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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
Training Camp: Carroll College (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Paul Christman | 27 | Rook | 3 | 89 for 219, 1,147 yards, 5 td, 12 int, & 30 rushes for -34 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| FB | Al Drulis | 24 | Rook | 7 | 12 rushes for 49 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 49 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 253rd pick / 1943 |
| LH | Leo Cantor | 26 | 3 | 8 | 83 rushes for 291 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 159 yards and 0 td | |
| KR | Frank Seno | 24 | 2 | 8 | 19 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | |
| LE | Billy Dewell | 28 | 5 | 5 | 26 catches for 370 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
| LT | Ralph Foster | 28 | Rook | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 151st pick / 1940 | |
| LG | Conway Baker | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Cliff Speegle | 28 | Rook | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| K | Joe Kuharich | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 of 3 field goals & 12 of 13 extra points | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 104th pick / 1938 |
| RT | Chet Bulger | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RE | Ed Rucinski | 29 | 4 | 7 | 23 catches for 400 yards, 2 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Kuharich | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 of 3 field goals & 12 of 13 extra points | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 104th pick / 1938 |
| P | Bill Reynolds | 27 | 1 | 1 | 38 punts for a 36.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| KR | Frank Seno | 24 | 2 | 8 | 19 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Frank Seno | 24 | 2 | 8 | 19 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Apolskis | 27 | c | 5 | 1 | 206 | 5-11 | Marquette | 10/19/1918 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 32nd pick / 1941 | |
| Conway Baker | 34 | LG | 8 | 6 | 228 | 5-11 | Centenary | 9/9/1911 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Frank Balasz | 27 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Iowa | 1/23/1918 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1939 | ||
| Libby Bertagnolli | 31 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5-9 | Washington (MO) | 11/13/1914 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Hal Blackwell | 26 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 5/12/1919 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Ernie Bonelli | 26 | b | 7 | 2 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1919 | Rook | 0 | ||
| David Braden | 28 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Marquette | 9/27/1917 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Les Bruckner | 27 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 4/16/1918 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Chet Bulger | 28 | RT | 10 | 7 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/18/1917 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ray Busler | 31 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Marquette | 1/16/1914 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Bill Campbell | 25 | t | 6 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/6/1920 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 153rd pick / 1943 | |
| Leo Cantor | 26 | LH | 10 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | UCLA | 2/28/1919 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Joe Carter | 35 | e | 10 | 4 | 201 | 6-1 | Austin,SMU | 7/23/1910 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Paul Christman | 27 | QB | 8 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Missouri | 3/5/1918 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 | |
| Paul Collins | 23 | qb | 3 | 1 | 178 | 5-11 | Missouri | 9/28/1922 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1945 | |
| Billy Dewell | 28 | LE | 9 | 5 | 208 | 6-4 | SMU | 1/2/1917 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 | |
| Al Drulis | 24 | FB | 9 | 7 | 193 | 5-10 | Temple | 8/30/1921 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 253rd pick / 1943 | |
| Gil Duggan | 31 | lt | 8 | 5 | 229 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 12/26/1914 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 15th / 140th pick / 1939 | |
| John Durko | 31 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Albright | 7/23/1914 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bob Eckl | 28 | 6 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/20/1917 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Steve Enich | 22 | g | 5 | 1 | 210 | 5-10 | Marquette | 4/21/1923 | Rook | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 4th / 30th pick / 1945 | |
| Ralph Fife | 25 | g | 1 | 1 | 207 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 1/26/1920 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Foster | 28 | LT | 9 | 5 | 230 | 6-0 | Idaho,Oklahoma St. | 6/12/1917 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 151st pick / 1940 | |
| Larry Fuller | 22 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | none | 1/28/1923 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pop Ivy | 29 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/25/1916 | 5 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 27th pick / 1940 | ||
| Johnny Knolla | 26 | hb | 7 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Creighton | 3/19/1919 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1941 | |
| Joe Kuharich | 28 | K | 6 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/14/1917 | 5 | 0 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 104th pick / 1938 | |
| Al Lindow | 26 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Washington (MO) | 7/9/1919 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Chet Maeda | 27 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 10/2/1918 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 161st pick / 1943 | ||
| Lou Marotti | 30 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Toledo | 3/28/1915 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bus Mertes | 24 | b | 8 | 3 | 201 | 6-0 | Iowa | 10/6/1921 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Bob Norman | 26 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | none | 4/23/1919 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Vic Obeck | 28 | g | 10 | 3 | 225 | 6-0 | Springfield | 3/28/1917 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Vince Oliver | 30 | qb | 3 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | Indiana | 12/28/1915 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Jim Poole | 30 | e | 9 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 | |
| Walt Rankin | 26 | qb | 6 | 3 | 197 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/28/1919 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Freeman Rexer | 27 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tulane | 6/18/1918 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bill Reynolds | 27 | P | 9 | 1 | 183 | 5-8 | Mississippi | 10/10/1918 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hal Robl | 21 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Wisc-Oshkosh | 1/23/1924 | Rook | 0 | |||
| Marshall Robnett | 27 | c | 5 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce,Texas A&M | 3/8/1918 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 43rd pick / 1941 | |
| Ed Rucinski | 29 | RE | 8 | 7 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/12/1916 | 4 | 0 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 | |
| Frank Seno | 24 | KR | 9 | 8 | 191 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/15/1921 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Speegle | 28 | C | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/5/1917 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Mitch Ucovich | 30 | t | 1 | 1 | 208 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 9/27/1915 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Vodicka | 24 | hb | 4 | 1 | 189 | 5-10 | Illinois St. | 3/4/1921 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Clint Wager | 25 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-6 | St. Mary's (MN) | 1/20/1920 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Walt Watt | 23 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 6/16/1922 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1945 | ||
| Gordon Wilson | 30 | g | 9 | 1 | 228 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 11/23/1915 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 16th / 144th pick / 1941 | |
| Bob Zimny | 24 | t | 10 | 3 | 233 | 6-1 | Indiana | 12/11/1921 | Rook | 0 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 | |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 10 | 205.3 | 6-0.2 | 2.2 |
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