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1951 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 210 points (17.5/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 287 points (23.9/g), 9th.
 Differential of -77 points (-6.4/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 3.9-8.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 6th.

Coached by Phil Handler (1-1-0) (co-coach with Cecil Isbell), Cecil Isbell (1-1-0) and Curly Lambeau (2-8-0)

1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 6 CRD Jerry Groom MG 5 1951 1955 0 1 3 58 Notre Dame
2 18 CRD Don Joyce DE 12 1951 1962 0 1 10 135 Tulane
3 30 CRD Don Stonesifer E 6 1951 1956 0 0 5 72 231 2901 14 Northwestern
4 42 CRD Dick Doyne B 0 0 0 Lehigh
5 51 CRD Lynn Lynch G 1 1951 1951 0 0 0 3 Illinois
6 66 CRD Ed Jasonek B 0 0 0 Furman
7 78 CRD Dick Punches T 0 0 0 Colorado
8 90 CRD Leo Sanford LB 8 1951 1958 0 2 7 93 Louisiana Tech
9 102 CRD Neil Schmidt B 0 0 0 Purdue
11 127 CRD Tom Bienemann DE 6 1951 1956 0 0 4 65 1 8 0 Drake
12 139 CRD Jack Landry B 0 0 0 Notre Dame
13 151 CRD Volney Peters DT 9 1952 1961 0 1 7 104 1 -7 0 USC
14 163 CRD Bill Leskovar B 0 0 0 Kentucky
15 175 CRD John Simcic G 0 0 0 Wisconsin
16 187 CRD Gene Miller B 0 0 0 Northwestern
17 199 CRD Henry May C 0 0 0 Southwest Missouri State
18 211 CRD Russ Pomeroy T 0 0 0 Stanford
19 223 CRD Gene Ackerman E 0 0 0 Missouri
20 235 CRD Fred Wallner LB 5 1951 1960 0 1 4 52 Notre Dame
21 247 CRD Dick Bunting E 0 0 0 Drake
22 259 CRD S.J. Whitman DB 4 1951 1954 0 0 3 39 Tulsa
24 283 CRD Billy Cross HB 3 1951 1953 0 0 1 36 175 826 6 52 841 6 West Texas A&M
25 295 CRD Vernon Quick G 0 0 0 Wofford
26 307 CRD Jeff Fleischmann B 0 0 0 Cornell
27 319 CRD Ken Huxhold G 5 1954 1958 0 0 4 59 Wisconsin
28 331 CRD Dick Martin B 0 0 0 Kentucky
30 355 CRD Leon Root B 0 0 0 Rutgers