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1948 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 11-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 395 points (32.9/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (18.8/g), 3rd.
Differential of 169 points (14.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.5-2.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by
Jimmy Conzelman (11-1-0)
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 | Ray Mallouf | 30 | 7 | 5 | 73 for 143, 1,160 yards, 13 td, 6 int, & 13 rushes for 17 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 |
| QB | Paul Christman | 30 | 3 | 2 | 51 for 114, 740 yards, 5 td, 4 int, & 8 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| QB | Red Cochran | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 3 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Pat Harder | 26 | 2 | 7 | 126 rushes for 554 yards, 6 td, & 13 catches for 93 yards and 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| LH | Charlie Trippi+ | 26 | 1 | 11 | 128 rushes for 690 yards, 6 td, & 22 catches for 228 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| RH | Elmer Angsman | 23 | 2 | 8 | 131 rushes for 638 yards, 8 td, & 9 catches for 142 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Billy Dewell | 31 | 8 | 11 | 33 catches for 442 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
| LT | Chet Bulger | 31 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Plato Andros | 27 | 1 | 9 | ||
| C | Vince Banonis | 27 | 6 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Buster Ramsey+ | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 |
| RT | Bob Zimny | 27 | 3 | 10 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 | |
| RE | Mal Kutner+ | 27 | 2 | 10 | 41 catches for 943 yards, 14 td, & 5 rushes for 50 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Harder | 26 | 2 | 7 | 7 of 17 field goals & 53 of 53 extra points | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Ray Mallouf | 30 | 7 | 5 | 45 punts for a 39.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 |
| PR | Jerry Davis | 24 | Rook | 3 | 16 punt returns for a 20.9 average and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 175th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Charlie Trippi+ | 26 | 1 | 11 | 16 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plato Andros | 27 | G-T-DG | 12 | 9 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 11/28/1921 | 1 | ||
| Elmer Angsman | 23 | HB | 12 | 8 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/11/1925 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 | |
| Ray Apolskis | 30 | C-G-LB | 12 | 1 | 206 | 5-11 | Marquette | 10/19/1918 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 32nd pick / 1941 | |
| Loyd Arms | 29 | G | 7 | 2 | 215 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 9/24/1919 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 129th pick / 1943 | |
| John Badaczewski | 26 | G-DG | 5 | 0 | 239 | 6-1 | Case Western Reserve | 1/27/1922 | 2 | ||
| Vince Banonis | 27 | C-T-LB | 12 | 9 | 230 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 4/9/1921 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 | |
| Bill Blackburn | 25 | C | 12 | 1 | 228 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 2/5/1923 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1944 | |
| Chet Bulger | 31 | T | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/18/1917 | 6 | ||
| Bill Campbell | 28 | T-LB-C-DB | 7 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/6/1920 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 153rd pick / 1943 | |
| Paul Christman | 30 | QB | 7 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | Missouri | 3/5/1918 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 | |
| Corwin Clatt | 24 | FB | 12 | 4 | 210 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/5/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 45th pick / 1945 | |
| Red Cochran | 26 | QB-FB-HB | 12 | 5 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 8/2/1922 | 1 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 | |
| Jake Colhouer | 26 | G | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 1/15/1922 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 71st pick / 1946 | |
| Joe Coomer | 30 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 281 | 6-6 | Austin | 9/11/1918 | 7 | ||
| Jerry Davis | 24 | DB-HB | 11 | 3 | 178 | 5-10 | SE Louisiana | 1/5/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 175th pick / 1948 | |
| Billy Dewell | 31 | E | 11 | 11 | 208 | 6-4 | SMU | 1/2/1917 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 | |
| Babe Dimancheff | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | 3 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 | |
| John Doolan | 29 | HB-E | 12 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgetown (DC) | 5/16/1919 | 3 | ||
| Bob Dove | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 | |
| Charley Eikenberg | 24 | QB | 9 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 2/22/1924 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 18th / 176th pick / 1945 | |
| Marshall Goldberg | 31 | B | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1917 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 12th pick / 1939 | |
| Sam Goldman | 32 | E | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Ohio St.,Samford | 11/10/1916 | 4 | ||
| Bob Hanlon | 24 | HB-DB | 10 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,Loras | 8/24/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 125th pick / 1948 | |
| Pat Harder | 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 7 | 203 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 5/6/1922 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 | |
| Marv Jacobs | 23 | T | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | none | 8/1/1925 | Rook | ||
| Mal Kutner+ | 27 | E-DB | 12 | 10 | 197 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/27/1921 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 | |
| Frank Liebel | 29 | E | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Norwich | 11/19/1919 | 6 | ||
| Dick Loepfe | 26 | T | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/1/1922 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 91st pick / 1946 | |
| Ray Mallouf | 30 | QB-TB | 12 | 5 | 180 | 5-11 | SMU | 7/11/1918 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 | |
| Stan Mauldin | 28 | T | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas | 12/27/1920 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 53rd pick / 1943 | |
| Hamilton Nichols | 24 | G-LB | 12 | 2 | 209 | 5-11 | Rice | 10/18/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1946 | |
| Buster Ramsey+ | 28 | G-LB | 12 | 10 | 219 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 3/16/1920 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 | |
| Bob Ravensberg | 23 | E | 11 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Indiana | 10/20/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 150th pick / 1947 | |
| Vic Schwall | 23 | HB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Northwestern | 1/21/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1947 | |
| Walt Szot | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Bucknell | 3/30/1920 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 18th / 176th pick / 1944 | |
| Charlie Trippi+ | 26 | HB-QB-DB | 12 | 11 | 186 | 6-0 | Georgia | 12/14/1922 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 | |
| Dick Wedel | 25 | G | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/29/1923 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 225th pick / 1948 | |
| Vinnie Yablonski | 25 | FB-LB | 12 | 2 | 195 | 5-8 | Fordham,Columbia | 3/4/1923 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 101st pick / 1946 | |
| Bob Zimny | 27 | T | 12 | 10 | 233 | 6-1 | Indiana | 12/11/1921 | 3 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 | |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 12 | 211.6 | 6-0.7 | 2.6 |