1954 Chicago Cardinals season

1954 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Joe Stydahar
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	2–10–0
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–10–1, winning two games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. The Cardinals became the first NFL team in history to concede 30 or more points in each of its first five games in a season.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 26, 1954	New York Giants	L 41–10	16,780
2	October 3, 1954	Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–16	17,084
3	October 10, 1954	at Cleveland Browns	L 31–7	24,101
4	October 17, 1954	at New York Giants	L 31–17	31,256
5	October 24, 1954	Cleveland Browns	L 35–3	23,823
6	October 31, 1954	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	18,765
7	November 7, 1954	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–14	21,963
8	November 14, 1954	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28–17	40,739
9	November 21, 1954	Washington Redskins	W 38–16	15,619
10	November 28, 1954	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–17	14,460
11	December 5, 1954	Chicago Bears	L 29–7	33,594
12	December 12, 1954	at Washington Redskins	L 37–20	18,107

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	8–2	336	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	7–3	284	230	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	7–3	293	184	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	219	263	L2
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	207	432	W1
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	183	347	L3

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

References

1. 1954 Chicago Cardinals
2. "Elias Says...". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.