1959 Chicago Cardinals season

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1959 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach Pop Ivy
Home field Soldier Field &
Metropolitan Stadium
(Bloomington, Minnesota)
Results
Record 2–10
Division place 6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals opened the season with a 49–21 home win over the Washington Redskins at Soldier Field, but finished with a record of two wins and ten losses, last place in the Eastern Conference. They tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the worst record in the 12-team league.[1]

Their final home game in Chicago was on November 29, a 31–7 loss to the cross-town rival Bears at Soldier Field.[2] The home games of October 25 and November 22, both losses, were played in Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington,[3][4] the future home of the expansion Minnesota Vikings, starting two years later in 1961.

In March 1960, the Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Cardinals,[5][6][7] bringing the NFL back to Missouri.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
1 September 27, 1959 Washington Redskins W 49–21 Soldier Field
21,892
2 October 4, 1959 Cleveland Browns L 34–7 Soldier Field
19,935
3 October 11, 1959 at Washington Redskins L 23–14 Griffith Stadium
25,937
4 October 18, 1959 at Cleveland Browns L 17–7 Cleveland Stadium
46,422
5 October 25, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–24 Metropolitan Stadium
20,112
6 November 1, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–24 Soldier Field
23,187
7 November 8, 1959 at New York Giants L 9–3 Yankee Stadium
56,779
8 November 15, 1959 at Philadelphia Eagles L 27–17 Franklin Field
28,887
9 November 22, 1959 New York Giants L 30–20 Metropolitan Stadium
26,625
10 November 29, 1959 Chicago Bears L 31–7 Soldier Field
48,687
11 December 6, 1959 at Detroit Lions L 45–21 Briggs Stadium
45,811
12 December 13, 1959 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 35–20 Forbes Field
19,011

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6

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

References

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