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1928 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 1-5-0, Finished 9th in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 7 points (1.2/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 107 points (17.8/g), 9th.
Differential of -100 points (-16.7/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 0.0-6.0.
Coached by
Fred Gillies (1-5-0)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| TB | Hal Erickson | 29 | 5 | 4 | ||
| FB | Ben Jones | 5 | 4 | |||
| BB | Ducky Grant | 26 | Rook | 6 | ||
| WB | Mickey MacDonnell | 5 | 5 | |||
| LE | Herb Blumer | 28 | 3 | 6 | ||
| LT | Chet Widerquist | 33 | 5 | 6 | ||
| LG | Charlie Strack | 29 | Rook | 3 | ||
| C | Ralph Claypool | 30 | 3 | 4 | ||
| RG | Joe Davidson | 25 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RT | Duke Slater | 30 | 6 | 6 | ||
| RE | Clem Neacy | 30 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ed Allen | 27 | Rook | 2 | ||
| P | Ed Allen | 27 | Rook | 2 | ||
| PR | Ed Allen | 27 | Rook | 2 | ||
| KR | Ed Allen | 27 | Rook | 2 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Allen | 27 | E | 2 | 2 | 175 | 5-8 | Creighton | 6/5/1901 | Rook | ||
| Homer Bliss | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Washington & Jefferson | 8/16/1904 | Rook | ||
| Herb Blumer | 28 | E-G-T | 6 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Missouri | 3/7/1900 | 3 | ||
| Hal Bradley | 23 | G | 2 | 1 | 185 | Iowa | 9/27/1905 | Rook | |||
| Ralph Claypool | 30 | C | 4 | 4 | 191 | 5-9 | Purdue | 12/15/1898 | 3 | ||
| Harry Curzon | 34 | B-E | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | none | 11/12/1894 | 3 | ||
| Joe Davidson | 25 | G-C | 6 | 5 | 200 | 6-0 | Colgate,Oklahoma St. | 1/24/1903 | Rook | ||
| Hal Erickson | 29 | B | 6 | 4 | 193 | 5-9 | St. Olaf,Washington & Jefferson | 3/10/1899 | 5 | ||
| Paul Fitzgibbon | 25 | B | 6 | 1 | 176 | 5-8 | Creighton | 3/21/1903 | 2 | ||
| Fred Gillies | 33 | T | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Cornell | 12/9/1895 | 8 | ||
| Ducky Grant | 26 | BB | 6 | 6 | 175 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 12/24/1902 | Rook | ||
| Ted Illman | 26 | B | 5 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Montana | 11/27/1902 | Rook | ||
| Ben Jones | FB-BB-TB-WB | 5 | 4 | 205 | 5-11 | Indiana (PA),Grove City | 0/0/0 | 5 | |||
| Lyons Killiher | G | 1 | 0 | none | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||||
| Mickey MacDonnell | B | 6 | 5 | 159 | 5-8 | none | 0/0/0 | 5 | |||
| Ike Mahoney | 27 | B | 5 | 2 | 173 | 5-9 | Creighton | 10/25/1901 | 3 | ||
| Ray Marelli | 27 | G | 2 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 1/23/1901 | Rook | ||
| Jim Murphy | 24 | B-E-C | 1 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | St. Thomas | 11/3/1904 | 2 | ||
| Clem Neacy | 30 | E-T | 6 | 4 | 206 | 6-3 | Wisc-Milwaukee,Colgate | 7/19/1898 | 4 | ||
| Ray Risvold | 26 | B | 3 | 0 | 170 | none | 3/27/1902 | 1 | |||
| Duke Slater | 30 | T | 6 | 6 | 215 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/9/1898 | 6 | ||
| Bill Springsteen | 29 | C-E | 4 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Lehigh | 10/27/1899 | 3 | ||
| Bill Stein | 29 | C-G-T | 2 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Macalester,Fordham | 5/28/1899 | 5 | ||
| Charlie Strack | 29 | G | 3 | 3 | 215 | 6-0 | Colgate,Oklahoma St. | 7/15/1899 | Rook | ||
| Jim Thorpe | 41 | TB-E-FB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Carlisle Indian | 5/28/1887 | 8 | ||
| Chet Widerquist | 33 | T-G | 6 | 6 | 219 | 6-1 | Northwestern,Washington & Jefferson | 9/23/1895 | 5 | ||
| Don Yeisley | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Chicago | 1/21/1904 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 25.1 | 6 | 185.4 | 5-3.4 | 2.6 |