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1959 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldSoldier Field &
Metropolitan Stadium
(Bloomington, Minnesota)
Results
Record2–10
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals opened the season with a 49–21 home win over the Washington Redskins at Soldier Field, but finished with a record of two wins and ten losses, last place in the Eastern Conference. They tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the worst record in the 12-team league.[1]

Their final home game in Chicago was on November 29, a 31–7 loss to the cross-town rival Bears at Soldier Field.[2] The home games of October 25 and November 22, both losses, were played in Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington,[3][4] the future home of the expansion Minnesota Vikings, starting two years later in 1961.

In March 1960, the Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Cardinals,[5][6][7] bringing the NFL back to Missouri. They subsequently moved from St. Louis to the Phoenix area in Arizona.

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 August 5 at Toronto Argonauts W 55–26 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 27,152
2 August 15 vs. Detroit Lions L 19–21 1–1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 40,000
3 August 22 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–10 2–1 Texas Memorial Stadium 15,000
4 August 28 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–34 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,013
5 September 5 vs. San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 3–2 Husky Stadium 23,000
6 September 11 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–21 3–3 Busch Stadium 30,055
7 September 20 vs. Baltimore Colts W 31–17 4–3 Fairgrounds Stadium 16,671

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 27 Washington Redskins W 49–21 1–0 Soldier Field 21,892 Recap
2 October 4 Cleveland Browns L 7–34 1–1 Soldier Field 19,935 Recap
3 October 11 at Washington Redskins L 14–23 1–2 Griffith Stadium 25,937 Recap
4 October 18 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 1–3 Cleveland Stadium 46,422 Recap
5 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–28 1–4 Metropolitan Stadium 20,112 Recap
6 November 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–24 2–4 Soldier Field 23,187 Recap
7 November 8 at New York Giants L 3–9 2–5 Yankee Stadium 56,779 Recap
8 November 15 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 2–6 Franklin Field 28,887 Recap
9 November 22 New York Giants L 20–30 2–7 Metropolitan Stadium 26,625 Recap
10 November 29 Chicago Bears L 7–31 2–8 Soldier Field 48,687 Recap
11 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 21–45 2–9 Briggs Stadium 45,811 Recap
12 December 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–35 2–10 Forbes Field 19,011 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "NFL standings: final". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 14, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
  2. ^ "Bears stay alive with 31-7 win". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. November 20, 1959. p. 2, part 2.
  3. ^ "Cardinals blow lead, lose to Philadelphia". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. October 26, 1959. p. 14, part 2.
  4. ^ "Giants beat Cards, take Eastern lead". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 23, 1959. p. 18, part 2.
  5. ^ "National Football League's Cards to move to St. Louis". Ocala Star-Banner. Florida. Associated Press. March 14, 1960. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Chicago Cardinals to move to St. Louis this season". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 14, 1960. p. 11.
  7. ^ "St. Louis-bound Cardinals Chicago's oldest grid pros". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Chicago Tribune press service. March 15, 1960. p. 11.
  8. ^ "1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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