1959 Chicago Cardinals season
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| 1959 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Pop Ivy |
| Home field | Soldier Field Met Stadium (Bloomington, Minn) |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-10 |
| Division Place | 6th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1958 | 1960 |
The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals finished the year with a record of two wins and ten losses. The home games played October 25 and November 22 were played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. In March 1960, the Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis, and became the St. Louis Cardinals, bringing the NFL back to Missouri.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 27, 1959 | Washington Redskins | W 49-21 | Soldier Field |
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| 2 | October 4, 1959 | Cleveland Browns | L 34-7 | Soldier Field |
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| 3 | October 11, 1959 | at Washington Redskins | L 23-14 | Griffith Stadium |
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| 4 | October 18, 1959 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17-7 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 5 | October 25, 1959 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 28-24 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 6 | November 1, 1959 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 45-24 | Soldier Field |
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| 7 | November 8, 1959 | at New York Giants | L 9-3 | Yankee Stadium |
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| 8 | November 15, 1959 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 27-17 | Franklin Field |
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| 9 | November 22, 1959 | New York Giants | L 30-20 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 10 | November 29, 1959 | Chicago Bears | L 31-7 | Soldier Field |
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| 11 | December 6, 1959 | at Detroit Lions | L 45-21 | Briggs Stadium |
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| 12 | December 13, 1959 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 35-20 | Forbes Field |
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Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 284 | 170 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 268 | 278 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 270 | 214 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 257 | 216 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 185 | 350 | L-5 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 234 | 324 | L-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 |
| 1959 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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