1956 Chicago Cardinals season

1956 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachRay Richards
Home stadiumComiskey Park
Results
Record7–5
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season marked the team's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Cardinals improved on their previous year's 4–7–1 record by winning seven games for a runner-up finish in the Eastern Conference.[1] Despite their improvement, they failed to qualify for the league's Championship game for the eighth consecutive season.

Regular season

  • On October 7, the Cardinals played the New York Giants in front of only 21,799 fans. The week before, against Cleveland in the season opener, the gate was only 20,966. It was the smallest paid attendance of the NFL's six opening week games.[2]

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 30 Cleveland Browns W 9–7 1–0 Comiskey Park 20,966 Recap
2 October 7 New York Giants W 35–27 2–0 Comiskey Park 21,799 Recap
3 October 14 at Washington Redskins W 31–3 3–0 Griffith Stadium 25,794 Recap
4 October 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–6 4–0 Connie Mack Stadium 36,545 Recap
5 October 28 Washington Redskins L 14–17 4–1 Comiskey Park 30,553 Recap
6 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–17 5–1 Comiskey Park 27,609 Recap
7 November 11 at New York Giants L 10–23 5–2 Yankee Stadium 62,410 Recap
8 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 5–3 Forbes Field 24,086 Recap
9 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–27 6–3 Comiskey Park 17,724 Recap
10 December 2 Green Bay Packers L 21–24 6–4 Comiskey Park 22,620 Recap
11 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 3–10 6–5 Wrigley Field 48,606 Recap
12 December 16 at Cleveland Browns W 24–7 7–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 25,312 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 1 .727 7–3 264 197 W1
7 5 0 .583 7–3 240 182 W1
Washington Redskins 6 6 0 .500 5–5 183 225 L2
Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 .417 4–6 167 177 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 217 250 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 8 1 .273 3–7 143 215 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 8–2 363 246 W2
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 8–2 300 188 L1
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 1 .455 5–5 233 284 W3
Baltimore Colts 5 7 0 .417 3–7 270 322 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 8 0 .333 3–7 291 307 W2
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 264 342 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

References

  1. ^ 1956 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.50, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
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