1950 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldComiskey Park (I)
Results
Record5–7
Division place5th NFL American
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1950 Chicago Cardinals season was the 31st season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–5–1, winning only five games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

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

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.

References

  1. ^ 1950 Chicago Cardinals
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