Joe Bukant
Joseph N. Bukant
Born: October 31, 1915
Divernon, IL USA
Deceased: February 9, 2007
Portage, MI
Position: B
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 216
College: Washington (MO)
High School: Divernon (IL)
Career: 1938-1943
Drafted: 1938 in Round 3, #17 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Bukant played from 1938 to 1943 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. Bukant ran for 426 yards in his career on 184 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 13 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 118.8 |
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 56 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 20 | 3.1 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 40 | 14 | 35.0 | 109 | 2.7 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 15 | 12.5 |
| Totals | 57 | 19 | 33.3 | 179 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 7 | 12.3 | 20 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 48 | 119 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 59 | 136 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 34 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 42 | 87 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 184 | 426 | 2.3 | 15 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 |
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 568 | 37.9 | 52 |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 46 |
| Totals | 21 | 803 | 38.2 | 54 |
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1939 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1940 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 3 |
| 1940 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 4 |
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 3 |
| 1943 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 7 |
