1951 Chicago Cardinals season

1951 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Phil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	6th NFL American
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season was the 32nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–14	16,129
2	October 7, 1951	Chicago Bears	W 28–14	33,781
3	October 14, 1951	at New York Giants	L 28–17	28,095
4	October 21, 1951	at Washington Redskins	L 7–3	22,960
5	October 28, 1951	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–14	14,773
6	November 4, 1951	Cleveland Browns	L 34–17	19,742
7	November 11, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 45–21	29,996
8	November 18, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–21	19,658
9	November 25, 1951	New York Giants	L 10–0	11,892
10	December 2, 1951	at Cleveland Browns	L 49–28	30,550
11	December 9, 1951	Washington Redskins	L 20–17	9,459
12	December 16, 1951	at Chicago Bears	W 24–14	15,085

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–0	331	152	W11
New York Giants	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	254	161	W4
Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	4–5	183	296	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.364	3–5–1	183	235	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	3–6	234	264	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	0–8	210	287	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1951 Chicago Cardinals