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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 (1-10-0)
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1939 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 | |||||
| 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 | |
| BB | George Faust | 22 | Rook | 6 | 22 rushes for 71 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 85 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 42nd pick / 1939 |
| WB | Milt Popovich | 26 | 1 | 4 | 26 rushes for 78 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 10 yards and 0 td | 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 |
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| C | Ki Aldrich* | 23 | Rook | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
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| RG | Ross Carter | 25 | 3 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936 |
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| RT | Al Babartsky | 24 | 1 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 35th pick / 1938 |
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| RE | Bill Smith* | 27 | 5 | 9 | 21 catches for 387 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | |
| 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 |
| PR | Henry Adams | 24 | Rook | 1 | ||
| KR | Henry Adams | 24 | Rook | 1 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Adams | 24 | C | 3 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 12/24/1915 | Rook | ||
| Sam Agee | 24 | FB | 11 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 10/21/1915 | 1 | ||
| Ki Aldrich* | 23 | C-LB-G | 11 | 10 | 207 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/1/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
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| Al Babartsky | 24 | T | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-0 | Fordham | 4/19/1915 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 35th pick / 1938 |
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| Conway Baker | 28 | G-T | 11 | 2 | 228 | 5-11 | Centenary | 9/9/1911 | 3 | ||
| Jonathan Bilbo | 25 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 10/17/1914 | 1 | ||
| Keith Birlem | 24 | B-E | 6 | 3 | 198 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 5/4/1915 | Rook | ||
| Tony Blazine* | 27 | T | 11 | 9 | 232 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1/2/1912 | 4 | ||
| Hal Bradley | 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Elon | 11/23/1913 | 1 | ||
| Ross Carter | 25 | G-C | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon | 3/10/1914 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 69th pick / 1936 |
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| Ed Cherry | 26 | FB | 4 | 1 | 208 | 6-0 | Hardin-Simmons | 7/16/1913 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1938 |
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| Don Cosner | 22 | WB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Montana State | 2/16/1917 | Rook | ||
| Earl Crowder | 24 | BB | 6 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 1/21/1915 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1939 |
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| Versil Deskin | 26 | E | 10 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 2/14/1913 | 4 | ||
| Len Dugan | 29 | C-LB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Wichita State | 2/19/1910 | 3 | ||
| Elwyn Dunstan | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Portland | 2/4/1915 | 1 | ||
| George Faust | 22 | BB | 9 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 9/28/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 42nd pick / 1939 |
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| Ev Fisher | 25 | BB-E | 11 | 7 | 205 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 3/1/1914 | 1 | ||
| Charlie Gainor | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 11/22/1916 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 164th pick / 1939 |
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| Marshall Goldberg | 22 | B | 10 | 8 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
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| Frank Huffman | 24 | T-E | 11 | 1 | 207 | 6-1 | Marshall | 5/22/1915 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 162nd pick / 1939 |
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| Bert Johnson | 27 | FB-BB-HB | 9 | 4 | 212 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/18/1912 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 |
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| John Klumb | 23 | E | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 1/22/1916 | Rook | ||
| Mike Kochel | 23 | G | 8 | 3 | 195 | 5-11 | Fordham | 3/6/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 171st pick / 1939 |
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| Jimmy Lawrence* | 26 | WB-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | TCU | 3/15/1913 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1936 |
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| Joel Mason | 27 | E | 9 | 5 | 199 | 6-0 | Western Michigan | 3/12/1912 | Rook | ||
| Coley McDonough | 24 | TB-QB | 4 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Dayton,North Carolina State | 10/10/1915 | Rook | ||
| Regis Monahan | 31 | G-T | 2 | 1 | 216 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 11/15/1908 | 4 | ||
| Jim Neill | 26 | FB-WB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/9/1913 | 2 | ||
| Buddy Parker | 26 | BB-FB | 9 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Centenary,North Texas | 12/16/1913 | 4 | ||
| Frank Patrick | 23 | B | 8 | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 1/16/1916 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 20th pick / 1938 |
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| Milt Popovich | 26 | B | 10 | 4 | 196 | 5-11 | Montana | 12/29/1913 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1938 |
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| Rock Reed | 25 | HB | 4 | 3 | 173 | 5-8 | LSU | 8/7/1914 | 2 | ||
| Jack Robbins | 23 | TB | 8 | 0 | 183 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/23/1916 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1938 |
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| Glynn Rogers | 25 | G | 1 | 1 | 220 | 5-10 | TCU | 3/31/1914 | Rook | ||
| Doug Russell | 28 | TB-WB | 1 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Kansas State,Muskingum | 6/11/1911 | 5 | ||
| Andy Sabados | 23 | G | 8 | 6 | 209 | 5-11 | The Citadel | 11/24/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1939 |
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| Bill Smith* | 27 | E-DE | 11 | 9 | 198 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/13/1912 | 5 | ||
| Jim Thomas | 22 | G | 5 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 5/6/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 102nd pick / 1939 |
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| Billy Volok | 29 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 3/23/1910 | 5 | ||
| Ernie Wheeler | 24 | DB-TB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Dakota State | 1/28/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 32nd pick / 1939 |
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| Frank Zelencik | 26 | T | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Oglethorpe | 11/11/1913 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 25.0 | 11 | 202.9 | 6-0.2 | 1.4 |