1951 Chicago Cardinals season

1951 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Phil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	6th NFL American
Playoff finish	Did 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.

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.

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–2	392	261	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–2–1	255	205	W3
Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	336	259	L1
Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	6–2	286	282	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	1–8	254	375	L7
New York Yanks	1	9	2	.100	1–7–2	241	382	L2

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

Roster

Official team photo of the 1951 Chicago Cardinals.