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1940 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 2-7-2, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 139 points (12.6/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 222 points (20.2/g), 10th.
Differential of -83 points (-7.5/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 2.7-8.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 7th.
Coached by Jimmy Conzelman (2-7-2)
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1940 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 | Hugh McCullough | 24 | 1 | 7 | 57 rushes for 278 yards, 3 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
| FB | Marshall Goldberg | 23 | 1 | 7 | 87 rushes for 325 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 29 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
| BB | Bert Johnson | 28 | 3 | 7 | 6 rushes for 15 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 52 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 |
| WB | Johnny Hall | 24 | Rook | 7 | 41 rushes for 88 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 111 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 79th pick / 1939 |
| LE | John Shirk* | 23 | Rook | 7 | 11 catches for 91 yards, 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1940 |
| LT | Ed Beinor | 23 | Rook | 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 46th pick / 1939 |
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| LT | Conway Baker | 29 | 4 | 5 | ||
| LG | Andy Sabados | 24 | 1 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1939 |
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| C | Ki Aldrich | 24 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
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| RG | Joe Kuharich | 23 | Rook | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 104th pick / 1938 |
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| RT | Tony Blazine | 28 | 5 | 7 | ||
| RE | Al Coppage | 24 | Rook | 7 | 15 catches for 163 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1940 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Zontini | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 of 5 field goals & 10 of 10 extra points | |
| P | Hugh McCullough | 24 | 1 | 7 | 30 punts for a 40.5 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
| PR | Ki Aldrich | 24 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
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| KR | Ki Aldrich | 24 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ki Aldrich | 24 | C-LB-G | 11 | 9 | 207 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/1/1916 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1939 |
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| Conway Baker | 29 | G-T | 11 | 5 | 228 | 5-11 | Centenary | 9/9/1911 | 4 | ||
| Ed Beinor | 23 | T-DE | 11 | 7 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/16/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 46th pick / 1939 |
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| Tony Blazine | 28 | T | 7 | 7 | 232 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1/2/1912 | 5 | ||
| Ray Busler | 26 | T | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Marquette | 1/16/1914 | Rook | ||
| Andy Chisick | 24 | C | 11 | 2 | 207 | 6-1 | Villanova | 6/10/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 51st pick / 1940 |
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| Marty Christiansen | 24 | FB | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 4/23/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 31st pick / 1940 |
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| Beryl Clark | 23 | B | 9 | 3 | 170 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 10/13/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 141st pick / 1940 |
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| Al Coppage | 24 | E | 11 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1940 |
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| Bill Davis | 24 | T | 10 | 3 | 234 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 11/10/1916 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 91st pick / 1940 |
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| Billy Dewell | 23 | E | 4 | 3 | 208 | 6-4 | SMU | 1/2/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
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| Ev Elkins | 23 | B | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Marshall | 11/17/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 151st pick / 1939 |
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| Jimmy German | 23 | TB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Centre | 11/6/1917 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 98th pick / 1939 |
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| Marshall Goldberg | 23 | B | 11 | 7 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
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| Johnny Hall | 24 | WB-HB | 11 | 7 | 195 | 6-0 | TCU | 12/14/1916 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 79th pick / 1939 |
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| Frank Huffman | 25 | T-E | 9 | 4 | 207 | 6-1 | Marshall | 5/22/1915 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 162nd pick / 1939 |
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| Pop Ivy | 24 | E | 5 | 1 | 208 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/25/1916 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 27th pick / 1940 |
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| Bert Johnson | 28 | FB-BB-HB | 10 | 7 | 212 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/18/1912 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 |
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| Ray Johnson | 26 | DB-TB-FB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Denver | 10/16/1914 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 90th pick / 1937 |
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| Bob Kellogg | 23 | TB | 3 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | La-Monroe,Tulane | 8/4/1917 | Rook | ||
| John Klumb | 24 | E | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington State | 1/22/1916 | 1 | ||
| Joe Kuharich | 23 | G | 11 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/14/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 104th pick / 1938 |
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| Lloyd Madden | 22 | WB-DB | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado Mines | 8/27/1918 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1940 |
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| Hugh McCullough | 24 | TB-HB | 11 | 7 | 185 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1916 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
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| Bill Murphy | 26 | G | 8 | 2 | 203 | 6-0 | Washington (MO) | 4/7/1914 | Rook | ||
| Buddy Parker | 27 | BB-FB | 10 | 4 | 193 | 6-0 | Centenary,North Texas | 12/16/1913 | 5 | ||
| Rupert Pate | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 9/6/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 181st pick / 1940 |
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| Milt Popovich | 27 | B | 10 | 1 | 196 | 5-11 | Montana | 12/29/1913 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1938 |
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| Keith Ranspot | 27 | E | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | SMU | 12/11/1913 | Rook | ||
| Andy Sabados | 24 | G | 10 | 6 | 209 | 5-11 | The Citadel | 11/24/1916 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1939 |
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| Herm Schneidman | 27 | BB-QB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 11/22/1913 | 5 | ||
| John Shirk* | 23 | E-DE | 11 | 7 | 200 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/24/1917 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1940 |
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| Jim Thomas | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 5/6/1917 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 102nd pick / 1939 |
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| Gaynell Tinsley | 25 | E | 7 | 4 | 198 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/1/1915 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1937 |
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| Mario Tonelli | 24 | FB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/28/1916 | Rook | New York Giants / 21st / 195th pick / 1939 |
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| Tarzan White | 25 | G | 10 | 4 | 217 | 5-9 | Alabama | 12/6/1915 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1937 |
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| Rex Williams | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 7/16/1916 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 60th pick / 1940 |
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| Bobby Wood | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/14/1916 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 30th pick / 1940 |
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| Lou Zontini | 23 | B | 8 | 0 | 189 | 5-9 | Notre Dame | 8/30/1917 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 24.5 | 11 | 202.3 | 6-0.3 | 1.1 |