1938 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) |
| 5th place • Western Division • 2-9-0 .182 |
| Head Coach: Milan Creighton |
| Phil Handler | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 9/1/1938 | A | College All-Stars | 32-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Walshj Memorial Stadium | 8724 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1938 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-16 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 20000 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1938 | A | Cleveland Rams | 7-6 | W | Cleveland, OH | Shaw Stadium | 7448 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1938 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-28 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 18000 | |
| Wed | 9/28/1938 | H | Green Bay Packers | 22-24 | L | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 10678 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1938 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0-13 | L | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 17129 | |
| Tue | 10/11/1938 | N | Los Angeles Bulldogs | 14-14 | T | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 6500 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1938 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-34 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 21614 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1938 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-10 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 17917 | |
| Wed | 10/26/1938 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-7 | L | Erie, PA | Erie Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1938 | A | New York Giants | 0-6 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 19648 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1938 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-14 | T | Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University Stadium | 5000 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1938 | H | Detroit Lions | 3-7 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 8279 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1938 | H | Cleveland Rams | 31-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 2200 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sam Agee | 11 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1 |
| Al Babartsky | 24 | ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 223 | 23 | Fordham | 7 | 6 |
| Conway Baker | 22 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 5-11 | 228 | 27 | Centenary | 11 | 4 |
| Jon Bilbo | 25 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Mississippi | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Blazine | 23 | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 232 | 26 | Illinois Wesleyan | 11 | 10 |
| Ray Burnett | TB-LDH | 6-3 | 188 | 24 | Arkansas Tech; Central Arkansas | 1 | 0 | |
| Ross Carter | 28 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Southwestern (Oregon) JC; Oregon | 11 | 10 |
| Ed Cherry | 14 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 208 | 25 | Amarillo JC; Hardin-Simmons | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Coffee | 20 | TB-LDH | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Louisiana State | 10 | 1 |
| Bree Cuppoletti | 47 | LOG-LDG-OT-DT | 5-10 | 200 | 28 | Oregon | 11 | 8 |
| Versil Deskin | 45 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 199 | 25 | Drake | 11 | 1 |
| Phil Dougherty | 26 | C-LB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Santa Clara | 10 | 4 |
| Len Dugan | 46 | C-LB | 6-0 | 218 | 28 | Wichita State | 8 | 3 |
| Moose Dunstan | 38 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Marin JC; Santa Clara; Portland | 5 | 0 |
| Ev Fisher | 10 | LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 205 | 24 | Santa Clara | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Hoel | 43 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 208 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 |
| Jimmy Lawrence | 8 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Texas Christian | 11 | 9 |
| John Marrow | 30 | ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 230 | 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan; Nebraska-Kearney | 6 | 0 |
| Bill May | 19 | BB-S | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Louisiana State | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Mulleneaux | 18 | C-LB | 6-1 | 221 | 31 | Northern Arizona | 5 | 4 |
| Earl Nolan | 17 | ROT-DT | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Arizona | 5 | 2 |
| Hal Pangle | 21 | BB-S-B-DH | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 |
| Buddy Parker | 15 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 193 | 25 | Centenary | 10 | 10 |
| Frank Patrick | 27 | BB-S-FB-LB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 |
| Milt Popovich | 66 | WB-RDH | 5-11 | 196 | 24 | Montana | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Robbins | 55 | TB-LDH | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | Arkansas | 8 | 3 |
| Doug Russell | 35 | WB-RDH | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Muskingum; Kansas State | 9 | 2 |
| Dwight Sloan | 36 | TB-LDH-WB-RDH | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Arkansas | 10 | 7 |
| Bill Smith | 40 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 198 | 26 | Washington | 11 | 11 |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 31 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 10 |
| Pete Tyler | 12 | BB-S | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 5 |
| Bill Volok | 44 | LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Tulsa | 11 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Jack Robbins | B | Arkansas |
| 2 | 15 | Milt Popovich | B | Montana |
| 3 | 20 | Frank Patrick | B | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 30 | Bob Herwig | C | California |
| 5 | 35 | Al Babartsky | T | Fordham |
| 6 | 45 | Joe Brunansky | T | Duke |
| 7 | 55 | Ed Cherry | B | Hardin-Simmons |
| 8 | 65 | Leon Lavington | E | Colorado |
| 9 | 75 | Phil Dougherty | C | Santa Clara |
| 10 | 85 | Dwight Sloan | B | Arkansas |
| 11 | 95 | Jick Kenderdine | E | Indiana |
| 12 | 105 | Bob Mautner | C | Holy Cross |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31 | 19 | 45 | 16 | 111 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 78 | 48 | 25 | 168 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 121 | / % | / % | 286 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Frank Patrick | 1 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bill Smith | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Pat Coffee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Buddy Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sam Agee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Blazine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil Dougherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doug Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gaynell Tinsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pete Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Conway Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill May | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 111 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 4 | 0 | 168 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 28 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Frank Patrick | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 40 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Conway Baker | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Bill May | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 40 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robbins | 63 | 213 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Lawrence | 78 | 207 | 2.7 | 3 | |
| Sam Agee | 48 | 178 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Pat Coffee | 40 | 169 | 4.2 | 2 | |
| Buddy Parker | 45 | 144 | 3.2 | 2 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 56 | 126 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Doug Russell | 31 | 60 | 1.9 | 1 | |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Cherry | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Milt Popovich | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Hal Pangle | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Patrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Tyler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Burnett | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 382 | 1149 | 3.0 | 9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 453 | 1363 | 3.0 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robbins | 97 | 52 | 53.6 | 36 | 577 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 9 | 9.3 | 39.8 | ||||
| Dwight Sloan | 79 | 37 | 46.8 | 35 | 333 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 8.9 | 26.0 | ||||
| Pat Coffee | 39 | 16 | 41.0 | 19 | 200 | 5.1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.3 | 18.1 | ||||
| Jimmy Lawrence | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 4 | 65 | 5.9 | 21.7 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 36.4 | 12.1 | |||
| Sam Agee | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| Buddy Parker | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 110.4 | |||
| Ray Burnett | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | |||
| Doug Russell | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | 98 | 14.0 | 98.0 | 98t | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 79.2 | |||
| Frank Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 114 | 47.5 | 100 | 1340 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 26 | 10.8 | 30.9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 80 | 44.0 | 84 | 1168 | 6.4 | 14.6 | 9 | 4.9 | 18 | 9.9 | 42.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaynell Tinsley | 41 | 516 | 12.6 | 98t | 1 |
| Bill Smith | 18 | 338 | 18.8 | 1 | |
| Buddy Parker | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Lawrence | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Versil Deskin | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Russell | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ev Fisher | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Tyler | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Hal Pangle | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Agee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Patrick | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Bill May | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dwight Sloan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Milt Popovich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 114 | 1340 | 11.8 | 4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 1168 | 14.6 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Dougherty | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 18 | 1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 178 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 178 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Blazine | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 34 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 2 |
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