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1922 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerChris O'Brien
Head coachPaddy Driscoll
Home fieldNormal Park (2),
Comiskey Park (8)
Results
Record8–3 (NFL)
(9–4 overall)
League place3rd NFL

The 1922 Chicago Cardinals season was their third in the National Football League (NFL). The team played 10 of its 11 games a home and improved on their 1921 record of 3–3–2 by winning eight games.[1] They finished third in the league.

Schedule

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Cards star halfback Paddy Driscoll was thrown out of the first Bears game for fighting.
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
— September 24 Maplewood Rovers W 29–0 — Normal Park 1,000 — [2]
1 October 1 Milwaukee Badgers W 3–0 1–0 Normal Park 3,500 Recap
2 October 15 Green Bay Packers W 16–3 2–0 Normal Park 3,500 Recap
3 October 22 Minneapolis Marines W 3–0 3–0 Comiskey Park 4,000 Recap
4 October 29 Columbus Panhandles W 37–6 4–0 Comiskey Park 5,000 Recap
5 November 5 Buffalo All-Americans W 9–7 5–0 Comiskey Park 4,000 Recap
6 November 12 Akron Pros W 7–0 6–0 Comiskey Park 2,000 Recap
7 November 19 Canton Bulldogs L 0–7 6–1 Comiskey Park 7,500 Recap
8 November 26 at Canton Bulldogs L 3–20 6–2 Lakeside Park 2,500 Recap
9 November 30 Chicago Bears W 6–0 7–2 Comiskey Park 14,000 Recap [3]
10 December 3 Dayton Triangles L 3–7 7–3 Comiskey Park 3,000 [4] Recap [5][6][7]
11 December 10 Chicago Bears W 9–0 8–3 Comiskey Park 12,000 [8] Recap [9]
Note: Non-NFL opponents indicated with italics. Thanksgiving Day: November 30.

Standings

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NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Canton Bulldogs 10 0 2 1.000 184 15 W6
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 123 44 L1
Chicago Cardinals 8 3 0 .727 96 50 W1
Toledo Maroons 5 2 2 .714 94 59 L2
Rock Island Independents 4 2 1 .667 154 27 L1
Racine Legion 6 4 1 .600 122 56 L1
Dayton Triangles 4 3 1 .571 80 62 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 3 3 .571 70 54 W2
Buffalo All-Americans 5 4 1 .556 87 41 W2
Akron Pros 3 5 2 .375 146 95 L3
Milwaukee Badgers 2 4 3 .333 51 71 L3
Oorang Indians 3 6 0 .333 69 190 W2
Minneapolis Marines 1 3 0 .250 19 40 L1
Louisville Brecks 1 3 0 .250 13 140 W1
Evansville Crimson Giants 0 3 0 .000 6 88 L3
Rochester Jeffersons 0 4 1 .000 13 76 L4
Hammond Pros 0 5 1 .000 0 69 L2
Columbus Panhandles 0 8 0 .000 24 174 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Chicago's backfield featured the Horween brothers, Ralph (L) and Arnold. Both attended Harvard.

The following players saw action in at least one NFL game for the Chicago Cardinals.[10] The number of NFL games played in the year follows in parentheses.

Linemen

Backs

References

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  1. ^ 1922 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ Joe Ziemba, When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Chicago: Triumph Books, 1999; p. 399.
  3. ^ "Cards Whip Bears, 6–0, for City Pro Title; Fist Fights and Near Riot Mar Hard Game," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 21.
  4. ^ The Decatur Review has this crowd at 8,000 — a typographical error.
  5. ^ "Crippled Cardinals Lose to Dayton, 7–3," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 25.
  6. ^ "Triangles Score Neat Victory Over Chicago Team in Hot Struggle: Storck's Aggregation Displays Fine Form in Contest with Cardinal Crew," Dayton Herald, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 11.
  7. ^ "Kenneth Huffine Stars in Battle: Gives Dayton 7 to 3 Win Over Cardinals," Decatur Review, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 8.
  8. ^ While the Chicago Tribune pegged the crowd at 12,000, Pro Football Reference has the crowd listed at 15,000.
  9. ^ "Driscoll Kicks Three Field Goals to Beat Bears, 9–0," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 11, 1922, p. 27.
  10. ^ "1922 Chicago Cardinals Roster & Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com
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