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1949 Chicago Hornets
Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 4-8-0, Finished 4th in AAFC
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 179 points (14.9/g), 6th of 7 in the AAFC.
Allowed 268 points (22.3/g), 5th.
Differential of -89 points (-7.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 2nd.
Coached by
Ray Flaherty
Training Camp: Ripon College (Ripon, Wisconsin)
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| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Aschenbrenner | 24 | 6 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Marquette,North Carolina,Northwestern | 7/12/1925 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 38th pick / 1947 | ||
| Jim Bailey | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | West Virginia St. | 0/0/0 | Rook | 0 | ||||
| Hardy Brown | 25 | lb | 12 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 | |
| George Buksar | 23 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Purdue,San Francisco | 8/12/1926 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 | ||
| Bob Chappuis | 26 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 2/24/1923 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 26th pick / 1947 | ||
| Paul Cleary | 27 | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1922 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 77th pick / 1948 | ||
| Johnny Clement | 30 | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/31/1919 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1941 | ||
| John Clowes | 28 | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 12/15/1921 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rip Collins | 23 | P | 12 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | LSU | 11/9/1926 | Rook | 0 | New York Bulldogs / 6th / 53rd pick / 1949 | |
| Ziggy Czarobski | 27 | T | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/13/1922 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1945 | |
| John Donaldson | 24 | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Georgia | 8/22/1925 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Dan Edwards | 23 | E | 12 | 12 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 | |
| Hank Foldberg | 26 | E | 12 | 9 | 205 | 6-2 | Texas A&M,Army | 3/12/1923 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1947 | |
| Ted Hazelwood | 25 | t | 9 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Purdue,North Carolina | 4/24/1924 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 144th pick / 1946 | |
| Bob Heck | 24 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/17/1925 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 110th pick / 1948 | ||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 24 | B | 12 | 12 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 | |
| Bob Jensen | 24 | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa St. | 12/29/1925 | 1 | 0 | Boston Yanks / 13th / 109th pick / 1948 | ||
| Nate Johnson | 29 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Illinois | 6/18/1920 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fay King | 27 | e | 8 | 3 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/7/1922 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 60th pick / 1946 | |
| Ray Kuffel | 28 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Marquette,Notre Dame | 12/9/1921 | 2 | 0 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 20th / 198th pick / 1944 | ||
| Ernie Lewis | 26 | fb | 6 | 5 | 211 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/20/1923 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 77th pick / 1946 | |
| Bob Livingstone | 27 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/11/1922 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 225th pick / 1945 | ||
| Jim McCarthy | 29 | K | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 11/28/1920 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Walt McDonald | 29 | b | 9 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/5/1920 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943 | |
| Fred Negus | 26 | c | 12 | 5 | 208 | 6-1 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 11/7/1923 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 | |
| Homer Paine | 26 | T | 12 | 10 | 235 | 6-0 | Tulsa,Oklahoma | 9/20/1923 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 128th pick / 1946 | |
| Paul Patterson | 22 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Illinois | 2/16/1927 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Jim Pearcy | 31 | g | 8 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Marshall | 7/26/1918 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ray Ramsey | 28 | KR | 12 | 10 | 166 | 6-2 | Bradley | 7/18/1921 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 | |
| John Rapacz | 25 | c | 12 | 7 | 252 | 6-4 | West. Michigan,Oklahoma | 4/25/1924 | 1 | 0 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 15th pick / 1947 | |
| Ray Richeson | 26 | g | 12 | 1 | 235 | 6-0 | Alabama | 9/27/1923 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 84th pick / 1948 | |
| Bob Smith | 24 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Tulsa,Iowa | 8/20/1925 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 | ||
| Joe Soboleski | 23 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/22/1926 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949 | ||
| Herb St. John | 23 | G | 11 | 11 | 215 | 5-10 | Georgia | 1/17/1926 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 191st pick / 1948 | |
| George Strohmeyer | 25 | c | 12 | 1 | 205 | 5-10 | Texas A&M,Notre Dame | 1/27/1924 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 120th pick / 1946 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 30 | WB | 12 | 12 | 209 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 9/20/1919 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1942 | |
| Martin Wendell | 23 | G | 10 | 8 | 215 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 11/22/1926 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 63rd pick / 1948 | |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 12 | 207.2 | 6-0.5 | 1.4 |
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