1946 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1946 Chicago Cardinals season was the 27th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–9, winning six games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.

1946 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Home stadium	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	6–5
Division place	3rd (tied) NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1945 Cardinals seasons 1947 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–14	0–1	Forbes Field
2	September 30	Detroit Lions	W 34–14	1–1	Comiskey Park
3	October 6	Chicago Bears	L 17–34	1–2	Comiskey Park
4	October 13	at Detroit Lions	W 36–14	2–2	Briggs Stadium
5	October 20	at New York Giants	L 24–28	2–3	Polo Grounds
6	October 27	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–10	3–3	Comiskey Park
7	November 3	at Boston Yanks	W 28–14	4–3	Fenway Park
8	November 10	Green Bay Packers	L 7–19	4–4	Comiskey Park
9	November 17	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–17	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
10	November 24	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–6	5–5	City Stadium
11	December 1	at Chicago Bears	W 35–28	6–5	Wrigley Field
12	Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	2	1	.800	6–1–1	289	193	W1
Los Angeles Rams	6	4	1	.600	5–2–1	277	257	W2
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	0	.545	5–3	260	198	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	0	.545	3–5	148	158	L1
Detroit Lions	1	10	0	.091	0–8	142	310	L4

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