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1945 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 1-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 98 points (9.8/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 228 points (22.8/g), 9th.
 Differential of -130 points (-13.0/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 1.2-8.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.8/g), 9th.

Coached by Phil Handler (1-9-0)

1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 23 box L 0-1 Detroit Lions 0 10 2 83 57 26 5 11 192 109 83 6
2 Sun September 30 box L 0-2 @ Cleveland Rams 0 21 6 95 70 25 5 14 373 119 254 4
3 Sun October 7 box L 0-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 6 21 14 213 170 43 9 240 76 164
4 Sun October 14 box W 1-3 @ Chicago Bears 16 7 17 327 86 241 2 8 213 196 17 2
5 Sun October 21 box L 1-4 @ Detroit Lions 0 26 8 113 82 31 4 9 326 251 75 2
6 Sun October 28 box L 1-5 @ Green Bay Packers 14 33 15 374 223 151 2 14 369 233 136 2
7 Sun November 4 box L 1-6 @ Washington Redskins 21 24 14 324 156 168 3 15 384 249 135
8 Sun November 11 box L 1-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 23 5 83 26 57 4 4 171 171 1
9 Sun November 18 box L 1-8 Cleveland Rams 21 35 19 345 294 51 5 13 389 242 147 3
10 Sun December 2 box L 1-9 Chicago Bears 20 28 16 293 171 122 1 12 257 134 123 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 98 2267 601 3.8 115 99 267 1328 5 18 5.0 51 334 939 9 2.8 47 31 13 17
Team Defense 228 2810 569 4.9 163 87 187 1490 15 12 8.0 43 382 1320 17 3.5 110 23 11 10
Lg Rank Offense 9 8 6 1 7 9 5 9 8 7 8 6 6 8
Lg Rank Defense 9 7 3 2 7 9 10 9 7 5 8 5 8 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Paul Christman 27 QB 8 3 89 219 40.6 1147 5 2.3 12 5.5 70 5.2 3.0 12.9 143.4 42.6
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 3 18 16.7 116 0 0.0 4 22.2 62 6.4 -3.6 38.7 11.6 14.4
Paul Collins 23 3 1 3 17 17.6 43 0 0.0 2 11.8 26 2.5 -2.8 14.3 14.3 0.0
Vince Oliver 30 3 1 4 10 40.0 22 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 2.2 2.2 5.5 7.3 47.9
Johnny Knolla 26 7 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Chet Maeda 27 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Frank Seno 24 RH 9 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 27.1 10 99 267 37.1 1328 5 1.9 18 6.7 70 5.0 2.1 13.4 132.8 31.9
Opp Total 10 87 187 46.5 1490 15 8.0 12 6.4 8.0 5.9 17.1 149.0 74.1 0 0 8.0 5.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Frank Seno 24 RH 9 8 93 355 2 47 3.8 39.4 10.3 7 129 18.4 0 36 0.8 14.3 484 2 3
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 83 291 5 18 3.5 29.1 8.3 15 159 10.6 0 33 1.5 15.9 450 5 2
Ernie Bonelli 26 7 2 32 93 0 22 2.9 13.3 4.6 3 9 3.0 0 7 0.4 1.3 102 0 4
Paul Christman 27 QB 8 3 30 -34 1 9 -1.1 -4.3 3.8 -34 1 12
Bus Mertes 24 8 3 24 111 0 52 4.6 13.9 3.0 2 1 0.5 0 1 0.3 0.1 112 0 1
Johnny Knolla 26 7 2 15 36 0 8 2.4 5.1 2.1 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 2.1 51 0 2
Al Drulis 24 FB 9 7 12 49 0 13 4.1 5.4 1.3 6 49 8.2 0 17 0.7 5.4 98 0 1
Vince Oliver 30 3 1 11 -3 0 15 -0.3 -1.0 3.7 -3 0 1
Paul Collins 23 3 1 10 13 0 6 1.3 4.3 3.3 13 0 3
Walt Rankin 26 6 3 8 11 0 5 1.4 1.8 1.3 3 25 8.3 0 9 0.5 4.2 36 0 1
Bill Reynolds 27 P 9 1 7 10 0 4 1.4 1.1 0.8 10 0 1
Walt Watt 23 4 0 6 9 0 4 1.5 2.3 1.5 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.3 5.5 31 0 0
Joe Vodicka 24 4 1 3 -1 0 3 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 0.8 2 0 0
Frank Balasz 27 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.5 7.5 14 0 0
Billy Dewell 28 LE 9 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 370 14.2 1 70 2.9 41.1 370 1 1
Ed Rucinski 29 RE 8 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 400 17.4 2 62 2.9 50.0 400 2 0
Jim Poole 30 9 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 82 13.7 2 29 0.7 9.1 82 2 0
Joe Carter 35 10 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 17 5.7 0 10 0.3 1.7 17 0 0
Clint Wager 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 32 32.0 0 32 0.3 10.7 32 0 0
Team Total 27.1 10 335 939 8 52 2.8 93.9 33.5 99 1328 13.4 5 70 9.9 132.8 2267 13 35
Opp Total 10 382 1320 17 3.5 132.0 38.2 87 1490 17.1 15 8.7 149.0 2810 32 26

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Frank Seno 24 RH 9 8 10 103 0 25 10.3 19 408 0 31 21.5 995
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 5 59 0 15 11.8 6 123 0 27 20.5 632
Johnny Knolla 26 7 2 3 43 0 22 14.3 6 114 0 36 19.0 208
Ernie Bonelli 26 7 2 3 37 0 15 12.3 2 45 0 27 22.5 184
Joe Vodicka 24 4 1 4 9 0 6 2.3 1 20 0 20 20.0 31
Al Drulis 24 FB 9 7 4 44 0 14 11.0 142
Al Lindow 26 1 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 1 13 0 13 13.0 31
Bus Mertes 24 8 3 1 7 0 7 7.0 1 12 0 12 12.0 131
Les Bruckner 27 2 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Joe Carter 35 10 4 1 44 0 44 44.0 61
Paul Christman 27 QB 8 3 1 44 0 44 44.0 10
Walt Rankin 26 6 3 1 14 0 14 14.0 50
Walt Watt 23 4 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 49
Bob Zimny 24 10 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Team Total 27.1 10 27 276 0 25 10.2 46 924 0 44 20.1 3467
Opp Total 10 33 0 20 368 0 18.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bill Reynolds 27 P 9 1 38 1384 48 0 36.4
Hal Blackwell 26 2 0 17 661 52 0 38.9
Joe Kuharich 28 RG 6 6 3 0.0% 13 12 92.3%
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 5 166 38 0 33.2
Conway Baker 34 LG 8 6 1 0.0% 1 0.0%
Johnny Knolla 26 7 2 2 66 34 0 33.0
Team Total 27.1 10 4 0.0% 14 12 85.7% 62 2277 52 0 36.7
Opp Total 10 8 3 37.5% 32 27 84.4% 52 2163 41.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Conway Baker 34 LG 8 6 0 1 0 0
Ernie Bonelli 26 7 2 1 23 0 23 4 2 0 0
Les Bruckner 27 2 0 1 1 1 0
Chet Bulger 28 RT 10 7 0 2 17 1
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 5 70 0 26 2 1 0 0
Paul Christman 27 QB 8 3 12 8 -15 0
Paul Collins 23 3 1 3 2 -7 0
Billy Dewell 28 LE 9 5 1 0 0 0
Al Drulis 24 FB 9 7 1 2 0 0
Steve Enich 22 5 1 0 1 -17 0
Pop Ivy 29 3 0 1 0 0 0
Johnny Knolla 26 7 2 2 0 0 0
Joe Kuharich 28 RG 6 6 0 1 0 0
Chet Maeda 27 1 0 1 1 0 0
Bus Mertes 24 8 3 1 0 0 0
Vince Oliver 30 3 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Poole 30 9 4 1 28 0 28 0 1 0 0
Walt Rankin 26 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Bill Reynolds 27 P 9 1 1 0 0 0
Ed Rucinski 29 RE 8 7 0 2 3 0
Frank Seno 24 RH 9 8 1 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
Cliff Speegle 28 C 8 6 2 13 0 13 0 1 3 0
Bob Zimny 24 10 3 1 2 12 0
Team Total 27.1 10 12 134 0 28 35 33 4 1
Opp Total 10 26 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Leo Cantor 26 LH 10 8 5 30
Joe Kuharich 28 RG 6 6 12 12
Jim Poole 30 9 4 2 12
Ed Rucinski 29 RE 8 7 2 12
Frank Seno 24 RH 9 8 2 12
Chet Bulger 28 RT 10 7 1 6
Paul Christman 27 QB 8 3 1 6
Billy Dewell 28 LE 9 5 1 6
Team Total 27.1 10 8 5 1 12 96
Opp Total 10 17 15 27 3 228