1959 Chicago Cardinals season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 1959-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Cardinals 1959 2–10 6th NFL Eastern Violet Bidwill Wolfner Pop Ivy Soldier Field & Metropolitan Stadium(Bloomington, Minnesota) Did not qualify 1960 (St. Louis) Cardinals seasons The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the franchise's 40th and last season in Chicago. The Cardinals opened the season with a 49–21 home win over the Washington Redskins at Soldier Field, but finished with a record of two wins and ten losses, last place in the Eastern Conference. They tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the worst record in the 12-team league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V_8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3812%2C2037780 Milwaukee Sentinel NFL standings: final December 14, 1959 4, part 2 Their final home game in Chicago was on November 29, a 31–7 loss to the cross-town rival Bears at Soldier Field.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8swwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5310%2C5239766 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Bears stay alive with 31-7 win November 20, 1959 2, part 2 The home games of October 25 and November 22, both losses, were played in Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1gMkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0iUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870%2C3679702 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Cardinals blow lead, lose to Philadelphia October 26, 1959 14, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SDEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0CUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7115%2C1940420 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Giants beat Cards, take Eastern lead November 23, 1959 18, part 2 the future home of the expansion Minnesota Vikings, starting two years later in 1961. In March 1960, the Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Cardinals,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XigjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5gQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1869%2C623073 Ocala Star-Banner Florida Associated Press National Football League's Cards to move to St. Louis March 14, 1960 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WDNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4452%2C4736946 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Chicago Cardinals to move to St. Louis this season March 14, 1960 11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WTNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7150%2C5106035 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Chicago Tribune press service St. Louis-bound Cardinals Chicago's oldest grid pros March 15, 1960 11 bringing the NFL back to Missouri. After 28 seasons in St. Louis, they moved to the Phoenix area in Arizona prior to the 1988 season. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 5, 1959 at Toronto Argonauts W 55–26 1–0 Exhibition Stadium 27,152 2 August 15, 1959 vs. Detroit Lions L 19–21 1–1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 40,000 3 August 22, 1959 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–10 2–1 Texas Memorial Stadium 15,000 4 August 28, 1959 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–34 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,013 5 September 5, 1959 vs. San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 3–2 Husky Stadium 23,000 6 September 11, 1959 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–21 3–3 Busch Stadium 30,055 7 September 20 vs. Baltimore Colts W 31–17 4–3 Fairgrounds Stadium 16,671 https://www.profootballarchives.com/1959nflchic.html 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 28, 2023 Regular season For the 1959 season the Cards offered seats in three price tiers. Field box and upper box tickets were $5.00, seats in the reserved grandstand cost $4.00, and bleacher seats were priced at $2.50.E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78. Season tickets for a four-game home slate at Soldier Field cost $18, $14, and $10, respectively. The club also offered a $10 "family plan," which admitted two children, age 14 or under, to every game with an adult season ticket purchase. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 27 Washington Redskins W 49–21 1–0 Soldier Field 21,892 Recap 2 October 4 Cleveland Browns L 7–34 1–1 Soldier Field 19,935 Recap 3 October 11 at Washington Redskins L 14–23 1–2 Griffith Stadium 25,937 Recap 4 October 18 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 1–3 Cleveland Stadium 46,422 Recap 5 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–28 1–4 Metropolitan Stadium 20,112 Recap 6 November 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 45–24 2–4 Soldier Field 23,187 Recap 7 November 8 at New York Giants L 3–9 2–5 Yankee Stadium 56,779 Recap 8 November 15 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 2–6 Franklin Field 28,887 Recap 9 November 22 New York Giants L 20–30 2–7 Metropolitan Stadium 26,625 Recap 10 November 29 Chicago Bears L 7–31 2–8 Soldier Field 48,687 Recap 11 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 21–45 2–9 Briggs Stadium 45,811 Recap 12 December 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–35 2–10 Forbes Field 19,011 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1959 Chicago Cardinals Principal Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner Managing Director – Walter Wolfner Head Coach – Pop Ivy Assistant Head Coach – Chuck Drulis Assistant Head Coach – Ray Prochaska Assistant Head Coach – Ray Willsey Offensive Line – Ray Prochaska Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Drulis Defensive Backfield Coach – Ray Willsey Source:https://www.profootballarchives.com/1959nflchic.html 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1959 Chicago Cardinals 16 King Hill 17 M. C. Reynolds 35 Joe Childress 40 Bobby Joe Conrad K 44 John David Crow 22 Ken Hall American football 31 Mal Hammack 37 Larry Hickman y 20 Woodley Lewis 88 Sonny Randle y 83 Perry Richards 75 Ed Cook American football G/T 71 Bobby Cross T 50 Don Gillis American football C 64 Ken Gray American football G 76 Mac Lewis y no T/C 63 Dale Memmelaar y T/G 62 Dale Meinert G 74 Ken Panfil T 73 Ed Culpepper DT 72 Frank Fuller American football DT 66 Ed Husmann DE/DT 78 Luke Owens DE/DT 86 Marion Rushing y DE/OLB 87 Maury Schleicher y DE 84 Leo Sugar DE 51 Ted Bates American football y MLB 57 Carl Brettschneider OLB 53 Bill Koman OLB 61 Jack Patera MLB 41 Jimmy Hill American football CB 81 Night Train Lane CB 25 Jerry Norton S/P 33 John Roach American football S/QB 24 Billy Stacy y S 49 Jim Wagstaff y S -- Don Brown running back y RB (IR) 7px -- Joe Driskill no y CB (IR) 7px 49 Fred Glick y CB/S (IR) 7px -- Tom Redmond y DT (IR) 7px 80 John Tracey y WR (IR) 7px References 1959 Chicago Cardinals Chicago Card Category:1959 in Chicago