1938 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1938 Chicago Cardinals season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–5–1, winning only two games.^[1] They played seven of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. This would be the last team to allow 10 points or less in 3 consecutive games and lose them all until the 2023 New England Patriots team.

1938 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Milan Creighton
Home stadium	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	2–9
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1937 Cardinals seasons 1939 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 11	at Chicago Bears	L 13–16	0–1	Soldier Field
2	September 17	at Cleveland Rams	W 7–6	1–1	Shaw Stadium
3	September 25	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	1–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park
3	September 28	Green Bay Packers	L 22–24	1–3	Civic Stadium
4	October 2	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 0–13	1–4	Ebbets Field
5	Bye
6	October 16	Chicago Bears	L 28–34	1–5	Wrigley Field
7	October 23	at Detroit Lions	L 0–10	1–6	Briggs Stadium
7	October 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–7	1–7	Erie Stadium
9	November 6	at New York Giants	L 0–6	1–8	Polo Grounds
10	Bye
11	November 20	Detroit Lions	L 3–7	1–9	Comiskey Park
12	November 27	Cleveland Rams	W 31–17	2–9	Comiskey Park

Standings

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	3	0	.727	6–2	223	118	L1
Detroit Lions	7	4	0	.636	6–2	119	108	L1
Chicago Bears	6	5	0	.545	3–5	194	148	L1
Cleveland Rams	4	7	0	.364	3–5	131	215	W1
Chicago Cardinals	2	9	0	.182	2–6	111	168	W1

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