1942 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Cardinals 1942 3–8 4th NFL Western Jimmy Conzelman Comiskey Park Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1942 Chicago Cardinals season was the 23rd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–7–1, losing eight games.1942 Chicago Cardinals They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season. Schedule The Cards opened their 1942 regular season schedule playing the Cleveland Rams at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York. This was a regularly scheduled event.George Strickler (ed.), 1942 Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual. Chicago: National Football League, 1942; back cover. The team also played two regularly scheduled home games at night — September 20 against the Detroit Lions and October 4 against the Green Bay Packers. The team also played an exhibition game during a bye week against the Wichita Aero Commandos, a team associated with a military materiel factory. The game was a mismatch won by the visiting professionals 35–7 in front of a crowd estimated at 4,000 — said to be the biggest of the year for the venue.Pete Lightner, "Chicago Cardinals Win Handily: Big League Club Clinches Game in First 10 Minutes," Wichita Eagle, Nov. 16, 1942, p. 8. During this game the Cardinals injured and ended the season of the star quarterback of the Aero Commandos, Ralph Miller — a three sport athlete drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1942 NFL draft who later became a Hall of Fame basketball coach. Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 vs. Cleveland Rams W 7–0 1–0 Buffalo Civic Stadium 18,698 Recap Gene Korzelius, "Grid Cardinals Discard T Formation to Score First Win Here in Three Starts: 16,689 Fans See Bud Schwenk Pass to Steve Lach for Score," Buffalo News, Sept. 14, 1942, p. 9. 2 September 20 Detroit Lions W 13–0 2–0 Comiskey Park 14,742 Recap 3 October 4 Green Bay Packers L 13–17 2–1 Comiskey Park 24,897 Recap 4 October 11 at Chicago Bears L 14–41 2–2 Wrigley Field 38,500 Recap 5 October 18 at Detroit Lions W 7–0 3–2 Briggs Stadium 14,100 Recap 6 October 25 at Cleveland Rams L 3–7 3–3 League Park 7,896 Recap 7 November 1 at Green Bay Packers L 24–55 3–4 City Stadium 14,782 Recap 8 November 8 at Washington Redskins L 0–28 3–5 Griffith Stadium 35,425 Recap — November 15 at Wichita Aero Commandos W 35–7 — Lawrence Stadium 4,000 "Cardinals Bring All-Star Lineup Here for Battle: Goldberg and Other All-American Stars to Perform in Wichita Stadium," Wichita Eagle, Nov. 15, 1942, p. 4. 9 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–19 3–6 Forbes Field 20,711 Recap 10 November 29 at New York Giants L 7–21 3–7 Polo Grounds 20,354 Recap 11 December 6 Chicago Bears L 7–21 3–8 Comiskey Park 8,251 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 20, October 4: Saturday night games Standings References 35em Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Chicago Cardinals Chicago