1958 Chicago Cardinals season

1958 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record2–9–1
Division place5th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1958 NFL season was the 39th season of the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's 3–9 record, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in Chicago.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the tenth consecutive season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1958 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick College
King Hill Quarterback 1 1 Rice
John David Crow Halfback 1 2 Texas A&M
Jim McCusker Tackle 2 14 Pittsburgh
Bobby Jack Oliver Tackle 2 21 Baylor
Larry Cowart Center 3 26 Baylor
Bobby Gordon Back 6 63 Tennessee
Jon Jelacic End 7 74 Minnesota
John Keelan Tackle 9 98 Kansas State
Gil Robertshaw Tackle 10 111 Brown
Dean Philpott Back 11 122 Fresno State
Bill Hinton Guard 12 135 Louisiana Tech
Charlie Jackson Back 13 146 Southern Methodist
Bob Schmidt Tackle 14 159 Minnesota
Ray Dunlap Back 15 170 Marshall
Wade Patterson End 16 183 Idaho
Mac Starnes Center 17 194 Abilene Christian
Mario Cheppo End 18 207 Louisville
Sonny Randle Back 19 218 Virginia
Jim Matheny Center 20 231 UCLA
Ray Toole Back 21 242 North Texas State
Tony Aloisio End 22 255 Indiana
John Harbour Tackle 23 266 Southeast Missouri State
Eric Soesbe Tackle 24 279 Vanderbilt
J.C. Riekenberg Back 25 290 Northwestern State (LA)
Ray Masters Back 26 303 Southern Methodist
Will Lewis Back 27 314 Tennessee-Chattanooga
Gale McGinty Back 28 327 West Texas State
Ken Irby Tackle 29 338 Mississippi State

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Schedule

The September 28 game was played in Buffalo, New York because the Chicago White Sox were playing a home game at Comiskey Park on that day.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 28 New York Giants L 7–37 0–1 War Memorial Stadium^ 21,923
2 October 4 Washington Redskins W 37–10 1–1 Comiskey Park 21,824
3 October 12 at Cleveland Browns L 28–35 1–2 Cleveland Stadium 65,403
4 October 19 at New York Giants W 23–6 2–2 Yankee Stadium 52,684
5 October 26 Cleveland Browns L 24–38 2–3 Comiskey Park 30,933
6 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles T 21–21 2–3–1 Comiskey Park 17,486
7 November 9 at Washington Redskins L 31–45 2–4–1 Griffith Stadium 26,196
8 November 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–49 2–5–1 Franklin Field 18,315
9 November 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–27 2–6–1 Comiskey Park 15,946
10 November 30 Los Angeles Rams L 14–20 2–7–1 Comiskey Park 13,014
11 December 7 at Chicago Bears L 14–30 2–8–1 Wrigley Field 41,617
12 December 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–38 2–9–1 Forbes Field 16,660
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

1958 Chicago Cardinals football card made by Topps. Note that the uniform color was significantly brighter than that worn by today's Cardinals team.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 7–3 246 183 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 302 217 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 261 230 W1
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 214 268 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 261 356 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 235 306 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Official team photo of the 1958 Chicago Cardinals.

References

  1. ^ 1958 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ "1958 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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