PUG RENTNERRentner, Ernest JohnHeight: 6-1 Weight: 186 Born: September 18, 1910 Joliet, IL Died: August 25, 1978 Glencoe, IL High School: Farragut (Chicago, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Northwestern | |
| 1930 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| 1931 | Northwestern | Lettered |
| 1932 | Northwestern | Lettered |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | 31 | BB-RDH-WB-LDH | 10 | 2 |
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 31 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-QB-S | 11 | 6 |
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 31 | FB-LB-BB-S-TB-LDH-WB-RDH | 12 | 3 |
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 7 | WB-RDH-TB-LDH | 10 | 2 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 43 | 13 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | |
| Purchased | 9/12/1937 | 1937 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1937 CLE NFL |
| Released | 1937 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1937 CLE NFL | |
| Traded | 10/1/1937 | 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 43 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | 23 | 96 | 4.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 81 | 243 | 3.0 | 1 | |||||
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 95 | 404 | 4.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 220 | 813 | 3.7 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 6 | 13 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 50 | 9 | 18.0 | 26 | 148 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 6.7 | ||||||
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 18 | 198 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15.4 | 15.7 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 100 | 26 | 26.0 | 50 | 359 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Boston Redskins (NFL)1934 BOS NFL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 Boston Redskins (NFL)1935 BOS NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1937 Chicago Bears (NFL)1937 CHIB NFL | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 178 | 14.8 | 35t | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)1936 BOS NFL | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 |
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