1939 Chicago Cardinals season
1939 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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Head coach | Ernie Nevers |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Local radio | WGN |
Results | |
Record | 1–10 |
Division place | 5th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th in the league. 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 playoffs for the 14th consecutive season.
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]1939 Chicago Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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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
[edit]NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ 1939 Chicago Cardinals
- ^ "1939 Chicago Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2024.