1951 Chicago Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 6th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Phil Handler (1-1)
Coach: Curly Lambeau (2-8)
Coach: Cecil Isbell (1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1951 Chicago Cardinals Roster
1951 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's American Division.

The Cardinals scored 210 points, but the defense conceded 287. Charlie Trippi carried the ball for a team-best 501 yards for Chicago, while Elmer Angsman also buoyed the ground attack.

Charlie Trippi tossed for 1,191 yards. Fran Polsfoot paced the receiving corps, snagging 57 passes for 796 yards.

S.J. Whitman picked off 7 opponent throws.

Phil Handler, Curly Lambeau and Cecil Isbell coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Charlie Trippi	191	88	46.1	1191	6.2	8	4.2	13	6.8	80	52.1
Jim Hardy	114	56	49.1	809	7.1	3	2.6	10	8.8	80	44.8
Frank Tripucka	29	17	58.6	244	8.4	2	6.9	1	3.4	48	94.6
Totals	334	161	48.2	2244	6.7	13	3.9	24	7.2	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Trippi	78	501	6.4	32	4
Elmer Angsman	121	380	3.1	28	3
Billy Cross	53	283	5.3	39	3
Ralph Pasquariello	53	251	4.7	28	1
Don Paul	37	247	6.7	68	3
Emil Sitko	52	183	3.5	61	0
Jim Hardy	12	38	3.2	16	0
John Panelli	13	38	2.9	18	0
Vinnie Yablonski	14	20	1.4	6	0
Bill Svoboda	5	15	3.0	6	0
Frank Tripucka	1	14	14.0	14	0
Jerry Davis	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	440	1963	4.5	68	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fran Polsfoot	57	796	14.0	80	4
Don Stonesifer	27	343	12.7	48	2
Don Paul	23	398	17.3	53	3
Billy Cross	18	322	17.9	80	3
Elmer Angsman	9	195	21.7	80	1
Ray Ramsey	8	135	16.9	35	0
Bill Svoboda	6	-9	-1.5	3	0
Emil Sitko	4	28	7.0	15	0
Jerry Davis	4	24	6.0	15	0
Ralph Pasquariello	2	-9	-4.5	-4	0
Tom Bienemann	1	8	8.0	8	0
Vinnie Yablonski	1	8	8.0	8	0
John Panelli	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	161	2244	13.9	80	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Cliff Patton	19	19	100.0	8	5	62.5	34
Vinnie Yablonski	8	8	100.0	5	2	40.0	14
Totals	27	27	100.0	13	7	53.8	48

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fran Polsfoot	47	1914	40.7	56
Charlie Trippi	12	446	37.2	48
Frank Tripucka	11	429	39.0	56
Totals	70	2789	39.8	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Paul	19	143	7.5	23
Billy Cross	7	39	5.6	14
Jerry Davis	4	10	2.5	6
Totals	30	192	6.4	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Emil Sitko	17	429	25.2	41
Don Paul	15	424	28.3	57
John Panelli	2	57	28.5	37
Elmer Angsman	2	51	25.5	29
Tom Bienemann	2	34	17.0	18
Bill Svoboda	1	29	29.0	29
Jack Jennings	1	16	16.0	16
Jerry Hennessy	1	11	11.0	11
Knox Ramsey	1	0	0.0	0
Bill Fischer	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	1051	24.4	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
S.J. Whitman	7	102	14.6	31
Ray Ramsey	5	90	18.0	39
Don Paul	3	52	17.3	36
Tony Klimek	3	39	13.0	22
Cliff Patton	3	31	10.3	19
Jerry Davis	2	36	18.0	36
Leo Sanford	1	20	20.0	20
Fred Wallner	1	10	10.0	10
Lloyd McDermott	1	5	5.0	5
Tom Bienemann	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	27	390	14.4	39

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Dove			0	4	13	0
Leo Sanford		0	0	3	0	0
Don Stonesifer			2	2	10
Jerry Groom			0	2	0	0
Fred Wallner		0	0	2	6	0
Elmer Angsman			6	1	0
Don Paul		0	4	1	0
Tom Wham			0	1	0	0
Tony Klimek		0	0	1	0	0
Billy Cross			2	1	0
Bill Svoboda			0	1	0	0
John Panelli			1	1	0	0
Emil Sitko			3	1	0	0
Lloyd McDermott		0	0	1	0	0
Knox Ramsey			1	0	0	0
Charlie Trippi			4	0	0
Tom Bienemann		0	1	0	0	0
Jim Hardy			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	22	29	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Billy Cross	3	3	0						0	0	0			36
Don Paul	3	3	0	0		0			0	0	0			36
Cliff Patton						0			5	19	0			34
Charlie Trippi	4								0	0	0			24
Elmer Angsman	3	1		0					0	0	0			24
Fran Polsfoot		4							0	0	0			24
Vinnie Yablonski	0	0							2	8	0			14
Don Stonesifer		2							0	0	0			12
Ralph Pasquariello	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	0	0	0	210