1947 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 471228-Cards-Eagles-program.jpg Chicago Cardinals 1947 9–3 1st NFL Western Jimmy Conzelman Comiskey Park Won NFL Championship(vs. Eagles) 28–21 Cardinals seasons The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals won the second NFL championship in team history against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team was led by its "Million Dollar Backfield" of Elmer Angsman, Charley Trippi, Paul Christman, and Pat Harder.The Cards' Dream Season In '47 http://www.profootballhof.com/news/the-cards-dream-season-in-47/ Pro Football Hall of Fame September 3, 2016 January 1, 2005 It was quite a turnaround for a franchise who was riding a 19-game losing streak just two years earlier.If the woeful Card-Pitt (0-10 in 1944) season is included, the club actually lost an NFL-record 29 games in a row; however, the NFL considers the Cardinals and Card-Pitt to be separate franchises. The Cards would win the Western Division again in 1948 but lose the Championship Game to the Eagles; it would be another 26 years until the now St. Louis Cardinals would win another division title. Also, it would be over half a century (and two franchise shifts) until the Cardinals would win another playoff game, in 1998; an NFL-record 51 years. As of the end of 2025, this remains the team's last NFL title, the longest active "championship drought" in American professional sports. The last remaining active member of the 1947 Chicago Cardinals was Charley Trippi, who retired after the 1955 season. Pre-season Draft 1947 NFL draft 1947 Chicago Cardinals 1 7 Tex Coulter T Army A member of the New York Giants yes 3 18 Ermal Allen QB Kentucky Played with the Cleveland Browns (AAFC) 6 41 Ben Raimondi HB Indiana Played with the New York Yankees (AAFC) 7 50 Howard Turner B NC State 8 60 George Maddock T Northwestern 9 70 Art Dufelmeier B Illinois Returned to Illinois 10 82 Ray Ramsey B Bradley Played with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 11 90 Dave Wallace B Oklahoma 12 101 Charley Sarratt QB Oklahoma 13 112 Harden Cooper T Tulsa 14 120 Carl Russ BB Rice 15 131 Buddy Mulligan B Duke 16 142 Charles Smith HB Georgia yes 17 150 Bob Ravensberg E Indiana Played with the Cardinals in 1948–49 18 162 Barney Barnett E Northeastern State 19 171 Scotty Deeds B BYU 20 180 Clarence Esser E Wisconsin yes 21 192 Shelton Ballard C LSU 22 201 Wade Walker T Oklahoma Returned to Oklahoma 23 210 Tom Carroll T Minnesota 24 222 Tom Dorsey B Brown 25 231 Otto Schnellbacher DB Kansas yes 26 240 Larry Joe B Penn State 27 252 Dick Abrams B Washington State 28 260 Joe Smith E Texas Tech 29 270 Tony Rutunno B 1946 St. Ambrose Fighting Bees St. Ambrose 30 282 Clyde Lindsley E LSU 31 289 Bob Callahan C Michigan 32 296 Johnny Karamigios B Denver nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1947_draft.htm 1947 Chicago Cardinals Draftees Pro Football Reference October 4, 2020 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 Detroit Lions W 45–21 1–0 Comiskey Park 22,245 Recap 2 October 5 Chicago Bears W 31–7 2–0 Comiskey Park 51,123 Recap 3 October 12 at Green Bay Packers W 14–10 3–0 City Stadium 25,562 Recap 4 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–27 3–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 69,631 Recap 5 October 26 Boston Yanks W 27–7 4–1 Comiskey Park 22,286 Recap 6 November 2 Los Angeles Rams W 17–10 5–1 Comiskey Park 40,075 Recap 7 November 9 at Detroit Lions W 17–7 6–1 Briggs Stadium 25,296 Recap 8 November 16 Green Bay Packers W 21–20 7–1 Comiskey Park 40,086 Recap 9 November 23 at Washington Redskins L 21–45 7–2 Griffith Stadium 35,362 Recap 10 November 30 at New York Giants L 31–35 7–3 Polo Grounds 28,744 Recap 11 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 45–21 8–3 Shibe Park 32,322 Recap 12 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 30–21 9–3 Wrigley Field 48,632 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Post-season Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Championship December 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–21 Comiskey Park 30,759 Recap NFL Championship Game The 1947 NFL Championship Game was the 15th annual championship game and was held December 28, 1947, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The game featured the Western Division champion Chicago Cardinals (9–3) and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Eagles (8–4). The Cardinals won the game by a score of 28–21.http://football.about.com/cs/teamseagles/a/playoffhistphil.htm Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History and Results March 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115172845/http://football.about.com/cs/teamseagles/a/playoffhistphil.htm January 15, 2008 dead Personnel Staff / Coaches 1947 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen Coaching staff Head Coach – Jimmy Conzelman Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coach - Buddy Parker Assistant Coach - Dick Plasman Assistant / Line Coach - Phil Handler Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A Source:1947 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1947nflchic.html 2026-09-03 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1947 Chicago Cardinals final roster Quarterbacks 44 Paul Christman 22 Ray Mallouf P/S Running backs  7 Elmer Angsman FB 39 Bill DeCorrevont RB/CB 87 Babe Dimancheff RB/CB 37 Vic Schwall y RB 62 Charley Trippi y RB/S Receivers 41 Billy Dewell 66 Jack Doolan American football 80 Malcolm Kutner S 16 Dick Plasman DELinemen 68 Plato Andros y G/MG 75 Ray Apolskis G/MG 76 Lloyd Arms G/MG 11 Chet Bulger T/DT 53 Bill Campbell gridiron football C 55 Jake Colhouer G/MG 50 Joe Coomer American football DT/T 67 Clarence Esser y DE 51 Pop Ivy DE/WR 82 Caleb Martin American football T/DT 77 Stan Mauldin T/DT 81 Joe Parker American football DE 36 Walt Szot T/DT 15 Bob Zimny DT/T Linebackers 32 Vince Banonis LB/C 57 Bill Blackburn LB/C 73 Hamilton Nichols y LB/FB 20 Buster Ramsey LB/G 42 Walt Rankin LB/FB Defensive Backs 99 Marshall Goldberg CB/RB 24 Red Cochran y S/RB 19 Charles Smith American football y CB/RB Special Teams 34 Pat Harder FB/K rookies in italics Awards and records Pat Harder, NFL scoring leader: 102 points NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447 Pat Harder, NFL record, most field goals in one game: 7 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 449 References External links Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Chicago Cardinals 1947 Category:NFL championship seasons Chicago Card