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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

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 1 CRD Charlie Trippi HOF HB 9 1947 1955 1 2 9 99 205 434 2547 16 31 687 3506 23 130 1321 11 Georgia
2 14 CRD Paul Collins QB 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 3 3 17 43 0 2 10 13 0 Missouri
3 18 CRD Walt Watt HB 1 1945 1945 0 0 0 4 6 9 0 1 22 0 Miami (FL)
4 28 CRD Bob Dobelstein G 4 1946 1949 0 0 3 41 Tennessee
5 35 CRD Zeke Chronister E 0 0 0 TCU
6 45 CRD Corwin Clatt FB 2 1948 1949 0 0 0 24 6 38 0 Notre Dame
7 55 CRD Ziggy Czarobski T 2 1948 1949 0 0 1 26 Notre Dame
8 68 CRD John Harrington E 2 1946 1947 0 0 0 25 25 369 3 Marquette
9 78 CRD Gene Meeks B 0 0 0 Kentucky
10 88 CRD Bill Huber E 0 0 0 Notre Dame
11 101 CRD Halley Heard T 0 0 0 LSU
12 111 CRD Bob Cowan B 3 1947 1949 0 0 1 33 72 280 3 21 351 5 Indiana
13 121 CRD Elmore (Buddy) Luper B 0 0 0 Duke
14 134 CRD Solon Barnett T 2 1945 1946 0 0 0 5 Baylor
15 144 CRD Gordon Carver B 0 0 0 Duke
16 154 CRD John Cannady B 0 0 0 Indiana
17 167 CRD Ben Cittadino E 0 0 0 Duke
18 177 CRD Ralph Strayhorn G 0 0 0 North Carolina
19 187 CRD John Andretich B 0 0 0 Purdue
20 200 CRD Jack Kramer T 1 1946 1946 0 0 0 13 Marquette
21 210 CRD Albert (Red) Cheek G 0 0 0 Baylor
22 220 CRD Fred Grant B 0 0 0 Wake Forest
23 233 CRD Johnny Cook B 0 0 0 Georgia
24 243 CRD Ardie McClure T 0 0 0 Georgia
25 253 CRD Hugo Norige B 0 0 0 Wooster
26 266 CRD Gene (Red) Knight B 0 0 0 LSU
27 276 CRD Don Fambrough B 0 0 0 Texas
28 286 CRD Garland Williams T 2 1947 1948 0 0 1 26 Georgia
29 299 CRD Ed Dusek B 0 0 0 Texas A&M
30 309 CRD Otto Payne B 0 0 0 Texas A&M