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1947 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1947 NFL Champions

Scored 306 points (25.5/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 75 points (6.2/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-4.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 3rd.

Coached by Jimmy Conzelman (9-3-0)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 45 21 26 564 430 134 2 20 315 167 148 4
2 Sun October 5 box W 2-0 Chicago Bears 31 7 19 303 157 146 3 11 229 131 98 6
3 Sun October 12 box W 3-0 @ Green Bay Packers 14 10 21 342 125 217 4 12 261 110 151 2
4 Sun October 19 box L 3-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 27 15 214 134 80 3 22 366 106 260 2
5 Sun October 26 box W 4-1 Boston Yanks 27 7 26 427 253 174 4 8 214 123 91 3
6 Sun November 2 box W 5-1 Los Angeles Rams 17 10 22 393 238 155 4 15 331 109 222 7
7 Sun November 9 box W 6-1 @ Detroit Lions 17 7 11 246 74 172 3 11 198 92 106 6
8 Sun November 16 box W 7-1 Green Bay Packers 21 20 16 269 157 112 4 15 249 172 77 1
9 Sun November 23 box L 7-2 @ Washington Redskins 21 45 21 353 291 62 7 26 488 355 133 2
10 Sun November 30 box L 7-3 @ New York Giants 31 35 26 496 280 216 4 18 429 180 249 2
11 Sun December 7 box W 8-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 45 21 21 379 194 185 1 19 383 314 69 4
12 Sun December 14 box W 9-3 @ Chicago Bears 30 21 17 329 247 82 2 24 502 347 155 6
Playoffs
Championship December 28 box W 10-3 Philadelphia Eagles 28 21

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 306 4315 808 5.3 241 160 340 2580 18 25 7.6 110 468 1735 20 3.7 101 41 16 30
Team Defense 231 3965 714 5.6 312 148 314 2206 18 27 7.0 101 400 1759 10 4.4 201 45 18 10
Lg Rank Offense 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 6 3 6 6 4
Lg Rank Defense 3 7 5 8 6 4 3 4 3 7 2 10 4 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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 29 QB 12 8 138 301 45.8 2191 17 5.6 22 7.3 80 7.3 4.6 15.9 182.6 59.0
Ray Mallouf 29 P 11 0 21 36 58.3 340 1 2.8 2 5.6 52 9.4 7.2 16.2 30.9 76.2
Charlie Trippi 25 LH 11 9 1 2 50.0 49 0 0.0 1 50.0 49 24.5 2.0 49.0 4.5 56.2
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.7 12 160 340 47.1 2580 18 5.3 25 7.4 80 7.6 4.8 16.1 215.0 59.9
Opp Total 12 148 314 47.1 2206 18 5.7 27 8.6 7.0 3.7 14.9 183.8 53.9 0 0 7.0 3.7

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
Pat Harder 25 FB 12 7 113 371 7 45 3.3 30.9 9.4 9 78 8.7 0 21 0.8 6.5 449 7 7
Elmer Angsman 22 rh 12 1 110 412 7 18 3.7 34.3 9.2 5 138 27.6 1 52 0.4 11.5 550 8 5
Charlie Trippi 25 LH 11 9 83 401 2 41 4.8 36.5 7.5 23 240 10.4 0 62 2.1 21.8 641 2 4
Marshall Goldberg 30 RH 12 10 51 155 0 10 3.0 12.9 4.3 7 52 7.4 0 19 0.6 4.3 207 0 1
Babe Dimancheff 25 12 2 30 116 0 14 3.9 9.7 2.5 22 438 19.9 4 80 1.8 36.5 554 4 1
Billy deCorrevont 29 12 2 29 149 1 27 5.1 12.4 2.4 4 52 13.0 0 19 0.3 4.3 201 1 2
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 14 36 1 9 2.6 3.0 1.2 1 7 7.0 1 7 0.1 0.6 43 2 1
Vic Schwall 22 11 0 12 33 0 16 2.8 3.0 1.1 33 0 2
Charles Smith 23 7 0 9 23 0 12 2.6 3.3 1.3 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6 0.1 -0.9 17 0 0
Paul Christman 29 QB 12 8 8 11 2 3 1.4 0.9 0.7 11 2 3
Ray Mallouf 29 P 11 0 5 13 0 17 2.6 1.2 0.5 13 0 2
Walt Rankin 28 12 0 3 4 0 2 1.3 0.3 0.3 4 0 0
Jeff Burkett 26 3 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 3.7 0.3 2 44 22.0 1 27 0.7 14.7 55 1 0
Mal Kutner 26 RE 12 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 944 22.0 7 70 3.6 78.7 944 7 2
Billy Dewell 30 LE 11 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 42 576 13.7 4 46 3.8 52.4 576 4 1
John Doolan 28 12 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.1 1.4 17 0 0
Team Total 26.7 12 468 1735 20 45 3.7 144.6 39.0 160 2580 16.1 18 80 13.3 215.0 4315 38 32
Opp Total 12 400 1759 10 4.4 146.6 33.3 148 2206 14.9 18 12.3 183.8 3965 28 25

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Charlie Trippi 25 LH 11 9 8 141 0 24 17.6 15 321 0 33 21.4 1103
Billy deCorrevont 29 12 2 8 61 0 12 7.6 7 102 0 32 14.6 364
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 10 147 0 31 14.7 4 46 0 17 11.5 236
Babe Dimancheff 25 12 2 10 180 0 28 18.0 734
Elmer Angsman 22 rh 12 1 2 17 0 11 8.5 567
Jake Colhouer 25 12 2 2 16 0 10 8.0 16
Joe Coomer 29 12 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Marshall Goldberg 30 RH 12 10 1 21 0 21 21.0 228
Vic Schwall 22 11 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 53
Charles Smith 23 7 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 31
Team Total 26.7 12 27 370 0 31 13.7 43 716 0 33 16.7 5401
Opp Total 12 36 0 53 1037 0 19.6

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
Pat Harder 25 FB 12 7 10 7 70.0% 40 39 97.5%
Ray Mallouf 29 P 11 0 43 1717 62 0 39.9
Jeff Burkett 26 3 0 11 521 53 0 47.4
Bill Blackburn 24 12 4 1 19 19 0 19.0
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 1 25 25 0 25.0
Pop Ivy 31 12 1 1 0.0%
Team Total 26.7 12 11 7 63.6% 40 39 97.5% 56 2282 62 0 40.8
Opp Total 12 14 5 35.7% 31 30 96.8% 58 2390 41.2

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
Elmer Angsman 22 rh 12 1 5 1 -8 0
Loyd Arms 28 LG 12 12 0 1 0 0
Vince Banonis 26 C 12 8 3 55 0 41 0 2 83 1
Bill Blackburn 24 12 4 3 35 0 20 0 1 0 0
Chet Bulger 30 LT 12 10 0 3 0 0
Jeff Burkett 26 3 0 1 25 0 25 0 1 0 0
Paul Christman 29 QB 12 8 3 1 0 0
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 8 122 0 39 1 4 14 0
Jake Colhouer 25 12 2 0 2 0 0
Joe Coomer 29 12 1 1 1 0 0
Billy deCorrevont 29 12 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Billy Dewell 30 LE 11 9 1 1 0 0
Babe Dimancheff 25 12 2 1 0 0 0
John Doolan 28 12 3 0 1 0 0
Marshall Goldberg 30 RH 12 10 1 1 0 0
Pat Harder 25 FB 12 7 7 3 -3 0
Mal Kutner 26 RE 12 9 3 56 1 56 2 1 0 0
Ray Mallouf 29 P 11 0 2 0 0 0
Caleb Martin 23 10 0 0 1 0 0
Stan Mauldin 27 RT 12 12 1 11 0 11 0 1 3 0
Hamilton Nichols 23 11 4 1 41 0 41
Joe Parker 24 12 1 0 1 0 0
Buster Ramsey 27 RG 8 7 4 29 0 74 0 1 0 0
Walt Rankin 28 12 0 0 1 7 0
Vic Schwall 22 11 0 2 0 0 0
Charles Smith 23 7 0 1 5 0 5
Charlie Trippi 25 LH 11 9 1 59 1 59 4 4 0 0
Team Total 26.7 12 27 438 2 74 32 34 96 1
Opp Total 12 25 7

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Pat Harder 25 FB 12 7 7 39 7 102
Elmer Angsman 22 rh 12 1 7 1 48
Mal Kutner 26 RE 12 9 7 1 48
Billy Dewell 30 LE 11 9 4 24
Babe Dimancheff 25 12 2 4 24
Charlie Trippi 25 LH 11 9 2 1 18
Paul Christman 29 QB 12 8 2 12
Red Cochran 25 RET 12 3 1 1 12
Vince Banonis 26 C 12 8 1 6
Jeff Burkett 26 3 0 1 6
Billy deCorrevont 29 12 2 1 6
Team Total 26.7 12 20 18 1 2 39 7 306
Opp Total 12 10 18 30 5 231