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1943 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 0-10-0, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 95 points (9.5/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 238 points (23.8/g), 10th.
Differential of -143 points (-14.3/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 1.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.6/g), 10th.
Coached by Phil Handler (0-10-0)
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1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Walt Rankin | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 2 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| TB | Ronnie Cahill | 28 | Rook | 2 | 62 rushes for -11 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| TB | Joe Bukant | 28 | 5 | 7 | 42 rushes for 87 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 0 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938 |
| FB | John Grigas | 23 | Rook | 7 | 105 rushes for 333 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 225 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
| WB | Johnny Martin | 27 | 2 | 5 | 30 rushes for 98 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| LE | Ed Rucinski+ | 27 | 2 | 9 | 26 catches for 398 yards, 3 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 |
| LT | Gil Duggan | 29 | 3 | 10 | New York Giants / 15th / 140th pick / 1939 |
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| LG | Conway Baker | 32 | 7 | 8 | ||
| C | Vaughn Stewart | 24 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RG | Gordon Wilson | 28 | 2 | 10 | Cleveland Rams / 16th / 144th pick / 1941 |
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| RT | Chet Bulger | 26 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RE | Don Currivan | 23 | Rook | 7 | 5 catches for 79 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dixie Stokes | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 of 3 field goals & 5 of 6 extra points | |
| P | Johnny Martin | 27 | 2 | 5 | 30 punts for a 39.6 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Johnny Martin | 27 | 2 | 5 | 9 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| KR | Johnny Martin | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 kick returns for a 18.6 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Albrecht | 22 | T-C-LB | 5 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1921 | 1 | |
| Conway Baker | 32 | G-T | 10 | 8 | 228 | 5-11 | Centenary | 9/9/1911 | 7 | |
| Clarence Booth | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | SMU | 9/4/1919 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 18th / 164th pick / 1943 |
| Joe Bukant | 28 | B | 8 | 7 | 216 | 6-0 | Washington (MO) | 10/31/1915 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 17th pick / 1938 |
| Chet Bulger | 26 | T | 10 | 10 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/18/1917 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Cahill | 28 | TB | 10 | 2 | 170 | 5-8 | Holy Cross | 4/24/1915 | Rook | |
| Don Currivan | 23 | E | 7 | 7 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston College | 3/6/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
| Gil Duggan | 29 | T | 10 | 10 | 229 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 12/26/1914 | 3 | New York Giants / 15th / 140th pick / 1939 |
| Vern Ghersanich | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 219 | 5-11 | Auburn | 12/22/1919 | Rook | |
| Marshall Goldberg | 26 | B | 1 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
| John Grigas | 23 | FB-HB | 10 | 7 | 204 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 8/19/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
| Johnny Hall | 27 | WB-HB | 8 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | TCU | 12/14/1916 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 79th pick / 1939 |
| Lou Marotti | 28 | G | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Toledo | 3/28/1915 | Rook | |
| Johnny Martin | 27 | WB-HB | 10 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/8/1916 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 128th pick / 1941 |
| Walt Masters | 36 | B | 7 | 1 | 192 | 5-10 | Pennsylvania | 3/28/1907 | 7 | |
| Bob Morrow | 25 | B | 10 | 4 | 222 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5/5/1918 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 108th pick / 1941 |
| Buddy Parker | 30 | BB-FB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Centenary,North Texas | 12/16/1913 | 8 | |
| Don Pierce | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/7/1919 | 1 | |
| Andy Puplis | 28 | WB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Notre Dame | 2/1/1915 | Rook | |
| Cal Purdin | 22 | B | 4 | 2 | 188 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 2/22/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 25th / 233rd pick / 1943 |
| Walt Rankin | 24 | QB-FB | 10 | 8 | 197 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/28/1919 | 2 | |
| Freeman Rexer | 25 | E | 10 | 2 | 211 | 6-1 | Tulane | 6/18/1918 | Rook | |
| Floyd Rhea | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Oregon | 9/21/1920 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 15th / 134th pick / 1943 |
| Marshall Robnett | 25 | C-G | 9 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Commerce | 3/8/1918 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 43rd pick / 1941 |
| Ed Rucinski+ | 27 | E | 10 | 9 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/12/1916 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 |
| George J. Smith | 22 | FB-DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Villanova | 3/26/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 193rd pick / 1943 |
| Vaughn Stewart | 24 | C | 9 | 8 | 190 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/16/1919 | Rook | |
| Dixie Stokes | 30 | C | 6 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | Centenary | 8/24/1913 | 6 | |
| Clint Wager | 23 | E | 5 | 1 | 218 | 6-6 | St. Mary's (MN) | 1/20/1920 | 1 | |
| Gordon Wilson | 28 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 228 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 11/23/1915 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 16th / 144th pick / 1941 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 10 | 205.5 | 6-0.2 | 1.9 |