1955 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 36th year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 2–10 by winning four games.^[1] Although they escaped the cellar of the Eastern Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

1955 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Ray Richards
Home stadium	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	4–7–1
Division place	4th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1954 Cardinals seasons 1956 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–14	0–1	Forbes Field	26,359	Recap
2	October 2	New York Giants	W 28–17	1–1	Comiskey Park	9,555	Recap
3	October 9	at Washington Redskins	W 24–10	2–1	Griffith Stadium	26,337	Recap
4	October 16	at New York Giants	L 0–10	2–2	Polo Grounds	7,000	Recap
5	October 23	Philadelphia Eagles	T 24–24	2–2–1	Comiskey Park	24,620	Recap
6	October 30	Cleveland Browns	L 20–26	2–3–1	Comiskey Park	29,471	Recap
7	November 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–13	3–3–1	Comiskey Park	23,310	Recap
8	November 13	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–31	3–4–1	City Stadium	20,104	Recap
9	November 20	Washington Redskins	L 0–31	3–5–1	Comiskey Park	16,901	Recap
10	November 27	Chicago Bears	W 53–14	4–5–1	Comiskey Park	47,314	Recap
11	December 4	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–27	4–6–1	Connie Mack Stadium	19,378	Recap
12	December 11	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–35	4–7–1	Municipal Stadium	25,914	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	349	218	W2
Washington Redskins	8	4	0	.667	6–4	246	222	W1
New York Giants	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	267	223	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	7	1	.364	4–5–1	248	231	L1
Chicago Cardinals	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	224	252	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	195	285	L7

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

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	260	231	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	294	251	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	258	276	L1
Baltimore Colts	5	6	1	.455	5–4–1	214	239	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	216	298	W1
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	2–8	230	275	L2

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

Roster

Official team photo of the 1955 Chicago Cardinals.