1955 Chicago Cardinals season

NFL team season

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
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

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.

References

  1. ^ 1955 Chicago Cardinals
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