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1946 Chicago Rockets
Record: 5-6-3, Finished 4th in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 5th of 9 in the AAFC.
Allowed 315 points (22.5/g), 6th.
Differential of -52 points (-3.7/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 2nd.
Coached by Dick Hanley (1-1-1), Pat Boland (2-3-1), Bob Dove (2-2-1) (co-coach with Ned Mathews and Willie Wilkin), Ned Mathews (2-2-1)and Willie Wilkin (2-2-1)
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1946 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 | |||||
| HB | Elroy Hirsch | 23 | Rook | 12 | 87 rushes for 226 yards, 1 td, & 27 catches for 347 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 21 | Rook | 10 | 111 rushes for 375 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 11 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| FB | Ernie Lewis | 23 | Rook | 9 | 57 rushes for 164 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 26 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 |
| BB | Billy Hillenbrand | 24 | Rook | 9 | 50 rushes for 175 yards, 2 td, & 21 catches for 315 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1944 |
| LE | Ralph Heywood | 25 | Rook | 8 | 20 catches for 287 yards, 4 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 19th pick / 1944 |
| LE | Bob Dove | 25 | Rook | 5 | 7 catches for 67 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
| LT | Willie Wilkin | 30 | 8 | 8 | ||
| LG | Evan Vogds | 23 | Rook | 11 | ||
| C | Herb Coleman | 23 | Rook | 12 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 12th / 113th pick / 1945 |
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| RG | Tony Sumpter | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| RG | Jim O'Neal | 22 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RT | Charlie Huneke | 25 | Rook | 11 | ||
| RE | Pat Lahey | 27 | Rook | 10 | 17 catches for 203 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Nemeth | 24 | 1 | 1 | 9 of 12 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Ernie Lewis | 23 | Rook | 9 | 50 punts for a 41.7 average, 1 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 |
| PR | Elroy Hirsch | 23 | Rook | 12 | 17 punt returns for a 13.8 average and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| KR | Elroy Hirsch | 23 | Rook | 12 | 14 kick returns for a 27.4 average and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Boedeker | 22 | HB | 12 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | DePaul | 3/7/1924 | Rook | ||
| Jim Brutz | 27 | T | 14 | 3 | 230 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/12/1919 | Rook | ||
| Walt Clay | 22 | B | 13 | 2 | 196 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/8/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 85th pick / 1946 |
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| Herb Coleman | 23 | C-G | 14 | 12 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/18/1923 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 12th / 113th pick / 1945 |
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| Norm Cox | 21 | QB-TB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 9/22/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 31st / 291st pick / 1948 |
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| Bob Dove | 25 | DE-E | 14 | 5 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
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| Don Griffin | 24 | HB-DB | 13 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Illinois | 10/15/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 137th pick / 1944 |
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| Ralph Heywood | 25 | E-DE | 14 | 8 | 203 | 6-2 | USC | 9/11/1921 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 19th pick / 1944 |
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| Billy Hillenbrand | 24 | HB-BB | 14 | 9 | 188 | 6-0 | Indiana | 3/29/1922 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1944 |
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| Elroy Hirsch | 23 | E-HB-DE | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 6/17/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
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| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 21 | B | 14 | 10 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
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| Charlie Huneke | 25 | T | 14 | 11 | 225 | 6-3 | Benedictine,St. Mary's (TX),Wyoming | 1/1/1921 | Rook | ||
| Bill Kellagher | 26 | FB | 12 | 2 | 205 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/13/1920 | Rook | ||
| Quentin Klenk | 27 | T | 8 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 2/13/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 184th pick / 1945 |
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| Pat Lahey | 27 | E-DE | 13 | 10 | 218 | 6-2 | John Carroll | 10/21/1919 | Rook | ||
| Pete Lamana | 25 | LB-C-FB | 10 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Boston University | 5/15/1921 | Rook | ||
| Ernie Lewis | 23 | FB-LB | 12 | 9 | 211 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/20/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 |
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| Ned Mathews | 28 | WB-HB | 8 | 2 | 187 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/11/1918 | 5 | ||
| Max Morris | 21 | E-DE | 11 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Illinois,Northwestern | 3/13/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 26th / 245th pick / 1947 |
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| Bob Motl | 26 | E | 14 | 1 | 195 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 7/26/1920 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 80th pick / 1943 |
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| Steve Nemeth | 24 | QB-HB | 13 | 1 | 174 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 12/10/1922 | 1 | ||
| Jim O'Neal | 22 | G | 12 | 5 | 230 | 6-1 | Southwestern (TX),TCU,Texas-El Paso | 2/13/1924 | Rook | ||
| Mickey Parks | 31 | C-LB | 13 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 12/4/1915 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 79th pick / 1938 |
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| Jim Pearcy | 28 | G | 13 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Marshall | 7/26/1918 | Rook | ||
| Frank Quillen | 26 | E-DE | 14 | 4 | 225 | 6-5 | Pennsylvania | 12/18/1920 | Rook | ||
| Joe Ruetz | 30 | G | 13 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 10/21/1916 | Rook | ||
| Bill Schroeder | 23 | HB | 14 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 4/11/1923 | Rook | ||
| Tony Sumpter | 23 | G | 12 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Cameron | 9/12/1923 | Rook | ||
| Norm Verry | 24 | T | 10 | 3 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 9/18/1922 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 78th pick / 1943 |
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| Evan Vogds | 23 | G | 14 | 11 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/10/1923 | Rook | ||
| Lloyd Wasserbach | 25 | T | 12 | 3 | 205 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/30/1921 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 198th pick / 1943 |
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| Willie Wilkin | 30 | T | 10 | 8 | 261 | 6-4 | St. Mary's (CA) | 4/21/1916 | 8 | ||
| Walt Williams | 27 | DB-TB-HB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 2/12/1919 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 24.9 | 14 | 208.2 | 6-0.6 | 0.7 |