Pug Rentner
Ernest John Rentner
Born: September 18, 1910
Joliet, IL USA
Deceased: August 24, 1978
Glencoe, IL
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
College: Northwestern
High School: Farragut (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1934-1937
Pug Rentner played from 1934 to 1937 during his career with the Boston Redskins and Chicago Bears. Rentner ran for 813 yards in his career on 220 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 178 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 50 | 9 | 18.0 | 148 | 3.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 15 | 30.0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 39 | 15 | 38.5 | 198 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 15.4 | 0 | 15.7 |
| Totals | 100 | 26 | 26.0 | 359 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 23 | 96 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 81 | 243 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 95 | 404 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 220 | 813 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 178 | 14.8 | 35 | 2 |
Kicking:
Interceptions:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1934 | NFL Boston Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1935 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1937 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 10 | 2 |
| 1935 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 11 | 6 |
| 1936 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 12 | 3 |
| 1937 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 |
