1953 Chicago Cardinals season

1953 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Joe Stydahar
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	1–10–1
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only one game, the final game of the season.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	Washington Redskins	L 24–13	16,055
2	October 4, 1953	Cleveland Browns	L 27–7	24,374
3	October 11, 1953	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 31–28	25,935
4	October 18, 1953	at New York Giants	L 21–7	30,301
5	October 25, 1953	Philadelphia Eagles	L 56–17	22,064
6	November 1, 1953	New York Giants	L 23–20	17,499
7	November 8, 1953	at Washington Redskins	L 28–17	19,654
8	November 15, 1953	Los Angeles Rams	T 24–24	26,674
9	November 21, 1953	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–0	19,402
10	November 29, 1953	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–16	24,499
11	December 6, 1953	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–17	14,138
12	December 13, 1953	at Chicago Bears	W 24–17	38,059

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–1	348	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	6–3–1	352	215	W1
Washington Redskins	6	5	1	.545	6–3–1	208	215	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	211	263	W2
New York Giants	3	9	0	.250	3–7	179	277	L2
Chicago Cardinals	1	10	1	.091	0–10	190	337	W1

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

References

1. 1953 Chicago Cardinals