1956 Chicago Cardinals season

1956 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Ray Richards
Owner	Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 37th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals improved on their previous year's 4–7–1 record, winning seven games for a runner-up finish in the Eastern Conference.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the eighth consecutive season.

Regular season

• On October 7, the Cardinals played the New York Giants in front of only 21,799 fans. The week before, against Cleveland in the season opener, the gate was only 20,966. It was the smallest paid attendance of the NFL's six opening week games.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 30	Cleveland Browns	W 9–7	1–0	20,966
2	October 7	New York Giants	W 35–27	2–0	21,799
3	October 14	at Washington Redskins	W 31–3	3–0	25,794
4	October 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–6	4–0	36,545
5	October 28	Washington Redskins	L 17–14	4–1	30,553
6	November 4	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–17	5–1	27,609
7	November 11	at New York Giants	L 23–10	5–2	62,410
8	November 18	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–7	5–3	24,086
9	November 25	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–27	6–3	17,724
10	December 2	Green Bay Packers	L 24–21	6–4	22,620
11	December 9	at Chicago Bears	L 10–3	6–5	48,606
12	December 16	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–7	7–5	25,312

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	7–3	264	197	W1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	7–3	240	182	W1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	5–5	183	225	L2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	4–6	167	177	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	167	177	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	3–7	143	215	L3

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

References

1. 1956 Chicago Cardinals
2. Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.50, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6