1949 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1949 Chicago Cardinals season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals missed the postseason for the first time since 1946. This season was the last time the Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers on the road until 2018.

1949 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachPhil Handler, Buddy Parker
Home fieldComiskey Park
Local radioWGN
Results
Record6–5–1
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 26 Washington Redskins W 38–7 1–0 Comiskey Park
2 October 2 Chicago Bears L 7–17 1–1 Comiskey Park
3 October 8 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–28 1–2 Shibe Park
4 October 16 at Green Bay Packers W 39–17 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park
5 October 23 Detroit Lions L 7–24 2–3 Comiskey Park
6 October 30 New York Giants L 38–41 2–4 Comiskey Park
7 November 6 at Detroit Lions W 42–19 3–4 Briggs Stadium
8 November 13 at New York Bulldogs W 65–20 4–4 Polo Grounds
9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams T 28–28 4–4–1 Comiskey Park
10 November 27 Green Bay Packers W 41–21 5–4–1 Comiskey Park
11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–27 6–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
12 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 21–52 6–5–1 Wrigley Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 2 2 .800 6–1–1 360 239 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 6–2 332 218 W6
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–3–1 360 301 L1
Detroit Lions 4 8 0 .333 2–6 237 259 W2
Green Bay Packers 2 10 0 .167 1–7 114 329 L6

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

Roster

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Chicago Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

rookies in italics

Awards and records

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References

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