| Chicago Bears at Chicago Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1951 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 33781 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 18 pass from Frank Tripucka (Vinnie Yablonski kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 39 run (Vinnie Yablonski kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Don Paul 68 run (Vinnie Yablonski kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Fran Polsfoot 18 pass from Charley Trippi (Vinnie Yablonski kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 62 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Wilford White 8 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 14 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Bill Wightkin |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 26 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 62 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 7 | ROE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 32 | QB | Johnny Lujack |
| 46 | LOH | Chuck Hunsinger |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 62 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 14 | RDT | Wayne Hansen |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 81 | LLB | George Connor |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 6 | LDH | Don Kindt |
| 5 | LS | Billy Stone |
| 88 | RS | Gene Schroeder |
| 10 | RDH | Al Campana |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Fran Polsfoot |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 55 | LOG | Eddie Bagdon |
| 32 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 70 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 50 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 8 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 37 | LOH | Don Paul |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 33 | FB | Vinnie Yablonski |
| Defense | ||
| 42 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 82 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 68 | MG | Cliff Patton |
| 64 | RDT | Lloyd McDermott |
| 51 | RDE | Tom Wham |
| 18 | LLB | Fred Wallner |
| 57 | RLB | Jerry Groom |
| 53 | LDH | Tony Klimek |
| 21 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 87 | RS | Ray Ramsey |
| 37 | RDH | Don Paul |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Cross | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| John Panelli | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Emil Sitko | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Tripucka | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Lujack | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 2 | 206 | 6.6 | 62t | 2 | 14 | 63.0 | |
| Steve Romanik | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 42 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 21.7 | |
| Bobby Williams | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 18.8 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 105 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 104.8 | |
| Charley Trippi | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 39 | 3.9 | 18t | 1 | 12 | 37.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gene Schroeder | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 62t | 1 |
| Don Kindt | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wilford White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Keane | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Don Stonesifer | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Panelli | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| S.J. Whitman | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Cliff Patton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Klimek | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 57 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Tripucka | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 50 | 1 |
| Charley Trippi | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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