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1937 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 5-5-1, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 135 points (12.3/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 165 points (15.0/g), 7th.
 Differential of -30 points (-2.7/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +24 (2.2/g), 3rd.

Coached by Milan Creighton (5-5-1)

1937 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
TB George Grosvenor 27 2 7 143 rushes for 461 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td
TB Pat Coffee 22 Rook 4 55 rushes for 157 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td
FB Hal Pangle 25 2 8 61 rushes for 203 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 58 yards and 0 td
BB Howie Tipton 26 4 7 9 rushes for 23 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 2 yards and 0 td
WB Doug Russell 26 3 10 23 rushes for 76 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 263 yards and 1 td
LE Gaynell Tinsley+ 22 Rook 11 36 catches for 675 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1937

LT Tony Blazine 25 2 6
LG Bree Cuppoletti 27 3 7
C Ham Harmon 24 Rook 6

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 43rd pick / 1937

C Len Dugan 27 1 5
RG Ross Carter 23 1 11

Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936

RT Jack Robinson 26 2 10
RE Versil Deskin 24 2 8 3 catches for 48 yards, 1 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Conway Baker 26 1 3
P Conway Baker 26 1 3
PR Conway Baker 26 1 3
KR Conway Baker 26 1 3

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Conway Baker 26 G-T 6 3 228 5-11 Centenary 9/9/1911 1
Tony Blazine 25 T 11 6 232 6-0 Illinois Wesleyan 1/2/1912 2
Hal Carlson 22 G 1 0 220 6-3 DePaul,Northwestern 1/22/1915 Rook
Ross Carter 23 G-C 11 11 200 6-0 Oregon 3/10/1914 1

Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936

Pat Coffee 22 TB 9 4 183 5-11 LSU 8/3/1915 Rook
Bill Crass 26 FB 3 0 205 6-0 LSU 6/9/1911 Rook
Milan Creighton 29 E 2 0 190 6-0 Arkansas 1/21/1908 6
Bree Cuppoletti 27 G 10 7 200 5-10 Oregon 6/19/1910 3
Versil Deskin 24 E 11 8 200 6-0 Drake 2/14/1913 2
Len Dugan 27 C-LB 11 5 218 6-0 Wichita State 2/19/1910 1
George Grosvenor 27 TB-HB 11 7 175 6-0 Colorado 8/4/1910 2
Ham Harmon 24 C 6 6 220 6-0 Tulsa 4/2/1913 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 43rd pick / 1937

Bob Hoel 24 G-T 1 0 208 6-0 Pittsburgh 6/5/1913 2
Jimmy Lawrence 24 WB-HB 11 1 190 5-10 TCU 3/15/1913 1

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1936

John Marrow 23 G-T 11 0 230 5-11 Nebraska-Kearney 7/8/1914 Rook
Bill May 24 BB 9 3 188 5-11 LSU 2/4/1913 Rook
Dub Miller 26 G-T 8 0 218 6-0 Chadron State 9/28/1911 2
Bill Muellner 23 E 1 0 175 5-11 DePaul 9/30/1914 Rook
Earl Nolan 23 T 8 3 205 6-1 Arizona 3/8/1914 Rook
Hal Pangle 25 B 11 8 200 5-10 Oregon State 5/4/1912 2
Buddy Parker 24 BB-FB 11 3 193 6-0 Centenary,North Texas 12/16/1913 2
Rock Reed 23 HB 8 0 173 5-8 LSU 8/7/1914 Rook
John Reynolds 23 C 5 0 185 5-10 Baylor 4/20/1914 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 72nd pick / 1937

Jack Robinson 26 T 11 10 220 6-2 Truman State 6/18/1911 2
Doug Russell 26 TB-WB 11 10 187 6-0 Kansas State,Muskingum 6/11/1911 3
Bill Smith 25 E-DE 9 2 198 6-1 Washington 1/13/1912 3
Gaynell Tinsley+ 22 E 11 11 198 6-1 LSU 2/1/1915 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1937

Howie Tipton 26 G-WB-BB-E 11 7 186 5-11 USC 4/19/1911 4
Pete Tyler 23 BB 6 1 190 5-11 Hardin-Simmons 6/18/1914 Rook
Billy Volok 27 G-T 11 4 215 6-2 Tulsa 3/23/1910 3
Billy Wilson 26 E 11 1 184 5-10 Gonzaga 5/8/1911 2
Team Total 24.7 11 200.5 5-11.6 1.4