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1957 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1957 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's record of 7–5, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the ninth consecutive season.

1957 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachRay Richards
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–10 1–0 Kezar Stadium 35,743
2 October 6 Washington Redskins L 14–37 1–1 Comiskey Park 18,278
3 October 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–29 1–2 Forbes Field 29,446
4 October 20 at Washington Redskins W 44–14 2–2 Griffith Stadium 23,159
5 October 27 Cleveland Browns L 7–17 2–3 Comiskey Park 26,341
6 November 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 21–38 2–4 Comiskey Park 18,718
7 November 10 at New York Giants L 14–27 2–5 Yankee Stadium 46,402
8 November 24 New York Giants L 21–28 2–6 Comiskey Park 19,200
9 December 1 at Cleveland Browns L 0–31 2–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 40,525
10 December 8 Chicago Bears L 6–14 2–8 Comiskey Park 43,735
11 December 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–27 3–8 Connie Mack Stadium 12,555
12 December 22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 2–27 3–9 Comiskey Park 10,084
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 8–1–1 269 172 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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