1942 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachJimmy Conzelman
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record3–8
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1942 Chicago Cardinals season was the 23rd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–7–1, losing eight games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season.

Schedule

Reference[2]

Week Date Opponent Result Record
- September 6 Western Army All-Stars* L 10–16 -
1 September 13 Cleveland Rams W 7–0 1–0
2 September 20 Detroit Lions W 13–0 2–0
3 October 4 Green Bay Packers L 13–17 2–1
4 October 11 at Chicago Bears L 14–41 2–2
5 October 18 at Detroit Lions W 7–0 3–2
6 October 25 at Cleveland Rams L 3–7 3–3
7 November 1 at Green Bay Packers L 24–55 3–4
8 November 8 at Washington Redskins L 0–28 3–5
- November 15 at Wichita Aero Commandos* W 35–7 -
9 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–19 3–6
10 November 29 at New York Giants L 7–21 3–7
11 December 6 Chicago Bears L 7–21 3–8

* Non-league game.

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 11 0 0 1.000 8–0 376 84 W11
Green Bay Packers 8 2 1 .800 6–2 300 215 W2
Cleveland Rams 5 6 0 .455 3–5 150 207 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 0 .273 3–5 98 209 L6
Detroit Lions 0 11 0 .000 0–8 38 263 L11

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1942 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ "2021 Arizona Cardinals Official Media Guide: History" (PDF). Arizona Cardinals. National Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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