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1949 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 360 points (30.0/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (25.1/g), 7th.
Differential of 59 points (4.9/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.0/g), 2nd.
Coached by Phil Handler (2-4-0) (co-coach with Buddy Parker)and Buddy Parker (6-5-1)
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1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 75 for 151, 1,015 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 4 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
| QB | Jim Hardy | 26 | 3 | 5 | 63 for 150, 748 yards, 10 td, 13 int, & 7 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Pat Harder | 27 | 3 | 9 | 106 rushes for 447 yards, 7 td, & 12 catches for 100 yards and 1 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| LH | Charlie Trippi | 27 | 2 | 12 | 112 rushes for 553 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 412 yards and 6 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| RH | Elmer Angsman | 24 | 3 | 12 | 125 rushes for 674 yards, 6 td, & 5 catches for 57 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Billy Dewell | 32 | 9 | 9 | 20 catches for 235 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
| LT | Bill Fischer | 22 | Rook | 7 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1949 |
| LG | George Petrovich | 23 | Rook | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 15th / 135th pick / 1948 |
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| C | Bill Blackburn | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1944 |
| C | Vince Banonis | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Buster Ramsey+ | 29 | 3 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 |
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| RT | Plato Andros | 28 | 2 | 11 | ||
| RE | Mal Kutner | 28 | 3 | 12 | 30 catches for 465 yards, 5 td, & 5 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Harder | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 of 5 field goals & 45 of 47 extra points | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Red Cochran | 27 | 2 | 0 | 52 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 |
| PR | Red Cochran | 27 | 2 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 20.9 average and 2 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 |
| KR | Red Cochran | 27 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Plato Andros | 28 | G-T-DG | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 11/28/1921 | 2 | ||
| Elmer Angsman | 24 | HB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/11/1925 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 16th pick / 1946 |
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| Ray Apolskis | 31 | C-G-LB | 8 | 1 | 206 | 5-11 | Marquette | 10/19/1918 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 32nd pick / 1941 |
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| Vince Banonis | 28 | C-T-LB | 12 | 5 | 230 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 4/9/1921 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 29th pick / 1942 |
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| Bill Blackburn | 26 | C | 12 | 7 | 228 | 6-6 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 2/5/1923 | 3 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1944 |
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| Chet Bulger | 32 | T | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/18/1917 | 7 | ||
| Jim Cain | 22 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Alabama | 10/1/1927 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 70th pick / 1949 |
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| Bill Campbell | 29 | T-LB-C-DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/6/1920 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 153rd pick / 1943 |
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| Paul Christman | 31 | QB | 12 | 7 | 210 | 6-0 | Missouri | 3/5/1918 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1941 |
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| Corwin Clatt | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/5/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 45th pick / 1945 |
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| Red Cochran | 27 | QB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 8/2/1922 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 8th / 66th pick / 1944 |
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| Joe Coomer | 31 | T-G | 12 | 2 | 281 | 6-6 | Austin | 9/11/1918 | 8 | ||
| Jerry Davis | 25 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1/5/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 175th pick / 1948 |
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| Billy Dewell | 32 | E | 12 | 9 | 208 | 6-4 | SMU | 1/2/1917 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 29th pick / 1939 |
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| Babe Dimancheff | 27 | HB | 10 | 1 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | 4 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 |
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| Bob Dove | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1921 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 40th pick / 1943 |
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| Bill Fischer | 22 | T-G-DT | 12 | 7 | 248 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/10/1927 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1949 |
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| John Goldsberry | 23 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Indiana | 11/22/1926 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 40th pick / 1949 |
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| Pat Harder | 27 | FB-LB | 11 | 9 | 203 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 5/6/1922 | 3 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1944 |
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| Jim Hardy | 26 | QB-DB | 12 | 5 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1923 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 |
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| Mal Kutner | 28 | E-DB | 12 | 12 | 197 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/27/1921 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 26th pick / 1942 |
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| Dick Loepfe | 27 | T | 6 | 4 | 230 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/1/1922 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 91st pick / 1946 |
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| Hamilton Nichols | 25 | G-LB | 11 | 3 | 209 | 5-11 | Rice | 10/18/1924 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 26th pick / 1946 |
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| Bob Nussbaumer | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/23/1924 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 21st pick / 1946 |
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| George Petrovich | 23 | G-T-DT | 12 | 5 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas | 3/22/1926 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 15th / 135th pick / 1948 |
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| Buster Ramsey+ | 29 | G-LB | 12 | 11 | 219 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 3/16/1920 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 124th pick / 1943 |
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| Bob Ravensberg | 24 | E | 12 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Indiana | 10/20/1925 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 17th / 150th pick / 1947 |
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| Vic Schwall | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Northwestern | 1/21/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1947 |
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| Clarence Self | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
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| Charlie Trippi | 27 | HB-QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 186 | 6-0 | Georgia | 12/14/1922 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
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| Tom Wham | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 1 | 217 | 6-2 | Furman | 11/22/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 50th pick / 1949 |
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| Vinnie Yablonski | 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 2 | 195 | 5-8 | Columbia,Fordham | 3/4/1923 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 101st pick / 1946 |
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| Bob Zimny | 28 | T | 12 | 4 | 233 | 6-1 | Indiana | 12/11/1921 | 4 | Brooklyn Tigers / 28th / 287th pick / 1944 |
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| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 210.8 | 6-0.5 | 2.8 |