1956 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 1956-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Cardinals 1956 7–5 2nd NFL Eastern Violet Bidwill Wolfner Ray Richards Comiskey Park Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season marked the team's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Cardinals improved on their previous year's 4–7–1 record by winning seven games for a runner-up finish in the Eastern Conference.1956 Chicago Cardinals Despite their improvement, they failed to qualify for the league's Championship game for the eighth consecutive season. Regular season On October 7, the Cardinals played the New York Giants in front of only 21,799 fans. The week before, against Cleveland in the season opener, the gate was only 20,966. It was the smallest paid attendance of the NFL's six opening week games.Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.50, 2008, Random House, 978-1-4000-6717-6 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 30 Cleveland Browns W 9–7 1–0 Comiskey Park 20,966 Recap 2 October 7 New York Giants W 35–27 2–0 Comiskey Park 21,799 Recap 3 October 14 at Washington Redskins W 31–3 3–0 Griffith Stadium 25,794 Recap 4 October 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–6 4–0 Connie Mack Stadium 36,545 Recap 5 October 28 Washington Redskins L 14–17 4–1 Comiskey Park 30,553 Recap 6 November 4 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–17 5–1 Comiskey Park 27,609 Recap 7 November 11 at New York Giants L 10–23 5–2 Yankee Stadium 62,410 Recap 8 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–14 5–3 Forbes Field 24,086 Recap 9 November 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–27 6–3 Comiskey Park 17,724 Recap 10 December 2 Green Bay Packers L 21–24 6–4 Comiskey Park 22,620 Recap 11 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 3–10 6–5 Wrigley Field 48,606 Recap 12 December 16 at Cleveland Browns W 24–7 7–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 25,312 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the Cards' October 28 home meeting with the Washington Redskins. Personnel Staff / Coaches 1956 Chicago Cardinals Principal Owner - Violet Bidwill Wolfner Managing Director - Walter Wolfner Head Coach – Ray Richards Assistant Coach - Charley Trippi Assistant Coach - Wally Lemm Assistant Coach / Talent Scout - John Kellison Ends Coach - Bob Nowaskey Defensive Line Coach - Chuck Drulis Source:1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1956nflchic.html 2026-09-11 www.profootballarchives.com Roster thumb|center|600px|Official team photo of the 1956 Chicago Cardinals. 1956 Chicago Cardinals  8 Lamar McHan 12 John Roach American football y P 17 Jim Root gridiron football 22 Alex Burl 35 Joe Childress y 44 Dave Mann gridiron football P 33 Ollie Matson 36 Johnny Olszewski American football 83 Max Boydston 80 Don Stonesifer 71 Tom Dahms T 62 John Dittrich y G 64 Doug Hogland G 76 Harry Jagielski T 70 Jack Jennings American football T 67 Bob Konovsky y G 50 Jack Simmons American football C 82 Tom Bienemann DE 65 Ed Husmann MG/G 75 Tony Pasquesi DT 84 Leo Sugar DE 85 Pat Summerall DE/K 74 Len Teeuws DT/T 72 Chuck Ulrich DT 89 Chuck Weber American football DE 55 Stan West MG 57 Carl Brettschneider y 51 Leo Sanford C 49 Frank Bernardi CB/RB 40 Lindon Crow CB 41 Jimmy Hill American football S 81 Night Train Lane CB/WR 47 Woodley Lewis S -- Ed Cook American football T (Military) 31 Mal Hammack RB (Military) 21 Tom Keane S (IR) 7px 86 Gern Nagler WR (IR) 7px 24 Julian Spence y S (IR) 7px References 1956 Chicago Cardinals Chicago Card Category:1956 in Chicago