1949 Chicago Hornets Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 4th in the AAFC
Coach: Ray Flaherty (4-8)
Coach: George Halas (9-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1949 Chicago Hornets Roster
1949 Chicago Hornets Results

The Chicago Hornets of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the AAFC.

Chicago ran up 179 points, while the defensive squad conceded 268. Bob Hoernschemeyer passed for 1,063 yards. Dan Edwards hauled in 42 passes for 573 yards.

Bob Hoernschemeyer carried the ball for a team-best 456 yards for the Hornets, and Johnny Clement also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers. Paul Patterson, George Strohmeyer and Hardy Brown each seized 3 opponent throws.

Ray Flaherty and George Halas coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Rating
Bob Hoernschemeyer	167	69	41.3	1063	6.4	6	3.6	11	6.6	47.6
Johnny Clement	114	58	50.9	906	7.9	6	5.3	13	11.4	55.6
Bob Chappuis	14	2	14.3	40	2.9	0	0.0	4	28.6	0.0
John Donaldson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	39.6
Rip Collins	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	39.6
George Buksar	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	39.6
Totals	298	129	43.3	2009	6.7	12	4.0	28	9.4

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Hoernschemeyer	133	456	3.4	0	2
Johnny Clement	106	388	3.7	0	5
Rip Collins	28	88	3.1	0	0
Ernie Lewis	11	43	3.9	0	1
Ray Ramsey	32	43	1.3	0	0
Bob Sweiger	3	17	5.7	0	0
George Buksar	13	16	1.2	0	1
Frank Aschenbrenner	8	14	1.8	0	0
Bob Chappuis	4	13	3.2	0	0
Hardy Brown	1	2	2.0	2	0
Walt McDonald	1	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Patterson	2	0	0.0	0	0
John Donaldson	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	343	1078	3.1	2	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dan Edwards	42	573	13.6	66	3
Ray Ramsey	17	366	21.5	77	4
Paul Patterson	16	304	19.0	0	4
Hank Foldberg	15	202	13.5	0	0
Bob Sweiger	11	126	11.5	0	0
Fay King	9	88	9.8	0	1
Rip Collins	6	161	26.8	0	0
Jim McCarthy	4	58	14.5	0	0
Bob Livingstone	3	80	26.7	0	0
Bob Jensen	2	14	7.0	0	0
Frank Aschenbrenner	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Bob Smith	1	31	31.0	31	0
Hardy Brown	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	129	2009	15.6	77	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim McCarthy	23	21	91.3	13	6	46.2	39
Totals	23	21	91.3	13	6	46.2	39

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Rip Collins	41	1725	42.1
Ernie Lewis	16	680	42.5
Hardy Brown	10	397	39.7
Bob Hoernschemeyer	4	195	48.8
Totals	71	2997	42.2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Livingstone	7	121	17.3	0
Ray Ramsey	8	64	8.0	0
Paul Patterson	4	33	8.2	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	20	222	11.1	4

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Ramsey	14	407	29.1	81	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer	14	373	26.6	0	0
Bob Sweiger	3	59	19.7	0	0
Bob Livingstone	4	50	12.5	0	0
Frank Aschenbrenner	2	35	17.5	0	0
Dan Edwards	2	29	14.5	17	1
John Donaldson	1	27	27.0	27	0
Rip Collins	2	23	11.5	0	0
Fay King	1	13	13.0	13	0
Ray Richeson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	44	1016	23.1	81	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Patterson	3	104	34.7	0
Hardy Brown	3	59	19.7	0
George Strohmeyer	3	9	3.0	0
Ray Ramsey	2	79	39.5	0
Fred Negus	2	28	14.0	0
Bob Sweiger	1	21	21.0	21
Rip Collins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	15	300	20.0	21

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim McCarthy		0							6	21	0			39
Johnny Clement	5								0	0	0			30
Dan Edwards		3		1					0	0	0			24
Paul Patterson	0	4	0			0			0	0	0			24
Ray Ramsey	0	4	0	0		0			0	0	0			24
Bob Hoernschemeyer	2		0	0					0	0	0			12
Fay King		1		0					0	0	0			6
George Buksar	1								0	0	0			6
Ernie Lewis	1								0	0	0			6
Fred Negus						0		1	0	0	0			6
Totals	9	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	21	0	0	0	177