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1954 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 183 points (15.2/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 347 points (28.9/g), 11th.
Differential of -164 points (-13.7/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 2.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.8/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total -14.5, Offense: -7.6, Defense: -6.9, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Joe Stydahar (2-10-0)
Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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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 | Lamar McHan | 22 | Rook | 11 | 105 for 255, 1,475 yards, 6 td, 22 int, & 34 rushes for 152 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| FB | Emmett King | 21 | Rook | 0 | 57 rushes for 167 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 43 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Ollie Matson*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 101 rushes for 506 yards, 4 td, & 34 catches for 611 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| RH | Johnny Olszewski | 24 | 1 | 0 | 106 rushes for 352 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 133 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| LE | Don Stonesifer | 27 | 3 | 0 | 44 catches for 607 yards, 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Len Teeuws | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 301st pick / 1952 |
| LG | Johnny Hatley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 16th / 185th pick / 1953 |
| C | Jack Simmons | 30 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| RG | Jerry Watford | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 87th pick / 1953 |
| RT | Jack Jennings | 28 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 | |
| RE | Jim Ladd | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 catches for 254 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 234th pick / 1954 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leo Sugar | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Chuck Ulrich | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 41st pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Jerry Groom* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1951 | |
| RDE | Tom Bienemann | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 127th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Fred Wallner | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 235th pick / 1951 |
| MLB | Leo Sanford | 25 | 3 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Gordon Polofsky | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 61st pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Ellsworth Kingery | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Night Train Lane* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bill Bredde | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 38th pick / 1954 |
| RS | Al Brosky | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 324th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Summerall | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 of 18 field goals & 21 of 23 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| P | Charlie Trippi | 32 | 7 | 0 | 59 punts for a 39.1 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| PR | Les Goble | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 2.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 146th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Les Goble | 22 | Rook | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 27.7 average and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 146th pick / 1954 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Elmer Arterburn | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Texas Tech | 6/15/1929 | Rook | |
| 44 | Paul Barry | 28 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 8/7/1926 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 127th pick / 1949 |
| 82 | Tom Bienemann | 26 | DE-E-LB | 11 | 0 | 221 | 6-3 | Drake | 1/28/1928 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 127th pick / 1951 |
| 41 | George Brancato | 23 | HB-DB | 5 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | LSU | 5/27/1931 | Rook | |
| 40 | Bill Bredde | 22 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 12/31/1932 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 38th pick / 1954 |
| 24 | Al Brosky | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/9/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 324th pick / 1951 |
| 86 | Jack Crittendon | 24 | E | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wayne State (MI) | 8/9/1930 | Rook | |
| Mel Embree | 27 | E | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Pepperdine | 1/26/1927 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Ledio Fanucchi | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 3/27/1931 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 254th pick / 1954 |
| 75 | Dick Fugler | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Tulane | 7/19/1931 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 51st pick / 1952 |
| 20 | Les Goble | 22 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 158 | 5-11 | Alfred | 7/23/1932 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 146th pick / 1954 |
| 57 | Jerry Groom* | 25 | MG-DT-C-LB | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1929 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1951 |
| 65 | Johnny Hatley | 24 | G-DT | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Baylor,Sul Ross St. | 3/16/1930 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 185th pick / 1953 |
| 70 | Jack Jennings | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 2/23/1926 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 |
| 47 | George Kinek | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/13/1929 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 48th pick / 1951 |
| 37 | Emmett King | 21 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | none | 5/8/1933 | Rook | |
| 21 | Ellsworth Kingery | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Tulane | 8/6/1929 | Rook | |
| 83 | Gary Knafelc | 22 | E | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| 87 | Jim Ladd | 22 | E | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 7/29/1932 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 20th / 234th pick / 1954 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane* | 27 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | 2 | |
| 68 | Bill Lange | 26 | G-LB | 10 | 0 | 239 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/12/1928 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 389th pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Ollie Matson*+ | 24 | RB-FL | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| 8 | Lamar McHan | 22 | QB | 12 | 11 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| Charley Oakley | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | LSU | 7/7/1931 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1954 | |
| 36 | Johnny Olszewski | 24 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | California | 12/21/1930 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| 60 | Gordon Polofsky | 23 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/10/1931 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 61st pick / 1952 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | 30 | QB | 8 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| 51 | Leo Sanford | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 10/4/1929 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| 21 | Jimmy Sears | 23 | DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | USC | 3/20/1931 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 62nd pick / 1953 |
| 50 | Jack Simmons | 30 | C-G-T | 12 | 12 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland,Detroit Mercy | 10/8/1924 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| 80 | Don Stonesifer | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/29/1927 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Leo Sugar | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/6/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| 85 | Pat Summerall | 24 | DE-E-K | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 5/10/1930 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| 74 | Len Teeuws | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Tulane | 4/19/1927 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 301st pick / 1952 |
| 2 | Charlie Trippi | 32 | HB-QB-DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Georgia | 12/14/1922 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1945 |
| 72 | Chuck Ulrich | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 12/14/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 41st pick / 1952 |
| 61 | Fred Wallner | 26 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/28/1928 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 235th pick / 1951 |
| 64 | Jerry Watford | 24 | G-E-DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/19/1930 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 87th pick / 1953 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 12 | 207.9 | 6-1.3 | 1.6 |