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1939 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 1-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 84 points (7.6/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 254 points (23.1/g), 10th.
Differential of -170 points (-15.5/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 0.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-1.0/g), 9th.
Coached by
Ernie Nevers
Training Camp: Ordean Field (Duluth, Minnesota)
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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 | Frank Patrick | 23 | 1 | 5 | 30 rushes for 84 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 20th pick / 1938 |
| FB | Marshall Goldberg | 22 | Rook | 8 | 56 rushes for 152 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
| BB | Ev Fisher | 25 | 1 | 7 | 18 rushes for 63 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | |
| P | Milt Popovich | 26 | 1 | 4 | 27 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1938 |
| LE | Joel Mason | 27 | Rook | 5 | 18 catches for 188 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Tony Blazine* | 27 | 4 | 9 | ||
| LG | Andy Sabados | 23 | Rook | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1939 | |
| C | Ki Aldrich* | 23 | Rook | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 | |
| RG | Ross Carter | 25 | 3 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936 | |
| RT | Al Babartsky | 24 | 1 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 35th pick / 1938 | |
| K | Bill Smith* | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 6 of 8 extra points | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Smith* | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 of 8 field goals & 6 of 8 extra points | |
| P | Milt Popovich | 26 | 1 | 4 | 27 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1938 |
| KR | Henry Adams | 24 | Rook | 1 | ||
| KR | Henry Adams | 24 | Rook | 1 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Adams | 24 | KR | 3 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/24/1915 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Sam Agee | 24 | fb | 11 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 10/21/1915 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ki Aldrich* | 23 | C | 11 | 10 | 207 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/1/1916 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 | |
| Al Babartsky | 24 | RT | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-0 | Fordham | 4/19/1915 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 35th pick / 1938 | |
| Conway Baker | 28 | g | 11 | 2 | 228 | 5-11 | Centenary | 9/9/1911 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jonathan Bilbo | 25 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 10/17/1914 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Keith Birlem | 24 | b | 6 | 3 | 198 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 5/4/1915 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Tony Blazine* | 27 | LT | 11 | 9 | 232 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1/2/1912 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hal Bradley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Elon | 11/23/1913 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ross Carter | 25 | RG | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon | 3/10/1914 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936 | |
| Ed Cherry | 26 | fb | 4 | 1 | 208 | 6-0 | Hardin-Simmons | 7/16/1913 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1938 | |
| Don Cosner | 22 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Montana St. | 2/16/1917 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Earl Crowder | 24 | bb | 6 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 1/21/1915 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1939 | |
| Versil Deskin | 26 | e | 10 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 2/14/1913 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Len Dugan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Wichita St. | 2/19/1910 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Elwyn Dunstan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Portland | 2/4/1915 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George Faust | 22 | bb | 9 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 9/28/1917 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 42nd pick / 1939 | |
| Ev Fisher | 25 | BB | 11 | 7 | 205 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 3/1/1914 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Gainor | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 11/22/1916 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 164th pick / 1939 | ||
| Marshall Goldberg | 22 | FB | 10 | 8 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 | |
| Frank Huffman | 24 | t | 11 | 1 | 207 | 6-1 | Marshall | 5/22/1915 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 162nd pick / 1939 | |
| Bert Johnson | 27 | fb | 9 | 4 | 212 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/18/1912 | 2 | 0 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 | |
| John Klumb | 23 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 1/22/1916 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Mike Kochel | 23 | g | 8 | 3 | 195 | 5-11 | Fordham | 3/6/1916 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 171st pick / 1939 | |
| Jimmy Lawrence* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | TCU | 3/15/1913 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1936 | ||
| Joel Mason | 27 | LE | 9 | 5 | 199 | 6-0 | West. Michigan | 3/12/1912 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Coley McDonough | 24 | tb | 4 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | North Carolina St.,Dayton | 10/10/1915 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Regis Monahan | 31 | g | 2 | 1 | 216 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 11/15/1908 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Jim Neill | 26 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/9/1913 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Buddy Parker | 26 | bb | 9 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | North Texas,Centenary | 12/16/1913 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Frank Patrick | 23 | TB | 8 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 1/16/1916 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 20th pick / 1938 | |
| Milt Popovich | 26 | P | 10 | 4 | 196 | 5-11 | Montana | 12/29/1913 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1938 | |
| Rock Reed | 25 | hb | 4 | 3 | 173 | 5-8 | LSU | 8/7/1914 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jack Robbins | 23 | 8 | 0 | 183 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/23/1916 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1938 | ||
| Glynn Rogers | 25 | g | 1 | 1 | 220 | 5-10 | TCU | 3/31/1914 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Doug Russell | 28 | tb | 1 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Muskingum,Kansas St. | 6/11/1911 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Andy Sabados | 23 | LG | 8 | 6 | 209 | 5-11 | The Citadel | 11/24/1916 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1939 | |
| Bill Smith* | 27 | K | 11 | 9 | 198 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/13/1912 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Thomas | 22 | g | 5 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 5/6/1917 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 102nd pick / 1939 | |
| Billy Volok | 29 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 3/23/1910 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Wheeler | 24 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Dakota St. | 1/28/1915 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 32nd pick / 1939 | ||
| Frank Zelencik | 26 | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Oglethorpe | 11/11/1913 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Team Total | 25.0 | 11 | 202.9 | 6-0.2 | 1.4 |
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