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1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)

5th place • 4-8-0 .333
1949 AAFCPrevious Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Ray Flaherty
Jim BarberLine
Wayne MillnerEnds
Bo MolendaBackfield
Bob SweigerAssistant Backfield
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sun8/14/1949ACleveland Browns0-21LToledo, OHGlass Bowl13426
Thu8/18/1949ABay City All-Stars48-2WBay City, MICentral High School Stadium4500
Fri8/26/1949HBuffalo Bills17-14WChicago, ILSoldier Field23800
Sun9/4/1949ASan Francisco 49ers7-42LSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium28311
Fri9/9/1949ALos Angeles Dons23-21WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum30193
Fri9/16/1949HBaltimore Colts35-7WChicago, ILSoldier Field18483
Fri9/30/1949HSan Francisco 49ers24-42LChicago, ILSoldier Field31561
Fri10/7/1949HBrooklyn-New York Yankees24-38LChicago, ILSoldier Field17098
Sun10/16/1949AKnoxville Rebels28-3WKnoxville, TNEvans-Collins Field5031
Sun10/23/1949ABaltimore Colts17-7WBaltimore, MDMuncipal Stadium32107
Fri10/28/1949HLos Angeles Dons14-24LChicago, ILSoldier Field11249
Sun11/6/1949ACleveland Browns2-35LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium16506
Sun11/13/1949ABrooklyn-New York Yankees10-14LNew York, NYYankee Stadium9091
Sun11/20/1949ABuffalo Bills0-10LBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium18494
Thu11/24/1949HCleveland Browns6-14LChicago, ILSoldier Field5031
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Frank Aschenbrenner91FB-LB5-1018824Marquette; Northwestern60
Jim Bailey33MG6-221022West Virginia State70
Hardy Brown60S?-BB6-019325Southern Methodist; Tulsa1212
George Buksar70FB-LB6-020623Purdue; San Francisco60
Bob Chappuis99TB6-019026Michigan70
Paul Cleary53LDE-RDE6-119627Rancho Santiago JC; Southern California1010
Johnny Clement72TB6-018930Southern Methodist120
Johnny Clowes46LDT6-024028William & Mary1212
Rip Collins71FB-ROH-DH-P6-019023Louisiana State126
Ziggy Czarobski45ROT-RDT6-023527Notre Dame1212
Johnny Donaldson82DH-WB5-1018024Georgia77
Danny Edwards51ROE-RDE6-119723Georgia1212
Hank Foldberg50LOE-LDE6-220526Texas A&M; Army129
Ted Hazelwood44LOT-LDT6-123525North Carolina102
Bob Heck56LDE-RDE6-320724Purdue30
Bob Hoernschemeyer90TB5-1119424Indiana; Navy1212
Bob Jensen57RDE-ROE6-222024Iowa State108
Nate Johnson43RDT6-324429Illinois1212
Fay King55LOE6-219527Georgia83
Ray Kuffel56LDE6-321328Marquette; Notre Dame; Marquette22
Ernie Lewis64BB-P6-121125Colorado65
Bobby Livingstone70FB-LB6-017327Notre Dame60
George MaddockOT-DT6-524028Valparaiso; Northwestern10
Jim McCarthy52RDE-LDE-LOE-ROE-K6-120528Illinois124
Walt McDonald61BB6-121029Tulane92
Jim Mello78FB-LB5-1019029Notre Dame10
Fred Negus28LB-C6-121026Wisconsin; Michigan; Wisconsin1212
Homer Paine40LOT-LDT6-023526Tulsa; Oklahoma1211
Paul Patterson83DH-WB5-918522Illinois1212
Jim Pearcy30ROG5-1121031Marshall83
Ray Ramsey81FB-LB6-216628Bradley1210
John Rapacz20C-LB6-425225Western Michigan; Oklahoma1212
Ray Richeson32MG-LOG6-023526Alabama1212
Julie Rykovich85DH6-220426Illinois; Notre Dame; Illinois10
Herb St. John34LOG-LDG5-922023Georgia1111
Bob Smith82DH6-119824Tulsa; Iowa33
Joe Soboleski35ROG-LOG6-021323Michigan40
George Strohmeyer25LB-C5-920525Texas A&M; Notre Dame1212
Bob Sweiger80WB-DH-BB-S6-020930Minnesota1212
Marty Wendell31ROG-LB5-1021523Notre Dame99
Garland Williams44OT-DT6-222028Georgia; Duke; Georgia10
DRAFT LIST - SECRET
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Terry BrennanBNotre Dame
17Pete ElliottBMichigan
29Bill FischerGNotre Dame
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollegeNotes
11Stan HeathQBNevada-Reno
29George BlandaQBKentucky
422Jim FinksQBTulsa
530Carmen FalconeBPennsylvania
638Sam TamburoBPenn State
746Ralph HutchinsonTTennessee-Chattanooga
854Jim CainEAlabama
962Tino SabucoCSan Francisco
1070Warren HueyEMichigan State
1178Norm Van BrocklinQBOregon
1286Jay Van NoyBUtah State
1394Tom WhamEFurman
14102Ivan SnowdenTTexas A&M-Kingsville
15110Charlie ReynoldsBTexas Tech
16118Dick MonroeCKansas
17126George GuerreBMichigan State
18132John PhillipsBSouthern Mississippi
19138Vitamin SmithBAbilene Christian
20144Clay DavisCOklahoma State
21150George BenigniEGeorgetown (DC)
22156R.M. PattersonTMcMurry
23159Bill KemplinENorth Texas
24162Billy CadenheadBAlabama
25165Phil PooleGMississippi
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals41881436179
Opponents Totals101564269268
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals122466313/ %/ %63426
Opponents Totals163926110/ %/ %73521
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Jim McCarthy0212391.361346.2141
Johnny Clement50000030
Danny Edwards40000024
Paul Patterson40000024
Ray Ramsey40000024
Bob Hoernschemeyer20000012
George Buksar1000006
Fay King1000006
Ernie Lewis1000006
Fred Negus1000006
Team Totals23212391.361346.21179
Opponents Totals373737100.031030.00268
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Jim McCarthy61346.2420/3/2/1/0/
Team Totals61346.20/3/2/1/0/
Opponents Totals31030.03/0/0/0/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Bob Hoernschemeyer1334563.42
Johnny Clement1063883.75
Rip Collins28883.10
Ernie Lewis11433.91
Ray Ramsey32431.30
Bob Sweiger3175.7120
George Buksar13161.21
Frank Aschenbrenner8141.80
Bob Chappuis4133.30
Hardy Brown122.020
Walt McDonald100.000
Paul Patterson200.010
Team Totals34210803.29
Opponents Totals46723094.971t24
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Bob Hoernschemeyer1676941.38710636.415.477t63.6116.647.6
Johnny Clement1145850.9439067.915.665.31311.455.6
Bob Chappuis14214.38402.920.03100.0428.60.0
George Buksar100.0100.000.000.039.6
Rip Collins100.0100.000.000.039.6
Team Totals29712943.414020096.815.677t124.0289.432204180540.6
Opponents Totals19710754.37517328.816.294.6157.667.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Danny Edwards4257313.6663
Ray Ramsey1736621.577t4
Paul Patterson1630419.068t4
Hank Foldberg1520213.50
Bob Sweiger1112611.50
Fay King9889.81
Rip Collins616126.80
Jim McCarthy45814.50
Bobby Livingstone38026.7550
Frank Aschenbrenner2-4-2.00
Bob Jensen2147.080
Hardy Brown11010.0100
Bob Smith13131.0310
Team Totals129200915.677t12
Opponents Totals107173216.29
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Patterson310434.7550
Hardy Brown35919.7550
George Strohmeyer393.060
Ray Ramsey27939.5440
Fred Negus22814.0280
Bob Sweiger12121.0210
Rip Collins100.000
Johnny Donaldson02323L0
Team Totals1532321.5550
Opponents Totals2833512.02
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Rip Collins41172542.10
Bob Hoernschemeyer419548.8560
Ernie Lewis1668042.5731
Hardy Brown1039739.70
Team Totals71299742.273158334.0
Opponents Totals54702240
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Bobby Livingstone712117.3600
Ray Ramsey8648.00
Paul Patterson4338.30
Johnny Donaldson11818.0180
Bob Hoernschemeyer144.040
Team Totals2124011.4600
Opponents Totals4458313.3791
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Ray Ramsey1440729.181Lt0
Bob Hoernschemeyer1437326.6750
Bob Sweiger35919.70
Bobby Livingstone45012.50
Frank Aschenbrenner23517.5210
Danny Edwards22914.517Lt1
Rip Collins22311.5220
Fay King11313.0130
Ray Richeson100.000
Team Totals4398923.098t1
Opponents Totals36911
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Fred Negus1
Team Totals29191037471
Opponents Totals52371519341
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