1943 Chicago Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 0-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Phil Handler (0-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1943 Chicago Cardinals Roster
1943 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 0 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

The Cardinals labored to change the scoreboard with just 95 points, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 238, most in the circuit. Ronnie Cahill threw for 608 yards. Ed Rucinski snagged 26 passes for 398 yards.

John Grigas carried the ball for a team-best 333 yards for Chicago.

John Grigas picked off 5 opponent throws.

Phil Handler coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ronnie Cahill	109	50	45.9	608	5.6	3	2.8	21	19.3	67	33.1
Walt Masters	45	17	37.8	249	5.5	2	4.4	7	15.6	37	31.9
Joe Bukant	40	14	35.0	109	2.7	1	2.5	5	12.5	15	12.5
John Grigas	19	4	21.1	98	5.2	0	0.0	4	21.1	50	9.0
Johnny Hall	4	2	50.0	24	6.0	0	0.0	2	50.0	15	29.2
Cal Purdin	2	1	50.0	7	3.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	58.3
Totals	219	88	40.2	1095	5.0	6	2.7	39	17.8	67

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Grigas	105	333	3.2	28	3
Bob Morrow	38	129	3.4	9	2
Johnny Martin	30	98	3.3	15	0
Joe Bukant	42	87	2.1	10	0
Johnny Hall	22	51	2.3	14	0
Cal Purdin	9	20	2.2	13	0
George Smith	4	12	3.0	4	0
Marshall Goldberg	6	6	1.0	5	0
Walt Rankin	2	1	0.5	1	0
Ronnie Cahill	62	-11	-0.2	25	0
Walt Masters	14	-17	-1.2	4	0
Totals	334	709	2.1	28	5

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ed Rucinski	26	398	15.3	47	3
John Grigas	19	225	11.8	39	0
Walt Rankin	10	44	4.4	17	0
Johnny Martin	7	138	19.7	50	0
Johnny Hall	7	82	11.7	67	1
Don Currivan	5	79	15.8	34	1
Marshall Goldberg	4	31	7.8	11	1
Cal Purdin	3	35	11.7	20	0
Bob Morrow	3	20	6.7	14	0
George Smith	1	18	18.0	18	0
Freeman Rexer	1	14	14.0	14	0
Clint Wager	1	11	11.0	11	0
Joe Bukant	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	88	1095	12.4	67	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Conway Baker	6	5	83.3	2	1	50.0	8
Dixie Stokes	6	5	83.3	3	1	33.3	8
Chet Bulger	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	13	11	84.6	5	2	40.0	17

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Martin	30	1187	39.6	59
Walt Masters	10	368	36.8	49
Cal Purdin	8	341	42.6	72
Joe Bukant	5	181	36.2	46
Ronnie Cahill	3	88	29.3	36
Totals	56	2165	38.7	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Martin	9	95	10.6	25
Ronnie Cahill	1	19	19.0	19
Johnny Hall	1	17	17.0	17
Marshall Goldberg	1	15	15.0	15
Walt Masters	1	13	13.0	13
Cal Purdin	1	6	6.0	6
John Grigas	2	-2	-1.0	5
Totals	16	163	10.2	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Martin	7	130	18.6	25
John Grigas	3	72	24.0	31
Bob Morrow	3	66	22.0	30
Walt Rankin	4	57	14.2	27
Ronnie Cahill	3	56	18.7	21
Marshall Goldberg	2	53	26.5	34
Walt Masters	2	39	19.5	20
Johnny Hall	2	35	17.5	30
Cal Purdin	1	24	24.0	24
Marshall Robnett	1	12	12.0	12
Floyd Rhea	1	10	10.0	10
Andy Puplis	1	9	9.0	9
Gordon Wilson	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	31	569	18.4	34

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Grigas	5	42	8.4	27
Walt Rankin	3	30	10.0	15
Bob Morrow	2	49	24.5	44
Johnny Hall	2	49	24.5	44
Johnny Martin	1	35	35.0	35
Andy Puplis	1	19	19.0	19
Vern Ghersanich	1	19	19.0	19
Marshall Goldberg	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	243	15.2	44

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Conway Baker						1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Grigas	3	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
Ed Rucinski		3							0	0	0			18
Conway Baker							1		1	5	0			14
Bob Morrow	2	0		0		0			0	0	0			12
Don Currivan		1						1	0	0	0			12
Dixie Stokes									1	5	0			8
Marshall Goldberg	0	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Johnny Hall	0	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Chet Bulger									0	1	0			1
Totals	5	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	11	0	0	0	95