The 1950 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 31st year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–5–1, winning only five games and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.[1]
| 1950 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | Comiskey Park (I) |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Division place | 5th NFL American |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–45 | 0–1 | Comiskey Park | 24,914 | Recap |
| 3 | October 2 | Baltimore Colts | W 55–13 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 14,439 | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–27 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 48,025 | Recap |
| 5 | October 15 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–34 | 1–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 33,774 | Recap |
| 6 | October 22 | at Washington Redskins | W 38–28 | 2–3 | Griffith Stadium | 27,856 | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | New York Giants | W 17–3 | 3–3 | Comiskey Park | 23,964 | Recap |
| 8 | November 5 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–10 | 3–4 | Comiskey Park | 38,456 | Recap |
| 9 | November 12 | at New York Giants | L 21–51 | 3–5 | Polo Grounds | 22,380 | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–10 | 4–5 | Shibe Park | 28,368 | Recap |
| 11 | November 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–28 | 4–6 | Comiskey Park | 11,622 | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | Chicago Bears | W 20–10 | 5–6 | Comiskey Park | 31,919 | Recap |
| 13 | December 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–28 | 5–7 | Forbes Field | 18,301 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
edit| NFL American Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 310 | 144 | W6 | |
| New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 268 | 150 | W6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 180 | 195 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 254 | 141 | L4 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–6 | 233 | 287 | L1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 232 | 326 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–2 | 466 | 309 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 279 | 207 | W1 | |
| New York Yanks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 366 | 367 | W1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 321 | 285 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–8 | 213 | 300 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–9 | 244 | 406 | L2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–4 | 213 | 462 | L5 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
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References
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