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1955 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 224 points (18.7/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 252 points (21.0/g), 8th.
 Differential of -28 points (-2.3/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 5.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.

Coached by Ray Richards (4-7-1)

1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 26 box L 0-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 14 8 86 25 61 2 23 355 236 119 5
2 Sun October 2 box W 1-1 New York Giants 28 17 9 353 201 152 5 21 365 120 245 6
3 Sun October 9 box W 2-1 @ Washington Redskins 24 10 16 232 45 187 4 17 302 189 113 6
4 Sun October 16 box L 2-2 @ New York Giants 0 10 10 134 22 112 4 9 215 48 167 3
5 Sun October 23 box T 2-2-1 Philadelphia Eagles 24 24 18 422 242 180 4 19 334 144 190 3
6 Sun October 30 box L 2-3-1 Cleveland Browns 20 26 16 282 148 134 5 15 258 62 196 3
7 Sat November 5 box W 3-3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 13 12 261 78 183 1 21 466 321 145 6
8 Sun November 13 box L 3-4-1 @ Green Bay Packers 14 31 10 333 221 112 6 24 325 122 203 2
9 Sun November 20 box L 3-5-1 Washington Redskins 0 31 7 106 34 72 6 18 329 77 252 1
10 Sun November 27 box W 4-5-1 Chicago Bears 53 14 20 474 173 301 2 12 211 186 25 5
11 Sun December 4 box L 4-6-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 27 9 49 1 48 3 27 424 268 156 3
12 Sun December 11 box L 4-7-1 @ Cleveland Browns 24 35 15 239 155 84 3 18 326 235 91 3

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 224 2971 740 4.0 150 106 280 1345 14 25 4.5 53 438 1626 10 3.7 84 45 20 13
Team Defense 252 3910 853 4.6 224 154 371 2008 16 29 5.2 102 465 1902 11 4.1 100 47 18 22
Lg Rank Offense 9 12 12 9 12 8 10 12 6 9 11 10 9 9
Lg Rank Defense 8 7 9 11 7 7 3 4 9 8 4 8 2 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
8 Lamar McHan 23 QB 12 11 4-6-1 78 207 37.7 1085 11 5.3 19 9.2 74 5.2 2.2 13.9 90.4 34.8
17 Ogden Compton 23 9 1 0-1-0 22 61 36.1 339 1 1.6 6 9.8 98 5.6 1.5 15.4 37.7 21.2
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 5 10 50.0 53 2 20.0 0 0.0 50 5.3 9.3 10.6 4.4 105.4
7 Dave Leggett 22 4 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
33 Ollie Matson*+ 25 LH 12 0 1 1 100.0 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 43.0 43.0 43.0 3.6 118.7
Team Total 25.4 12 4-7-1 106 280 37.9 1520 14 5.0 25 8.9 98 5.4 2.4 14.3 126.7 35.7
Opp Total 12 154 371 41.5 2146 16 4.3 29 7.8 5.8 3.1 13.9 178.8 42.6 17 138 5.2 2.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
33 Ollie Matson*+ 25 LH 12 0 109 475 1 54 4.4 39.6 9.1 17 237 13.9 2 70 1.4 19.8 712 3 7
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 87 336 4 65 3.9 28.0 7.3 16 137 8.6 1 42 1.3 11.4 473 5 6
36 Johnny Olszewski* 25 FB 11 0 84 326 1 41 3.9 29.6 7.6 9 37 4.1 0 9 0.8 3.4 363 1 9
8 Lamar McHan 23 QB 12 11 56 194 2 38 3.5 16.2 4.7 194 2 3
31 Mal Hammack 22 9 0 51 160 2 17 3.1 17.8 5.7 5 13 2.6 0 10 0.6 1.4 173 2 5
24 Jimmy Carr 22 12 0 30 115 0 41 3.8 9.6 2.5 9 157 17.4 0 59 0.8 13.1 272 0 1
49 Frank Bernardi 22 RET 11 0 8 17 0 20 2.1 1.5 0.7 4 77 19.3 1 39 0.4 7.0 94 1 2
20 Les Goble 23 9 0 7 11 0 5 1.6 1.2 0.8 11 0 0
17 Ogden Compton 23 9 1 6 -8 0 5 -1.3 -0.9 0.7 -8 0 0
80 Don Stonesifer 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 330 11.8 5 28 2.3 27.5 330 5 0
86 Gern Nagler 23 LE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 218 31.1 3 74 0.6 19.8 218 3 0
87 Dick Brubaker 23 RE 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 125 20.8 0 43 0.6 12.5 125 0 0
83 Max Boydston 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 79 26.3 1 67 0.3 8.8 79 1 0
81 Night Train Lane* 28 RDH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 110 55.0 1 98 0.2 9.2 110 1 0
Team Total 25.4 12 438 1626 10 65 3.7 135.5 36.5 106 1520 14.3 14 98 8.8 126.7 3146 24 35
Opp Total 12 465 1902 11 4.1 158.5 38.8 154 2008 13.0 16 12.8 167.3 3910 27 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
33 Ollie Matson*+ 25 LH 12 0 13 245 2 78 18.8 15 368 0 37 24.5 1325
49 Frank Bernardi 22 RET 11 0 19 163 0 39 8.6 257
20 Les Goble 23 9 0 8 160 0 28 20.0 171
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 6 136 0 34 22.7 609
24 Jimmy Carr 22 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 4 93 0 28 23.3 365
76 Burt Delevan 26 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
31 Mal Hammack 22 9 0 2 32 0 18 16.0 205
65 Johnny Hatley 25 LG 12 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
68 Bill Lange 27 RG 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
36 Johnny Olszewski* 25 FB 11 0 2 26 0 19 13.0 389
41 Jimmy Hill 27 LDH 9 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
50 Jack Simmons 31 C 12 12 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Team Total 25.4 12 34 408 2 78 12.0 44 835 0 37 19.0 4389
Opp Total 12 42 2 46 1133 0 24.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 1 1 100.0% 2 0.0% 43 1723 60 1 40.1
85 Pat Summerall 25 K 11 0 19 8 42.1% 25 23 92.0%
2 Charlie Trippi 33 5 0 32 1301 53 0 40.7
8 Lamar McHan 23 QB 12 11 2 0.0%
21 Tom Keane 29 LS 11 0 1 0.0%
Team Total 25.4 12 21 9 42.9% 29 23 79.3% 75 3024 60 1 40.3
Opp Total 12 29 11 37.9% 31 31 100.0% 61 2477 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
49 Frank Bernardi 22 RET 11 0 1 18 0 18 2 1 0 0
82 Tom Bienemann 27 RDE 10 0 2 8 0 8
24 Jimmy Carr 22 12 0 1 3 4 0
17 Ogden Compton 23 9 1 0 1 0 0
40 Lindon Crow 22 12 0 3 11 0 11
76 Burt Delevan 26 12 0 1 1 0 0
57 Jerry Groom 26 RDT 11 0 0 1 0 0
31 Mal Hammack 22 9 0 5 2 0 0
65 Johnny Hatley 25 LG 12 0 1 1 0 0
41 Jimmy Hill 27 LDH 9 0 0 3 0 0
21 Tom Keane 29 LS 11 0 6 64 0 32
81 Night Train Lane* 28 RDH 12 0 6 69 0 26
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 6 2 0 0
33 Ollie Matson*+ 25 LH 12 0 7 3 0 0
8 Lamar McHan 23 QB 12 11 3 4 0 0
86 Gern Nagler 23 LE 11 0 0 1 0 0
36 Johnny Olszewski* 25 FB 11 0 9 0 0 0
75 Tony Pasquesi 22 7 0 0 1 0 0
47 Jim Psaltis 28 RS 12 0 4 42 1 21 0 3 0 0
51 Leo Sanford 26 LLB 12 12 3 97 1 92
84 Leo Sugar 26 LDE 12 0 1 29 0 29 0 1 27 0
85 Pat Summerall 25 K 11 0 1 26 1 26
74 Len Teeuws 28 LT 12 0 0 3 0 0
60 Harry Thompson 29 MG 12 0 0 1 0 0
72 Chuck Ulrich 26 LDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
61 Fred Wallner* 27 RLB 12 0 2 4 0 4
Team Total 25.4 12 29 368 3 92 35 33 31 0
Opp Total 12 22 23 5 1

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
85 Pat Summerall 25 K 11 0 1 1 23 8 53
44 Dave Mann 23 RH 12 0 4 1 5 1 33
33 Ollie Matson*+ 25 LH 12 0 1 2 2 5 30
80 Don Stonesifer 28 12 0 5 5 30
86 Gern Nagler 23 LE 11 0 3 3 18
31 Mal Hammack 22 9 0 2 2 12
8 Lamar McHan 23 QB 12 11 2 2 12
49 Frank Bernardi 22 RET 11 0 1 1 6
83 Max Boydston 23 9 0 1 1 6
81 Night Train Lane* 28 RDH 12 0 1 1 6
36 Johnny Olszewski* 25 FB 11 0 1 1 6
47 Jim Psaltis 28 RS 12 0 1 1 6
51 Leo Sanford 26 LLB 12 12 1 1 6
Team Total 25.4 12 10 14 2 3 29 23 9 224
Opp Total 12 11 16 2 31 11 1 252