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1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets

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Record: 1-9-0, Finished 11th in NFL
NFL Season Summary

Scored 48 points (4.8/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 185 points (18.5/g), 11th.
 Differential of -137 points (-13.7/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 0.4-9.6.

Coached by Herb Joesting

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
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
K Joseph Chrape Rook 8
RT Chief Franta 24 Rook 10
RE Bob Lundell 22 Rook 8
 Special Teams Starters
K Joseph Chrape Rook 8
K Joseph Chrape Rook 8
K Joseph Chrape Rook 8
K Joseph Chrape Rook 8

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Joseph Chrape K 9 8 210 Hibbing CC (MN) 0/0/0 Rook 0
Hal Erickson 30 TB 10 9 193 5-9 St. Olaf,Washington & Jefferson 3/10/1899 6 0
John Fahay 27 e 5 1 189 6-0 St. Thomas,Marquette 6/16/1902 4 0
Chief Franta 24 RT 10 10 220 6-1 St. Thomas 3/10/1905 Rook 0
Frank Gause 24 c 3 2 190 none 2/11/1905 Rook 0
Ken Haycraft 22 LE 10 9 178 6-0 Minnesota 2/16/1907 Rook 0
Herb Joesting 24 FB 10 10 194 6-2 Minnesota 4/17/1905 Rook 0
Fritz Loven 35 LG 8 5 182 none 6/11/1894 Rook 0
Bob Lundell 22 RE 10 8 215 6-4 Gustavus Adolphus 6/21/1907 Rook 0
Ladue Lurth 24 1 0 160 5-8 Gustavus Adolphus 2/23/1905 Rook 0
Al Maeder 23 t 9 2 185 5-9 Minnesota 1/25/1906 Rook 0
Tony Mehelich 23 g 8 4 195 5-11 St. Mary's (MN) 8/4/1906 Rook 0
Mally Nydall 23 BB 10 8 163 5-11 Minnesota 11/24/1906 Rook 0
Jack O'Brien 30 hb 1 1 170 5-10 Minnesota 8/8/1899 Rook 0
Ben Oas 28 c 7 4 195 6-0 St. Mary's (MN) 4/27/1901 Rook 0
Artie Sandberg 30 bb 3 2 192 none 9/13/1899 3 0
Rube Ursella 39 b 8 3 172 5-9 none 1/11/1890 9 0
Chet Widerquist 34 LT 9 8 219 6-1 Northwestern,Washington & Jefferson 9/23/1895 6 0
Henry Willegale 28 WB 9 6 190 5-11 Carleton 6/9/1901 Rook 0
Lee Wilson 24 e 9 3 184 5-11 Cornell Col. 7/24/1905 Rook 0
Lloyd Young 26 C 8 8 192 6-2 Macalester,North Dakota 5/27/1903 4 0
Team Total 25.7 10 189.9 4-9.9 1.5