9/16/1920 | 1 | ||
| Team Total | 26.7 | 10 | 200.1 | 6-0.0 | 2.9 |