| Washington Redskins at Chicago Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1952 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 17837 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 59 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Eddie Bagdon 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Harry Dowda 2 pass from Sammy Baugh (Eddie Bagdon kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 10 pass from Sammy Baugh (Eddie Bagdon kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Emil Sitko 8 run (Joe Geri kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Venuto 3 run (Eddie Bagdon kick failed) | 23 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 70 | LOT | Lou Karras |
| 61 | LOG | Gene Pepper |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 60 | ROG | Buddy Brown |
| 72 | ROT | Joe Moss |
| 89 | ROE | Joe Tereshinski |
| 33 | QB | Sammy Baugh |
| 43 | LOH | Johnny Williams |
| 44 | ROH | Harry Dowda |
| 36 | FB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Jerry Hennessy |
| 74 | LDT | Laurie Niemi |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 79 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 36 | LLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 51 | RLB | Tony Momsen |
| 42 | LDH | Dick Alban |
| 40 | LS | Billy Cox |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 26 | RDH | Andy Davis |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Fran Polsfoot |
| 73 | LOT | Mike Mergen |
| 66 | LOG | Ed Listopad |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 72 | ROG | Bill Fischer |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 8 | QB | Frank Tripucka |
| 20 | LOH | Billy Cross |
| 24 | ROH | Emil Sitko |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Matson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ralph Thomas |
| 76 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 71 | MG | Don Joyce |
| 57 | RDT | Jerry Groom |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 34 | LLB | John Panelli |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 9 | LDH | Don Panciera |
| 31 | LS | Bill Svoboda |
| 49 | RS | Roy Barni |
| 33 | RDH | Ollie Matson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 55 | 3 | 2 | |
| CHIC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Harry Gilmer | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Venuto | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Neil Ferris | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Sykes | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Dowda | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 196 | 3.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Emil Sitko | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Billy Cross | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Elmer Angsman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Frank Tripucka | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 77 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 1 | 87 | 5.8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 99.2 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 87 | 5.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 92.0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Frank Tripucka | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 35 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 45.6 | |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 35 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 7.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Harry Dowda | 3 | 20 | 2.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Tereshinski | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Hugh Taylor | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Neil Ferris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Sykes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lou Karras | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 20 | 2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Cross | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Tony Klimek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 2 | 79 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 40 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Tripucka | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 53 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Gene Brito | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Mike Mergen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | ||