1951 Chicago Cardinals season

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1951 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachPhil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL American
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season was the 32nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 30, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–14
16,129
2 October 7, 1951 Chicago Bears W 28–14
33,781
3 October 14, 1951 at New York Giants L 28–17
28,095
4 October 21, 1951 at Washington Redskins L 7–3
22,960
5 October 28, 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–14
14,773
6 November 4, 1951 Cleveland Browns L 34–17
19,742
7 November 11, 1951 at Los Angeles Rams L 45–21
29,996
8 November 18, 1951 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–21
19,658
9 November 25, 1951 New York Giants L 10–0
11,892
10 December 2, 1951 at Cleveland Browns L 49–28
30,550
11 December 9, 1951 Washington Redskins L 20–17
9,459
12 December 16, 1951 at Chicago Bears W 24–14
15,085

Standings[]

NFL American Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 1 0 .917 9–0 331 152 W11
New York Giants 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 254 161 W4
Washington Redskins 5 7 0 .417 4–5 183 296 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 7 1 .364 3–5–1 183 235 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 3–6 234 264 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 0–8 210 287 W1

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

References[]

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