1950 Chicago Cardinals season

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

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	Attendance	Stadium
1	Bye
2	September 24, 1950	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–45	24,914	Comiskey Park
3	October 2, 1950	Baltimore Colts	W 55–13	14,439	Comiskey Park
4	October 8, 1950	at Chicago Bears	L 6–27	48,025	Wrigley Field
5	October 15, 1950	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–34	33,774	Cleveland Stadium
6	October 22, 1950	at Washington Redskins	W 38–28	27,856	Griffith Stadium
7	October 29, 1950	New York Giants	W 17–3	23,964	Comiskey Park
8	November 5, 1950	Cleveland Browns	L 7–10	38,456	Comiskey Park
9	November 12, 1950	at New York Giants	L 21–51	22,380	Polo Grounds
10	November 19, 1950	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–10	28,368	Shibe Park
11	November 23, 1950	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–28	11,622	Comiskey Park
12	December 3, 1950	Chicago Bears	W 20–10	31,919	Comiskey Park
13	December 10, 1950	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	18,301	Forbes Field

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

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Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals seasons

Chicago 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 St. Louis 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Phoenix 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Arizona 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1950 NFL season

American Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	National Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	NY Yanks
			San Francisco

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