1922 Chicago Cardinals season
American football team season
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The 1922 Chicago Cardinals season was their third in the National Football League (NFL). The team played 10 of its 11 games a home and improved on their 1921 record of 3â3â2 by winning eight games.[1] They finished third in the league.
| 1922 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chris O'Brien |
| Head coach | Paddy Driscoll |
| Home stadium | Normal Park (2), Comiskey Park (8) |
| Results | |
| Record | 8â3 (NFL) (9â4 overall) |
| League place | 3rd NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 24 | Maplewood Rovers | W 29â0 | â | Normal Park | 1,000 | â | [2] | |
| 1 | October 1 | Milwaukee Badgers | W 3â0 | 1â0 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| â | October 8 | Hammond Pros | canceled due to rain | [3] | |||||
| 2 | October 15 | Green Bay Packers | W 16â3 | 2â0 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 22 | Minneapolis Marines | W 3â0 | 3â0 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 29 | Columbus Panhandles | W 37â6 | 4â0 | Comiskey Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | November 5 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 9â7 | 5â0 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 12 | Akron Pros | W 7â0 | 6â0 | Comiskey Park | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 19 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0â7 | 6â1 | Comiskey Park | 7,500 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 26 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 3â20 | 6â2 | Lakeside Park | 2,500 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 30 | Chicago Bears | W 6â0 | 7â2 | Comiskey Park | 14,000 | Recap | [4] | |
| 10 | December 3 | Dayton Triangles | L 3â7 | 7â3 | Comiskey Park | 3,000 [5] | Recap | [6][7][8] | |
| 11 | December 10 | Chicago Bears | W 9â0 | 8â3 | Comiskey Park | 12,000 [9] | Recap | [10] | |
| Note: Non-NFL opponents indicated with italics. Thanksgiving Day: November 30. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 184 | 15 | W6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 44 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 96 | 50 | W1 | ||
| Toledo Maroons | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 94 | 59 | L2 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 154 | 27 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 122 | 56 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 3 | 1 | .571 | 80 | 62 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 70 | 54 | W2 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 87 | 41 | W2 | ||
| Akron Pros | 3 | 5 | 2 | .375 | 146 | 95 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | 51 | 71 | L3 | ||
| Oorang Indians | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 190 | W2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 40 | L1 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 13 | 140 | W1 | ||
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 88 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 76 | L4 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 69 | L2 | ||
| Columbus Panhandles | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 174 | L8 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
The following players saw action in at least one NFL game for the Chicago Cardinals.[11] The number of NFL games played in the year follows in parentheses.
Linemen
- Eddie Anderson (7)
- Willis Brennan (8)
- Garland Buckeye (11)
- Dick Egan (9)
- Fred Gillies (11)
- John Leonard (5)
- Nick McInerney (11)
- Red O'Connor (5)
- Swede Rundquist (10)
- Lenny Sachs (7)
- Bill Whalen (3)
- Clyde Zoia (7)
Backs
- Johnny Bryan (10)
- Paddy Driscoll (11)
- Arnie Horween (11)
- Ralph Horween (9)
- Bob Koehler (10)
- Johnny Mohardt (10)