1951 Chicago Cardinals season

1951 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachPhil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau
Home stadiumComiskey Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL American
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 32nd year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 0–1 Comiskey Park 16,129
2 October 7 Chicago Bears W 28–14 1–1 Comiskey Park 33,781
3 October 14 at New York Giants L 17–28 1–2 Polo Grounds 28,095
4 October 21 at Washington Redskins L 3–7 1–3 Griffith Stadium 22,960
5 October 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–28 1–4 Comiskey Park 14,773
6 November 4 Cleveland Browns L 17–34 1–5 Comiskey Park 19,742
7 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–45 1–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 29,996
8 November 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 2–6 Kezar Stadium 19,658
9 November 25 New York Giants L 0–10 2–7 Comiskey Park 11,892
10 December 2 at Cleveland Browns L 28–49 2–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,550
11 December 9 Washington Redskins L 17–20 2–9 Comiskey Park 9,459
12 December 16 at Chicago Bears W 24–14 3–9 Wrigley Field 15,085
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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.

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1951 Chicago Cardinals staff
Front Office

Coaching staff

Assistant Coaches:

  • Backfield Coach / Assistant Head Coach - Cecil Isbell
  • Line Coach / Assistant Head Coach - Phil Handler
  • Defensive Assistant Coach - Buster Ramsey
Special Teams Coaches:
  • None - N/A
Source:[2]
1951 Chicago Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)


Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)


Reserve

Rookies in italics

References