1958 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1958 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 39th season the team was in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's 3–9 record, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in the Windy City.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the tenth consecutive season.
1958 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Violet Bidwill Wolfner |
Head coach | Pop Ivy |
Home field | Comiskey Park |
Results | |
Record | 2–9–1 |
Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Draft picks
Player | Position | Round | Pick | College |
King Hill | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Rice |
John David Crow | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Texas A&M |
Jim McCusker | Tackle | 2 | 14 | Pittsburgh |
Larry Cowart | Center | 3 | 26 | Baylor |
Jon Jelacic | End | 7 | 74 | Minnesota |
John Keelan | Tackle | 9 | 98 | Kansas State |
Gil Robertshaw | Tackle | 10 | 111 | Brown |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 28 | New York Giants | L 37–7 | 0–1 | War Memorial Stadium ^ | |
2 | October 4 | Washington Redskins | W 37–10 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | |
3 | October 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 35–28 | 1–2 | Cleveland Stadium | |
4 | October 19 | at New York Giants | W 23–6 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium | |
5 | October 26 | Cleveland Browns | L 38–24 | 2–3 | Comiskey Park | |
6 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 21–21 | 2–3–1 | Comiskey Park | |
7 | November 9 | at Washington Redskins | L 45–31 | 2–4–1 | Griffith Stadium | |
8 | November 16 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 49–21 | 2–5–1 | Franklin Field | |
9 | November 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27–20 | 2–6–1 | Comiskey Park | |
10 | November 30 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–14 | 2–7–1 | Comiskey Park | |
11 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 30–14 | 2–8–1 | Wrigley Field | |
12 | December 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38–21 | 2–9–1 | Forbes Field |
^ The September 28 game was played in Buffalo, New York because the Chicago White Sox were playing a home game at Comiskey Park on that day.
Standings
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 246 | 183 | W4 | |
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 302 | 217 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 261 | 230 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 214 | 268 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 261 | 356 | L6 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 235 | 306 | L4 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- 1958 Chicago Cardinals
- "1958 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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