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1946 NFL Receiving

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League Champion: Chicago Bears

Passing Leader: Sid Luckman, 1826 Yds

Rushing Leader: Bill Dudley, 604 Yds

Receiving Leader: Jim Benton, 981 Yds

Receiving

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Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Jim Benton+	RAM	30		11	4	63	981	15.6	6	57		5.7	89.2	1
2	Hal Crisler	BOS	23	RE	11	8	32	385	12.0	5	62		2.9	35.0	3
3	Steve Bagarus	WAS	27	RH	11	6	31	438	14.1	3	51		2.8	39.8	6
4	Jack Ferrante	PHI	30	LE	11	9	28	451	16.1	4	48		2.5	41.0	0
5	Billy Dewell	CRD	29	LE	11	6	27	643	23.8	7	82		2.5	58.5	0
6	Mal Kutner	CRD	25	RE	11	5	27	634	23.5	5	63		2.5	57.6	1
7	Jim Poole+	NYG	31	LE	11	11	24	307	12.8	3	31		2.2	27.9	1
8	John Greene	DET	26		11	2	22	289	13.1	2	88		2.0	26.3	0
9	Frank Liebel	NYG	27		11	0	20	360	18.0	4	57		1.8	32.7	1
10	Dick Humbert	PHI	28		11	4	18	191	10.6	3	22		1.6	17.4	0
11	Ken Kavanaugh	CHI	30	LE	10	4	18	337	18.7	5	38		1.8	33.7	1
12	Steve Pritko	RAM	26		11	4	18	185	10.3	2	29		1.6	16.8	0
13	Marshall Goldberg	CRD	29	LH	10	8	17	152	8.9	1	22		1.7	15.2	3
14	Jack Matheson	DET	26	RE	11	10	17	178	10.5	0	33		1.5	16.2	0
15	Ray McLean	CHI	31		10	3	17	348	20.5	2	48		1.7	34.8	2
16	Bob Westfall	DET	27		10	3	17	142	8.4	0	24		1.7	14.2	0
17	Clyde Goodnight	GNB	22	LE	8	8	16	308	19.3	1	51		2.0	38.5	0
18	Nolan Luhn	GNB	25	RE	11	8	16	224	14.0	2	36		1.5	20.4	1
19	Ted Cremer	DET	27	LE	11	9	15	179	11.9	0	39		1.4	16.3	0
20	Sam Goldman	BOS	30	LE	11	11	15	154	10.3	0	27		1.4	14.0	2
21	Jim Keane	CHI	22		11	0	14	331	23.6	3	42		1.3	30.1	0
22	Dante Magnani	CHI	29	LH	10	7	14	156	11.1	1	38		1.4	15.6	2
23	Bosh Pritchard	PHI	27	RH	11	5	14	309	22.1	3	59		1.3	28.1	5
24	Hugh Gallarneau	CHI	29	RH	11	5	12	185	15.4	1	36		1.1	16.8	7
25	Eddie Saenz	WAS	24		10	3	12	242	20.2	3	66		1.2	24.2	1
26	Frank Seno	CRD	25	RH	11	7	12	124	10.3	1	27		1.1	11.3	7
27	Jim Castiglia	PHI	28		11	2	11	51	4.6	0	23		1.0	4.6	2
28	Don Currivan	BOS	26		11	3	11	262	23.8	4	60		1.0	23.8	1
29	Fred Gehrke	RAM	28	LH	10	10	11	83	7.5	2	21		1.1	8.3	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Pat Harder	CRD	24	FB	11	6	11	128	11.6	1	24		1.0	11.6	4
31	George Wilson	CHI	32		11	4	11	104	9.5	1	17		1.0	9.5	0
32	Bob Davis	BOS	32	LH	11	5	10	150	15.0	1	37		0.9	13.6	3
33	Billy deCorrevont	DET	28	WB	9	5	10	278	27.8	2	72		1.1	30.9	4
34	Tom Harmon	RAM	27		10	3	10	199	19.9	2	45		1.0	19.9	2
35	Val Jansante	PIT	26	LE	11	7	10	136	13.6	1	34		0.9	12.4	2
36	George McAfee	CHI	28		3	0	10	137	13.7	3	25		3.3	45.7	0
37	Charley Mehelich	PIT	24		10	4	10	116	11.6	0	35		1.0	11.6	0
38	Bob Nussbaumer	GNB	22		10	3	10	143	14.3	0	35		1.0	14.3	1
39	Jim Lee Howell	NYG	32	RE	11	11	9	141	15.7	0	33		0.8	12.8	0
40	Bill Paschal	NYG	25	FB	10	1	9	78	8.7	2	35		0.9	7.8	6
41	Jim Peebles	WAS	26	LE	11	7	9	164	18.2	1	35		0.8	14.9	2
42	Jack Banta	RAM	29	RH	10	6	8	81	10.1	1	32		0.8	8.1	4
43	Larry Cabrelli	PHI	29	RE	8	6	8	98	12.3	1	38		1.0	12.3	0
44	Tony Compagno	PIT	25	FB	10	8	8	101	12.6	0	36		0.8	10.1	7
45	Ed Frutig	DET	28		7	0	8	72	9.0	2	17		1.1	10.3	0
46	Ray Hamilton	RAM	30	RE	11	7	8	92	11.5	0	16		0.7	8.4	0
47	Red Hickey	RAM	29		8	0	8	213	26.6	3	60		1.0	26.6	0
48	Abe Karnofsky	BOS	24	QB	11	7	8	139	17.4	1	56		0.7	12.6	8
49	Dick Todd	WAS	32	LH	11	8	8	107	13.4	2	23		0.7	9.7	2
50	Steve Filipowicz	NYG	25	BB	11	7	7	84	12.0	1	29		0.6	7.6	1
51	Jim Gaffney	WAS	25	QB	10	5	7	85	12.1	1	41		0.7	8.5	4
52	Dick Poillon	WAS	26		11	2	7	114	16.3	0	33		0.6	10.4	3
53	Nick Scollard	BOS	26		11	4	7	78	11.1	1	19		0.6	7.1	0
54	Ed Sprinkle	CHI	23	RE	11	9	7	124	17.7	2	34		0.6	11.3	0
55	Camp Wilson	DET	24	FB	10	5	7	62	8.9	0	26		0.7	6.2	6
56	Tony Bova	PIT	29		11	0	6	171	28.5	0	37		0.5	15.5	1
57	Ed Cifers	WAS	30	RE	11	8	6	61	10.2	0	14		0.5	5.5	0
58	Tom Farmer	RAM	25		8	1	6	17	2.8	0	13		0.8	2.1	1
59	George Franck	NYG	28		10	1	6	137	22.8	1	50		0.6	13.7	5
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	John Kovatch	WAS	26		10	3	6	67	11.2	0	23		0.6	6.7	1
61	John Lookabaugh	WAS	24		3	0	6	67	11.2	0	19		2.0	22.3	0
62	Elmer Madarik	DET	24	WB	10	6	6	38	6.3	0	20		0.6	3.8	0
63	Doug Turley	WAS	28		9	4	6	105	17.5	0	25		0.7	11.7	0
64	Steve Van Buren	PHI	26	LH	9	8	6	75	12.5	0	33		0.7	8.3	8
65	Kenny Washington	RAM	28		6	0	6	83	13.8	0	20		1.0	13.8	2
66	Ward Cuff	CRD	34	QB	10	7	5	82	16.4	1	39		0.5	8.2	0
67	Babe Dimancheff	BOS	24	LH	8	6	5	121	24.2	1	45		0.6	15.1	4
68	Jim Gillette	BOS	29		11	4	5	96	19.2	1	60		0.5	8.7	1
69	Ernie Steele	PHI	29		9	4	5	69	13.8	0	24		0.6	7.7	4
70	Gil Steinke	PHI	27		10	0	5	107	21.4	2	32		0.5	10.7	5
71	Jimmy Strausbaugh	CRD	28		11	1	5	56	11.2	0	21		0.5	5.1	4
72	Connie Mack Berry	CHI	31		6	3	4	58	14.5	0	21		0.7	9.7	0
73	Bob Cifers	DET	26		11	2	4	178	44.5	4	70		0.4	16.2	2
74	Merl Condit	PIT	29	HB	9	8	4	33	8.3	0	23		0.4	3.7	6
75	Russ Craft	PHI	27		9	1	4	48	12.0	0	35		0.4	5.3	4
76	Bill Dudley	PIT	25	TB	11	11	4	109	27.3	1	80		0.4	9.9	8
77	Pop Ivy	CRD	30		11	4	4	39	9.8	1	19		0.4	3.5	1
78	Jack Jacobs	WAS	27		9	2	4	53	13.3	0	21		0.4	5.9	1
79	Ralph Jones	DET	24		11	0	4	84	21.0	0	29		0.4	7.6	0
80	Pete Kmetovic	PHI	27		5	0	4	68	17.0	0	38		0.8	13.6	1
81	Bill Osmanski	CHI	31		9	4	4	40	10.0	0	28		0.4	4.4	5
82	Frank Reagan	NYG	27		6	0	4	71	17.8	0	36		0.7	11.8	5
83	Ivan Schottel	DET	26		10	3	4	147	36.8	1	70		0.4	14.7	0
84	Charlie Seabright	PIT	28	BB	10	7	4	77	19.3	1	33		0.4	7.7	1
85	Bob Shaw	RAM	25	LE	10	7	4	63	15.8	2	28		0.4	6.3	0
86	Woody Strode	RAM	32		10	0	4	37	9.3	0	19		0.4	3.7	0
87	John Weiss	NYG	24		7	0	4	70	17.5	1	35		0.6	10.0	0
88	Mel Bleeker	PHI	26		4	0	3	29	9.7	0	20		0.8	7.3	1
89	John Doolan	NYG	27		5	3	3	28	9.3	0	13		0.6	5.6	2
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Bill Garnaas	PIT	25		10	3	3	56	18.7	1	30		0.3	5.6	0
91	John Grigas	BOS	26	FB	11	9	3	61	20.3	1	44		0.3	5.5	3
92	Merle Hapes	NYG	27		10	1	3	40	13.3	0	33		0.3	4.0	3
93	Ben Kish	PHI	29		10	2	3	16	5.3	0	7		0.3	1.6	1
94	Steve Lach	PIT	26		11	3	3	22	7.3	0	11		0.3	2.0	4
95	Ted Lapka	WAS	26		7	0	3	28	9.3	0	11		0.4	4.0	0
96	Don McCafferty	NYG	25		9	0	3	38	12.7	1	17		0.3	4.2	0
97	Jack Mead	NYG	25		10	0	3	36	12.0	0	19		0.3	3.6	0
98	Rudy Smeja	PHI	26		11	1	3	45	15.0	0	17		0.3	4.1	0
99	Jack Wilson	RAM	29		9	3	3	30	10.0	1	15		0.3	3.3	0
100	Duke Abbruzzi	BOS	29	/	3	0	2	55	27.5	0	38		0.7	18.3	3
101	Frank Akins	WAS	27	/	6	2	2	15	7.5	0	8		0.3	2.5	1
102	Elmer Angsman	CRD	21	RH	11	5	2	44	22.0	0	38		0.2	4.0	2
103	Tony Canadeo	GNB	27	TB	11	5	2	25	12.5	0	15		0.2	2.3	3
104	Chuck DeShane	DET	28	BB	10	6	2	13	6.5	0	13		0.2	1.3	0
105	Bill Dutton	PIT	28		11	3	2	68	34.0	0	52		0.2	6.2	0
106	Bob Forte	GNB	24		9	4	2	5	2.5	0	4		0.2	0.6	1
107	Ted Fritsch+	GNB	26	FB	11	8	2	13	6.5	1	12		0.2	1.2	3
108	Cece Hare	NYG	27		8	0	2	30	15.0	0	20		0.3	3.8	0
109	Mike Holovak	RAM	27		11	2	2	6	3.0	0	8		0.2	0.5	2
110	Jack Jenkins	WAS	25	FB	8	6	2	27	13.5	0	14		0.3	3.4	4
111	Bob Krieger	PHI	26		7	2	2	47	23.5	0	35		0.3	6.7	0
112	Howie Livingston	NYG	24	WB	10	7	2	36	18.0	1	24		0.2	3.6	4
113	Howard Maley	BOS	25		11	0	2	35	17.5	0	33		0.2	3.2	1
114	Frank Maznicki	CHI	26		4	3	2	38	19.0	0	22		0.5	9.5	0
115	Joe Osmanski	CHI	29	FB	8	6	2	14	7.0	0	14		0.3	1.8	3
116	Joe Parker	CRD	23		8	1	2	17	8.5	0	11		0.3	2.1	0
117	Don Perkins	CHI	29		8	0	2	41	20.5	0	21		0.3	5.1	1
118	Herm Rohrig	GNB	28	WB	8	7	2	36	18.0	0	21		0.3	4.5	2
119	Ed Rucinski	CRD	30		10	2	2	23	11.5	0	12		0.2	2.3	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Mickey Sanzotta	DET	25		10	2	2	19	9.5	0	14		0.2	1.9	1
121	Don Wells	GNB	24		11	3	2	74	37.0	0	65		0.2	6.7	0
122	Ernie Bonelli	PIT	27		3	0	1	26	26.0	0	26		0.3	8.7	0
123	Johnny Clement	PIT	27		11	0	1	22	22.0	0	22		0.1	2.0	4
124	Bob Davis	PIT	25	RE	11	11	1	13	13.0	0	13		0.1	1.2	1
125	Bob DeFruiter	WAS	28		7	1	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.1	1.3	0
126	Don Eliason	BOS	28		3	0	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.3	3.0	0
127	Gary Famiglietti	BOS	33		11	0	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.1	1.5	1
128	Tom Farris	CHI	26		11	3	1	16	16.0	0	16		0.1	1.5	2
129	Frank Filchock	NYG	30	TB	11	4	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6		0.1	-0.5	5
130	Sam Gray	PIT	27		6	0	1	20	20.0	0	20		0.2	3.3	0
131	Joe Hoague	BOS	28		7	1	1	4	4.0	0	4		0.1	0.6	0
132	Al Hust	CRD	25		10	4	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.1	0.9	0
133	Bert Kuczynski	PHI	26		3	0	1	9	9.0	1	9		0.3	3.0	0
134	Walt Lamb	CHI	26		11	3	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.9	0
135	Jay MacDowell	PHI	27		6	0	1	28	28.0	0	28		0.2	4.7	0
136	Hal Prescott	GNB	26		2	0	1	8	8.0	0	8		0.5	4.0	0
137	Sal Rosato	WAS	28		5	1	1	17	17.0	0	17		0.2	3.4	1
138	Ralph Ruthstrom	RAM	25		6	4	1	9	9.0	0	9		0.2	1.5	2
139	Dave Ryan	DET	23	TB	11	6	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5		0.1	-0.5	7
140	Walt Schlinkman	GNB	24		11	3	1	5	5.0	0	5		0.1	0.5	2
141	Dick Schweidler	CHI	32		5	2	1	11	11.0	0	11		0.2	2.2	1
142	Steve Sucic	RAM	25		4	0	1	1	1.0	0	1		0.3	0.3	1

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