1956 Chicago Cardinals season
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1956 Chicago Cardinals season
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Ray Richards |
| Home field | Comiskey Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7-5 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1955 | 1957 |
The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the 37th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-7-1, winning seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
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Regular season
- On October 7, 1956, the Cardinals played the New York Giants in front of only 21,799 fans. The week before, against Cleveland, the Cardinals played to a crowd of 20,966. It was the smallest paid attendance of all the NFL opening week games.[2]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 30, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | W 9-7 |
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| 2 | October 7, 1956 | New York Giants | W 35-27 |
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| 3 | October 14, 1956 | at Washington Redskins | W 31-3 |
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| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20-6 |
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| 5 | October 28, 1956 | Washington Redskins | L 17-14 |
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| 6 | November 4, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 28-17 |
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| 7 | November 11, 1956 | at New York Giants | L 23-10 |
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| 8 | November 18, 1956 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14-7 |
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| 9 | November 25, 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 38-27 |
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| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Green Bay Packers | L 24-21 |
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| 11 | December 9, 1956 | at Chicago Bears | L 10-3 |
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| 12 | December 16, 1956 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24-7 |
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Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 264 | 197 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 240 | 182 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 183 | 225 | L-2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 143 | 215 | L-3 |
References
- ^ 1956 Chicago Cardinals
- ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.50, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1956 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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