Bud Schwenk
Wilson Rutherford Schwenk Jr.
Born: August 26, 1918
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: October 1, 1980
St. Louis , MO
Position: QB-TB-HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201
College: Washington (MO)
High School: Beaumont (St. Louis, MO)
Career: 1942-1948
Drafted: 1942 in Round 3, #19 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Bud Schwenk played from 1942 to 1948 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and New York Yankees. Schwenk threw for 3,924 yards in his career, completing 315 of 662 passes with 23 touchdowns and 50 interceptions. He also ran for 376 yards in 145 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 295 | 126 | 42.7 | 1360 | 4.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 27 | 9.2 | 69 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 276 | 12.0 | 4 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 146.0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 327 | 168 | 51.4 | 2236 | 6.8 | 13 | 4.0 | 20 | 6.1 | 72 | 61.2 |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17.6 | 0 | 4.7 |
| NFL | 295 | 126 | 42.7 | 1360 | 4.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 27 | 9.2 | 69 | ||
| AAFC | 367 | 189 | 51.5 | 2564 | 7.0 | 17 | 4.6 | 23 | 6.3 | 72 | ||
| Totals | 662 | 315 | 47.6 | 3924 | 5.9 | 23 | 3.5 | 50 | 7.6 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 111 | 313 | 2.8 | 28 | 2 |
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 25 | 58 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 111 | 313 | 2.8 | 28 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 34 | 63 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 145 | 376 | 2.6 | 28 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 |
| NFL | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 | |
| Totals | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1942 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1947 | AAFC Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 9 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 2 |
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 8 | 0 |
