1937 Chicago Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Milan Creighton (5-5-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1937 Chicago Cardinals Roster
1937 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Cardinals chalked up 135 points, but the defensive unit yielded 165. George Grosvenor carried the ball for a team-best 461 yards for Chicago.

Pat Coffee passed for 824 yards. Gaynell Tinsley snagged 36 passes for 675 yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 45 turnovers, topping in the league.

Milan Creighton coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Pat Coffee	119	52	43.7	824	6.9	4	3.4	11	9.2	97	40.0
George Grosvenor	50	21	42.0	325	6.5	3	6.0	7	14.0	0	44.6
Doug Russell	11	4	36.4	94	8.5	1	9.1	2	18.2	0	58.7
Bill Crass	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Jimmy Lawrence	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Rock Reed	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Pete Tyler	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Buddy Parker	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Hal Pangle	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	189	77	40.7	1243	6.6	8	4.2	21	11.1	97

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Grosvenor	143	461	3.2	0	2
Hal Pangle	61	203	3.3	0	2
Pat Coffee	55	157	2.9	0	1
Buddy Parker	50	115	2.3	0	1
Doug Russell	23	76	3.3	0	0
Jimmy Lawrence	19	60	3.2	0	1
Rock Reed	10	33	3.3	0	0
Howie Tipton	9	23	2.6	0	0
Bill May	4	16	4.0	0	0
Bill Crass	5	8	1.6	0	0
Gaynell Tinsley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Pete Tyler	5	-5	-1.0	0	0
Totals	385	1149	3.0	2	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gaynell Tinsley	36	675	18.8	97	5
Doug Russell	12	263	21.9	37	1
Pete Tyler	7	60	8.6	0	1
Hal Pangle	5	58	11.6	0	0
Bill Smith	3	52	17.3	0	0
Versil Deskin	3	48	16.0	0	1
Jimmy Lawrence	3	32	10.7	0	0
Rock Reed	2	26	13.0	0	0
Buddy Parker	2	14	7.0	0	0
Billy Volok	1	9	9.0	9	0
Billy Wilson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Tony Blazine	1	2	2.0	2	0
Howie Tipton	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	77	1243	16.1	97	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	FGA	FGM	Pts.
Bill May		4		2	10
Conway Baker		6			6
Bill Smith		3			3
Buddy Parker		1			1
Totals	0	14	0	2	20

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Doug Russell					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bill Smith					1
Gaynell Tinsley					1
Totals	0	0	0	0	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gaynell Tinsley	0	5					1		0	0	0			36
Hal Pangle	2	0							0	0	0			12
Doug Russell	0	1	1						0	0	0			12
George Grosvenor	2								0	0	0			12
Bill May	0								2	4	0			10
Bill Smith		0					1		0	3	0			9
Buddy Parker	1	0							0	1	0			7
Versil Deskin		1							0	0	0			6
Pete Tyler	0	1							0	0	0			6
Conway Baker									0	6	0			6
Jimmy Lawrence	1	0							0	0	0			6
Pat Coffee	1								0	0	0			6
Rock Reed	0	0						1	0	0	0			6
Totals	7	8	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	14	0	0	0	134