1947 Chicago Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (9-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (9-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1947 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Chicago racked up 306 points, while the defense allowed 231. Paul Christman tossed for 2,191 yards. Mal Kutner snagged 43 passes for 944 yards, while Billy Dewell provided receiving help, too.
Elmer Angsman carried the ball for a team-best 412 yards for the Cardinals, while Charlie Trippi and Pat Harder additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Red Cochran picked off 8 opponent throws.
Jimmy Conzelman coached the team. The 1947 Chicago Cardinals won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Christman | 301 | 138 | 45.8 | 2191 | 7.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 22 | 7.3 | 80 | 59.0 |
| Ray Mallouf | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 340 | 9.4 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | 52 | 76.2 |
| Charlie Trippi | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 56.3 |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 340 | 160 | 47.1 | 2580 | 7.6 | 18 | 5.3 | 25 | 7.4 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Angsman | 110 | 412 | 3.7 | 18 | 7 |
| Charlie Trippi | 83 | 401 | 4.8 | 41 | 2 |
| Pat Harder | 113 | 371 | 3.3 | 45 | 7 |
| Marshall Goldberg | 51 | 155 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy deCorrevont | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 30 | 116 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Red Cochran | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Vic Schwall | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Smith | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Mallouf | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeff Burkett | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Christman | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 3 | 2 |
| Walt Rankin | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 468 | 1735 | 3.7 | 45 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Kutner | 43 | 944 | 22.0 | 70 | 7 |
| Billy Dewell | 42 | 576 | 13.7 | 46 | 4 |
| Charlie Trippi | 23 | 240 | 10.4 | 62 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 22 | 438 | 19.9 | 80 | 4 |
| Pat Harder | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Marshall Goldberg | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 52 | 1 |
| Billy deCorrevont | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Burkett | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 1 |
| John Doolan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Charles Smith | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 160 | 2580 | 16.1 | 80 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 40 | 39 | 97.5 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 60 |
| Pop Ivy | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 40 | 39 | 97.5 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 60 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Mallouf | 43 | 1717 | 39.9 | 62 |
| Jeff Burkett | 11 | 521 | 47.4 | 53 |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 |
| Bill Blackburn | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| Totals | 56 | 2282 | 40.8 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cochran | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Trippi | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy deCorrevont | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Marshall Goldberg | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 370 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Trippi | 15 | 321 | 21.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Billy deCorrevont | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Red Cochran | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Vic Schwall | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jake Colhouer | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Coomer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 716 | 16.7 | 33 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cochran | 8 | 122 | 15.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Buster Ramsey | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 74 | 0 |
| Mal Kutner | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Vince Banonis | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Bill Blackburn | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Charlie Trippi | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 1 |
| Hamilton Nichols | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jeff Burkett | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Stan Mauldin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy deCorrevont | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 74 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Trippi | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Cochran | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Pat Harder | 7 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Chet Bulger | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Colhouer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vince Banonis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buster Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loyd Arms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Coomer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Rankin | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Caleb Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Burkett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Doolan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy deCorrevont | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Goldberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mal Kutner | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Christman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan Mauldin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Angsman | 5 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |||
| Billy Dewell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vic Schwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ray Mallouf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Pat Harder | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||
| Mal Kutner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Elmer Angsman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Babe Dimancheff | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Billy Dewell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Charlie Trippi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| Red Cochran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Paul Christman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Vince Banonis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jeff Burkett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Billy deCorrevont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Totals | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
