| 1958 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Pop Ivy |
| Home field | Comiskey Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-9-1 |
| Division Place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1957 | 1959 |
The 1958 Chicago Cardinals season was the 39th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-9, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in the Windy City.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.
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The following players were selected by the Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| King Hill | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Rice |
| John David Crow | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Texas A&M |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 28, 1958 | New York Giants | L 37-7 |
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| 2 | October 4, 1958 | Washington Redskins | W 37-10 |
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| 3 | October 12, 1958 | at Cleveland Browns | L 35-28 |
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| 4 | October 19, 1958 | at New York Giants | W 23-6 |
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| 5 | October 26, 1958 | Cleveland Browns | L 38-24 |
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| 6 | November 2, 1958 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 21-21 |
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| 7 | November 9, 1958 | at Washington Redskins | L 45-31 |
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| 8 | November 16, 1958 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 49-21 |
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| 9 | November 23, 1958 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27-20 |
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| 10 | November 30, 1958 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20-14 |
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| 11 | December 7, 1958 | at Chicago Bears | L 30-14 |
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| 12 | December 13, 1958 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38-21 |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 246 | 183 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 302 | 217 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 261 | 230 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 214 | 268 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 261 | 356 | L-6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 235 | 306 | L-4 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Cleveland | Baltimore |
| New York | Chicago Bears |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Chicago Cardinals | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1958 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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