1934 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerCharles Bidwill
Head coachPaul Schissler
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–6
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1934 Chicago Cardinals season was their 15th in the National Football League. The team improved on its previous output of 1–9–1, winning five games,[1] but failing to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. Despite shutting out five opponents, the Cardinals were themselves shutout four times; nine of their eleven games left one team scoreless. The Cardinals had only 302 yards passing the entire season, which remains an NFL record.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 23 at Cincinnati Reds W 9–0 1–0 Triangle Park Recap
2 September 30 at Detroit Lions L 0–6 1–1 University of Detroit Stadium Recap
3 October 7 at Cincinnati Reds W 16–0 2–1 Corcoran Stadium Recap
4 October 14 Chicago Bears L 0–20 2–2 Wrigley Field Recap
5 October 21 at Green Bay Packers L 0–15 2–3 City Stadium Recap
6 October 28 at Boston Redskins L 0–9 2–4 Fenway Park Recap
7 November 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0 3–4 Ebbets Field Recap
8 November 11 Detroit Lions L 13–17 3–5 Wrigley Field Recap
9 November 18 at Green Bay Packers W 9–0 4–5 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap
10 November 25 at Chicago Bears L 6–17 4–6 Wrigley Field Recap
11 November 29 Green Bay Packers W 6–0 5–6 Wrigley Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1.000 8–0 286 86 W13
Detroit Lions 10 3 0 .769 5–3 238 59 L3
Green Bay Packers 7 6 0 .538 4–5 156 112 W1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 0 .455 4–5 80 84 W1
St. Louis Gunners 1 2 0 .333 0–2 27 61 L2
Cincinnati Reds 0 8 0 .000 0–6 10 243 L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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