1949 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Cardinals 1949 6–5–1 3rd NFL Western Phil Handler, Buddy Parker Comiskey Park Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1949 Chicago Cardinals season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals missed the postseason for the first time since 1946. This season was the last time the Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers on the road until 2018. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 26, 1949 Washington Redskins W 38–7 1–0 Comiskey Park 2 October 2 Chicago Bears L 7–17 1–1 Comiskey Park 3 October 8, 1949 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–28 1–2 Shibe Park 4 October 16 at Green Bay Packers W 39–17 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 5 October 23 Detroit Lions L 7–24 2–3 Comiskey Park 6 October 30 New York Giants L 38–41 2–4 Comiskey Park 7 November 6 at Detroit Lions W 42–19 3–4 Briggs Stadium 8 November 13 at New York Bulldogs W 65–20 4–4 Polo Grounds 9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams T 28–28 4–4–1 Comiskey Park 10 November 27 Green Bay Packers W 41–21 5–4–1 Comiskey Park 11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–27 6–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 12 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 21–52 6–5–1 Wrigley Field Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1949 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen Coaching staff Head Coach – Buddy Parker Assistant Head Coach - Phil Handler Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coach - Dick Plasman Assistant Coach - Marshall Goldberg Chief Scout - Marshall Goldberg Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A Source:1949 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1949nflchic.html 2026-08-30 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1949 Chicago Cardinals Roster Quarterbacks 44 Paul Christman 21 Jim Hardy P Running backs  7 Elmer Angsman 87 Babe Dimancheff 34 Pat Harder K 90 Vic Schwall 62 Charley Trippi P 33 Vinnie Yablonski K Receivers 41 Billy Dewell 80 Malcolm Kutner CB 61 Bob Ravensberg DE Linemen/Linebackers 68 Plato Andros T/G 75 Ray Apolskis G/MG 32 Vince Banonis C/LB 57 Bill Blackburn MG/C 11 Chet Bulger T/DT 53 Jim Cain DE 55 Bill Campbell LB 67 Corwin Clatt LB 50 Joe Coomer T/DT 42 Bob Dove DE 72 Bill Fischer T/DT 82 John Goldsberry DE 73 Hamilton Nichols G/MG 18 George Petrovich G/T/DT 20 Buster Ramsey G/LB 51 Tom Wham DE/WR 15 Bob Zimny T/DT Defensive backs 24 Red Cochran CB/RB/P 31 Jerry Davis CB 98 Bob Nussbaumer S 37 Clarence Self CB rookies in italics References Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Chicago Cardinals Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Chicago Card Category:1949 in Chicago