1937 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1937 Chicago Cardinals season was their 18th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 3–8–1, winning five games.[1] Playing their first eight games on the road, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.

1937 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachMilan Creighton
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–5–1
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 Bye
2 September 12 at Green Bay Packers W 14–7 1–0 City Stadium Recap
3 September 19 at Detroit Lions L 7–16 1–1 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
4 September 24 at Washington Redskins W 21–14 2–1 Griffith Stadium Recap
4 September 26 at Philadelphia Eagles T 6–6 2–1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap
5 October 3 at Cleveland Rams W 6–0 3–1–1 League Park Recap
6 October 10 at Green Bay Packers L 13–34 3–2–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap
7 October 17 at Chicago Bears L 7–16 3–3–1 Wrigley Field Recap
8 October 24 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 13–7 4–3–1 Forbes Field Recap
9 October 31 Cleveland Rams W 13–7 5–3–1 Wrigley Field Recap
10 Bye
11 Bye
12 November 21 Detroit Lions L 7–16 5–4–1 Wrigley Field Recap
13 Bye
14 December 5 Chicago Bears L 28–42 5–5–1 Wrigley Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 9 1 1 .900 7–1 201 100 W4
Green Bay Packers 7 4 0 .636 6–2 220 122 L2
Detroit Lions 7 4 0 .636 4–4 180 105 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 5 1 .500 3–5 135 165 L2
Cleveland Rams 1 10 0 .091 0–8 75 207 L9

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

References
  1. 1937 Chicago Cardinals
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