1939 Chicago Cardinals season

1939 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachErnie Nevers
Home fieldWrigley Field
Local radioWGN
Results
Record1–10
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game.[1] They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the league's Championship Playoff for the 7th consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1939 NFL Draft
1939 Chicago Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Charles "Ki Aldrich *  Center TCU
2 12 Marshall Goldberg  Back Pittsburgh
3 16 Alvord Wolff  Tackle Santa Clara
4 27 Hal (Curly) Stebbins  Back Pittsburgh
5 31 Bill Daddio  End Pittsburgh played with Cardinals from 1941–42
6 42 George Faust  Blocking back Minnesota
7 51 Bill Dwyer  Back New Mexico
8 62 Sherm Hinkebein  Center Kentucky
9 71 Earl Brown  End Notre Dame
10 82 Earl Crowder  Blocking Back Oklahoma
11 91 Bowden Wyatt  End Tennessee
12 102 Jim Thomas  Guard Oklahoma
13 111 Andy Sabados  Guard The Citadel
14 122 Blase Miatovich  Tackle San Francisco
15 131 Russ Clarke  Guard Santa Clara
16 142 Gus Goins  End Clemson
17 151 Ev Elkins  Back Marshall played with Cardinals in 1940
18 162 Frank Huffman  Tackle Marshall
19 171 Mike Kochel  Guard Fordham
20 182 Tom Rice  Tackle San Francisco
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 10 at Detroit Lions L 13–21 0–1 University of Detroit Stadium
2 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 10–14 0–2 City Stadium
3 September 24 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 10–0 1–2 Forbes Field
4 October 1 Detroit Lions L 3–17 1–3 Soldier Field
5 October 8 at Green Bay Packers L 20–27 1–4 Wisconsin State Fair Park
6 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 7–44 1–5 Wrigley Field
7 October 22 Cleveland Rams L 0–24 1–6 Wrigley Field
8 Bye
9 November 5 at Cleveland Rams L 0–14 1–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
10 November 12 at New York Giants L 7–17 1–8 Polo Grounds
11 November 19 at Washington Redskins L 7–28 1–9 Griffith Stadium
12 November 26 Chicago Bears L 7–48 1–10 Wrigley Field
13 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 2 0 .818 6–2 233 153 W4
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 6–2 298 157 W4
Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 4–4 145 150 L4
Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 4–4 195 164 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 0–8 84 254 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 1 1 .900 7–0–1 168 85 W4
Washington Redskins 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 242 94 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 108 219 L3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 .100 1–7 114 216 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 105 200 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ 1939 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ "1939 Chicago Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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