1949 Chicago Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buddy Parker (6-5-1)
Coach: Phil Handler (2-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1949 Chicago Cardinals Roster
1949 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1949 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago lit up the scoreboard for 360 points, while the defense allowed 301. Elmer Angsman carried the ball for a team-best 674 yards for the Cardinals, while Charlie Trippi also contributed to the rushing attack.

Paul Christman passed for 1,015 yards. Charlie Trippi paced pass catchers, snagging 34 passes, while Mal Kutner accumulated 465 receiving yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 54 turnovers, topping in the league. Bob Nussbaumer intercepted 12 opponent throws.

Buddy Parker and Phil Handler coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Paul Christman	151	75	49.7	1015	6.7	11	7.3	13	8.6	50	59.9
Jim Hardy	150	63	42.0	748	5.0	10	6.7	13	8.7	48	44.0
Red Cochran	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Vic Schwall	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Elmer Angsman	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Charlie Trippi	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	307	138	45.0	1763	5.7	21	6.8	26	8.5	50

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Elmer Angsman	125	674	5.4	82	6
Charlie Trippi	112	553	4.9	55	3
Pat Harder	106	447	4.2	42	7
Babe Dimancheff	38	151	4.0	22	3
Vinnie Yablonski	32	97	3.0	22	0
Red Cochran	20	87	4.4	22	1
Vic Schwall	12	47	3.9	18	0
Paul Christman	4	34	8.5	22	0
Clarence Self	4	16	4.0	6	0
Mal Kutner	5	10	2.0	4	0
Bob Ravensberg	2	8	4.0	6	0
Jim Hardy	7	6	0.9	4	1
Totals	467	2130	4.6	82	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Trippi	34	412	12.1	44	6
Mal Kutner	30	465	15.5	49	5
Billy Dewell	20	235	11.8	25	2
Pat Harder	12	100	8.3	44	1
Bob Ravensberg	10	203	20.3	48	3
Babe Dimancheff	10	130	13.0	50	1
Red Cochran	7	107	15.3	33	1
Vinnie Yablonski	6	35	5.8	15	0
Elmer Angsman	5	57	11.4	32	0
Vic Schwall	3	8	2.7	18	2
Tom Wham	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	138	1763	12.8	50	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Vinnie Yablonski	1	1	100.0	6	5	83.3	16
Pat Harder	47	45	95.7	5	3	60.0	54
Totals	48	46	95.8	11	8	72.7	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Red Cochran	52	2186	42.0	66
Charlie Trippi	8	292	36.5	46
Jim Hardy	5	180	36.0	51
Totals	65	2658	40.9	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Red Cochran	15	314	20.9	71	2
Charlie Trippi	10	160	16.0	38	0
Corwin Clatt	1	22	22.0	22	0
Clarence Self	2	20	10.0	17	0
Bob Nussbaumer	1	16	16.0	16	0
Jerry Davis	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	30	546	18.2	71	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Trippi	18	427	23.7	48
Red Cochran	20	410	20.5	32
Elmer Angsman	5	66	13.2	20
Vic Schwall	4	63	15.8	23
Babe Dimancheff	2	43	21.5	25
Bill Blackburn	1	4	4.0	4
Buster Ramsey	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	51	1013	19.9	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Nussbaumer	12	157	13.1	68	0
Jerry Davis	6	63	10.5	27	0
Vince Banonis	4	66	16.5	28	1
Bill Blackburn	3	34	11.3	21	1
Corwin Clatt	2	39	19.5	39	0
Tom Wham	1	46	46.0	46	1
John Goldsberry	1	36	36.0	36	0
Ray Apolskis	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bill Fischer	1	3	3.0	3	0
Buster Ramsey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Clarence Self	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	460	13.9	68	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tom Wham		0	0	4	0	0
Bill Fischer		0	0	3	0	0
Corwin Clatt		0	0	3	0	0
Jim Cain			0	2	0	0
Bob Nussbaumer		0	0	2	0	0
Jerry Davis		0	0	2	38	1
Bill Blackburn		0	0	2	2	0
Bob Ravensberg			1	1	0	0
Clarence Self		0	0	1	0	0
Bob Dove			0	1	0	0
Charlie Trippi			3	1	0	0
Vince Banonis		0	0	1	0	0
Mal Kutner			0	1	0	0
Ray Apolskis		0	0	1	0	0
Red Cochran			1	0	0	0
Jim Hardy			3	0	0	0
Pat Harder			3	0	0	0
Vinnie Yablonski			1	0	0	0
Elmer Angsman			4	0	0	0
Paul Christman			2	0	0	0
Vic Schwall			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	20	25	40	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Harder	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	45	0			102
Charlie Trippi	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Elmer Angsman	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Mal Kutner	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Red Cochran	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Babe Dimancheff	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bob Ravensberg	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Vinnie Yablonski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0			16
Vic Schwall	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Billy Dewell	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tom Wham	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Blackburn	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Vince Banonis	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Buster Ramsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	21	21	2	0	0	3	1	0	8	46	0	0	1	360