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1946 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 6-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (23.6/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (18.0/g), 6th.
Differential of 62 points (5.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.4/g), 6th.
Coached by Jimmy Conzelman (6-5-0)
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1946 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 | Paul Christman | 28 | 1 | 3 | 100 for 229, 1,656 yards, 13 td, 18 int, & 28 rushes for -61 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| QB | Ward Cuff | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 13 rushes for 78 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| FB | Pat Harder | 24 | Rook | 6 | 106 rushes for 545 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 128 yards and 1 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| LH | Marshall Goldberg | 29 | 7 | 8 | 43 rushes for 210 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 152 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
| RH | Frank Seno | 25 | 3 | 7 | 62 rushes for 191 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 124 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Elmer Angsman | 21 | Rook | 5 | 48 rushes for 328 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 44 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Billy Dewell | 29 | 6 | 6 | 27 catches for 643 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
| LT | Ralph Foster | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 151st pick / 1940 |
| LG | Loyd Arms | 27 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 129th pick / 1943 |
| C | Vince Banonis | 25 | 4 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 |
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| RG | Buster Ramsey | 26 | Rook | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 |
| RT | Bob Zimny | 25 | 1 | 6 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Bill Campbell | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 153rd pick / 1943 |
| RE | Mal Kutner | 25 | Rook | 5 | 27 catches for 634 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff | 33 | 9 | 7 | 5 of 12 field goals & 28 of 30 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Bill Blackburn | 23 | Rook | 1 | 35 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Frank Seno | 25 | 3 | 7 | 17 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Frank Seno | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 kick returns for a 31.4 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Angsman | 21 | HB | 11 | 5 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/11/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
| Ray Apolskis | 28 | C-G-LB | 6 | 1 | 206 | 5-11 | Marquette | 10/19/1918 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 32nd pick / 1941 |
| Loyd Arms | 27 | G | 8 | 5 | 215 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/24/1919 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 129th pick / 1943 |
| Vince Banonis | 25 | C-T-LB | 11 | 11 | 230 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 4/9/1921 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 |
| Bill Blackburn | 23 | C | 11 | 1 | 228 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 2/5/1923 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1944 |
| Chet Bulger | 29 | T | 6 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/18/1917 | 4 | |
| Bill Campbell | 26 | T-LB-C-DB | 11 | 7 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/6/1920 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 153rd pick / 1943 |
| Paul Christman | 28 | QB | 11 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Missouri | 3/5/1918 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| Jake Colhouer | 24 | G | 9 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 1/15/1922 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 71st pick / 1946 |
| Zuehl Conoly | 26 | G | 9 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southwestern (TX),Texas | 9/13/1920 | Rook | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 10th / 82nd pick / 1943 |
| Ward Cuff | 33 | WB-QB-HB | 10 | 7 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 9 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Billy Dewell | 29 | E | 11 | 6 | 208 | 6-4 | SMU | 1/2/1917 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
| Al Drulis | 25 | B | 5 | 1 | 193 | 5-10 | Temple | 8/30/1921 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 253rd pick / 1943 |
| Ralph Foster | 29 | T | 10 | 4 | 230 | 6-0 | Idaho,Oklahoma State | 6/12/1917 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 151st pick / 1940 |
| Marshall Goldberg | 29 | B | 10 | 8 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 |
| Pat Harder | 24 | FB-LB | 11 | 6 | 203 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 5/6/1922 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| Al Hust | 25 | E | 10 | 4 | 220 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 4/9/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1943 |
| Pop Ivy | 30 | E | 11 | 4 | 208 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/25/1916 | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 27th pick / 1940 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 29 | B | 6 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/16/1917 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 88th pick / 1939 |
| Tom Kearns | 26 | T | 9 | 1 | 247 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 11/26/1920 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1942 |
| Mal Kutner | 25 | E-DB | 11 | 5 | 197 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/27/1921 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 |
| Bob Maddock | 26 | G | 7 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 8/6/1920 | 4 | |
| Ray Mallouf | 28 | QB-TB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | SMU | 7/11/1918 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 |
| Stan Mauldin | 26 | T | 6 | 4 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas | 12/27/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 53rd pick / 1943 |
| Bill Montgomery | 23 | HB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | LSU | 6/3/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 151st pick / 1945 |
| Joe Parker | 23 | E | 8 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Texas | 7/11/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 36th pick / 1944 |
| Dick Plasman | 32 | E-T | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/6/1914 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 |
| Buster Ramsey | 26 | G-LB | 11 | 11 | 219 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 3/16/1920 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 |
| Walt Rankin | 27 | QB-FB | 11 | 4 | 197 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 1/28/1919 | 5 | |
| Ed Rucinski | 30 | E | 10 | 2 | 198 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/12/1916 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1941 |
| Paul Sarringhaus | 26 | HB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 8/13/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 80th pick / 1944 |
| Frank Seno | 25 | HB | 11 | 7 | 191 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/15/1921 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Strausbaugh | 28 | HB | 11 | 1 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 2/25/1918 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 186th pick / 1941 |
| George Sutch | 25 | B | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Rochester,Temple | 8/28/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 204th pick / 1943 |
| Walt Szot | 26 | DT-T | 9 | 1 | 222 | 6-1 | Bucknell | 3/30/1920 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 18th / 176th pick / 1944 |
| Bob Zimny | 25 | T | 11 | 6 | 233 | 6-1 | Indiana | 12/11/1921 | 1 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 11 | 210.1 | 6-0.8 | 2.4 |