Ernie Caddel
Ernest Wiley Caddel Jr.
Born: March 12, 1911
Granite, OK USA
Deceased: March 28, 1992
Roseville, CA
Position: WB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 199
College: Stanford
High School: Corcoran (CA)
Career: 1933-1938
Ernie Caddel played from 1933 to 1938 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Portsmouth Spartans. Caddel ran for 2,311 yards in his career on 443 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 641 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 106 | 8.2 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 169 | 28.2 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 109.7 |
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 30 | 18.8 |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 350 | 12.1 | 3 | 10.3 | 4 | 13.8 | 30 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Portsmouth Spartans | 70 | 286 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1934 | NFL Detroit Lions | 105 | 528 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 87 | 450 | 5.2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 91 | 580 | 6.4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 76 | 429 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 443 | 2311 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL Portsmouth Spartans | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1934 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 641 | 11.9 | 6 | 5 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1933 | NFL Portsmouth Spartans | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1934 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1935 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1936 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NFL | Portsmouth Spartans | 11 | 10 |
| 1934 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 |
| 1935 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 10 |
| 1936 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 8 |
| 1937 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 |
| 1938 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 |
Honors
1935 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1935 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1936 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
