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1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets
Record: 1-9-0, Finished 11th in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 48 points (4.8/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 185 points (18.5/g), 11th.
Differential of -137 points (-13.7/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 0.4-9.6.
Coached by Herb Joesting (1-9-0)
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1929 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Hal Erickson | 30 | 6 | 9 | ||
| FB | Herb Joesting | 24 | Rook | 10 | ||
| BB | Mally Nydall | 23 | Rook | 8 | ||
| WB | Henry Willegale | 28 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LE | Ken Haycraft | 22 | Rook | 9 | ||
| LT | Chet Widerquist | 34 | 6 | 8 | ||
| LG | Fritz Loven | 35 | Rook | 5 | ||
| C | Lloyd Young | 26 | 4 | 8 | ||
| RG | Joseph Chrape | 59 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RT | Chief Franta | 24 | Rook | 10 | ||
| RE | Bob Lundell | 22 | Rook | 8 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joseph Chrape | 59 | Rook | 8 | ||
| P | Joseph Chrape | 59 | Rook | 8 | ||
| PR | Joseph Chrape | 59 | Rook | 8 | ||
| KR | Joseph Chrape | 59 | Rook | 8 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Chrape | 59 | G-T | 9 | 8 | 210 | Hibbing Community College (MN) | 0/0/0 | Rook | ||
| Hal Erickson | 30 | B | 10 | 9 | 193 | 5-9 | St. Olaf,Washington & Jefferson | 3/10/1899 | 6 | |
| John Fahay | 27 | E-B-G | 5 | 1 | 189 | 6-0 | Marquette,St. Thomas | 6/16/1902 | 4 | |
| Chief Franta | 24 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 220 | 6-1 | St. Thomas | 3/10/1905 | Rook | |
| Frank Gause | 24 | C-G | 3 | 2 | 190 | none | 2/11/1905 | Rook | ||
| Ken Haycraft | 22 | E | 10 | 9 | 178 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/16/1907 | Rook | |
| Herb Joesting | 24 | FB | 10 | 10 | 194 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 4/17/1905 | Rook | |
| Fritz Loven | 35 | G | 8 | 5 | 182 | none | 6/11/1894 | Rook | ||
| Bob Lundell | 22 | E | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6-4 | Gustavus Adolphus | 6/21/1907 | Rook | |
| Ladue Lurth | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 160 | 5-8 | Gustavus Adolphus | 2/23/1905 | Rook | |
| Al Maeder | 23 | T | 9 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/25/1906 | Rook | |
| Tony Mehelich | 23 | G | 8 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (MN) | 8/4/1906 | Rook | |
| Mally Nydall | 23 | B | 10 | 8 | 163 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 11/24/1906 | Rook | |
| Jack O'Brien | 30 | HB | 1 | 1 | 170 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 8/8/1899 | Rook | |
| Ben Oas | 28 | C-BB | 7 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (MN) | 4/27/1901 | Rook | |
| Artie Sandberg | 30 | BB-WB | 3 | 2 | 192 | none | 9/13/1899 | 3 | ||
| Rube Ursella | 39 | B | 8 | 3 | 172 | 5-9 | none | 1/11/1890 | 9 | |
| Chet Widerquist | 34 | T-G | 9 | 8 | 219 | 6-1 | Northwestern,Washington & Jefferson | 9/23/1895 | 6 | |
| Henry Willegale | 28 | B | 9 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Carleton | 6/9/1901 | Rook | |
| Lee Wilson | 24 | E-WB | 9 | 3 | 184 | 5-11 | Cornell College | 7/24/1905 | Rook | |
| Lloyd Young | 26 | G-C-T-E | 8 | 8 | 192 | 6-2 | Macalester,North Dakota | 5/27/1903 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 28.5 | 10 | 189.9 | 4-9.9 | 1.5 |