1955 Chicago Cardinals season
Appearance
1955 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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Head coach | Ray Richards |
Home field | Comiskey Park |
Local radio | WGN |
Results | |
Record | 4–7–1 |
Division place | 4th (tied) NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season was the 36th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2–10, winning four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–14 | 0–1 | Forbes Field | 26,359 | Recap |
2 | October 2 | New York Giants | W 28–17 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 9,555 | Recap |
3 | October 9 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–10 | 2–1 | Griffith Stadium | 26,337 | Recap |
4 | October 16 | at New York Giants | L 0–10 | 2–2 | Polo Grounds | 7,000 | Recap |
5 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 24–24 | 2–2–1 | Comiskey Park | 24,620 | Recap |
6 | October 30 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–26 | 2–3–1 | Comiskey Park | 29,471 | Recap |
7 | November 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–13 | 3–3–1 | Comiskey Park | 23,310 | Recap |
8 | November 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–31 | 3–4–1 | City Stadium | 20,104 | Recap |
9 | November 20 | Washington Redskins | L 0–31 | 3–5–1 | Comiskey Park | 16,901 | Recap |
10 | November 27 | Chicago Bears | W 53–14 | 4–5–1 | Comiskey Park | 47,314 | Recap |
11 | December 4 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–27 | 4–6–1 | Connie Mack Stadium | 19,378 | Recap |
12 | December 11 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24–35 | 4–7–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 25,914 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 349 | 218 | W2 | |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 246 | 222 | W1 | |
New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 267 | 223 | W2 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–5–1 | 248 | 231 | L1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 224 | 252 | L2 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 195 | 285 | L7 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.