1951 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 1951-cardinals-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Cardinals 1951 3–9 6th NFL American Phil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau Comiskey Park Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 32nd year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.1951 Chicago Cardinals Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 0–1 Comiskey Park 16,129 2 October 7 Chicago Bears W 28–14 1–1 Comiskey Park 33,781 3 October 14 at New York Giants L 17–28 1–2 Polo Grounds 28,095 4 October 21 at Washington Redskins L 3–7 1–3 Griffith Stadium 22,960 5 October 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–28 1–4 Comiskey Park 14,773 6 November 4 Cleveland Browns L 17–34 1–5 Comiskey Park 19,742 7 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–45 1–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 29,996 8 November 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 2–6 Kezar Stadium 19,658 9 November 25 New York Giants L 0–10 2–7 Comiskey Park 11,892 10 December 2 at Cleveland Browns L 28–49 2–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,550 11 December 9 Washington Redskins L 17–20 2–9 Comiskey Park 9,459 12 December 16 at Chicago Bears W 24–14 3–9 Wrigley Field 15,085 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 7 game against the cross-town rival Chicago Bears. Personnel Staff / Coaches 1951 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen Coaching staff Head Coach – Curly Lambeau (2–8, fired after 10 games) Interim Head Coach – Cecil Isbell (1–1 remainder of season) Assistant Coaches: Backfield Coach / Assistant Head Coach – Cecil Isbell Line Coach / Assistant Head Coach – Phil Handler Defensive Assistant Coach – Buster Ramsey Special Teams Coaches: None – N/A Source:1951 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1951nflchic.html 2026-08-31 www.profootballarchives.com thumb|center|600px|Official team photo of the 1951 Chicago Cardinals. 1951 Chicago Cardinals 44 Joe Gasparella 22 Jim Hardy 62 Charley Trippi P  7 Elmer Angsman 89 Billy Cross American football y 17 Lindy Lauro no 36 Ralph Pasquariello 24 Emil Sitko 41 Fran Polsfoot P 80 Don Stonesifer y 55 Ed Bagdon G 72 Bill Fischer American football T 50 Jack Jennings American football T 70 Knox Ramsey G 32 Jack Simmons American football C 18 Fred Wallner y G/LB 60 Tom Bienemann y DE 42 Bob Dove DE 82 Lou Ferry DT 66 Jerry Hennessy DE 11 Don Joyce American football DT 64 Lloyd McDermott American football DT 68 Cliff Patton MG/K 51 Tom Wham American football DE 57 Jerry Groom C 34 John Panelli FB 73 Leo Sanford y 31 Jerry Davis American football CB/S/RB 53 Tony Klimek CB 37 Don Paul defensive back CB/RB 87 Ray Ramsey S/WR 67 Bill Svoboda S/RB 21 S. J. Whitman y CB -- John Hock American football DT (Military)  8 Frank Tripucka QB (IR) 7px References 1951 Chicago Cardinals Chicago Card