1933 Chicago Cardinals season
American football team season
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The 1933 Chicago Cardinals season was their 14th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous year's record of 2â6â2, with only one victory and the worst record in the ten-team league.[3] They failed to qualify for the first scheduled playoff, the 1933 NFL Championship Game.
| 1933 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Bidwill |
| Head coach | Paul Schissler |
| Home stadium | Wrigley Field[1][2] |
| Results | |
| Record | 1â9â1 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
This was the first season of ownership for attorney Charles Bidwill, who bought the team from Dr. David J. Jones for $50,000.[4] The new head coach of the team was Paul Schissler, formerly head coach at Oregon State Agricultural College for nearly a decade.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | L 13â14 | 0â1 | Forbes Field | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 1 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 6â7 | 0â2 | Spartan Stadium | Recap | [5][6] | ||
| 3 | October 8 | at Cincinnati Reds | W 3â0 | 1â2 | Redland Field | 1,500 | Recap | [7] | |
| 4 | October 15 | at Chicago Bears | L 9â12 | 1â3 | Wrigley Field | 12,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 22 | at Boston Redskins | L 0â10 | 1â4 | Fenway Park | 16,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 29 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0â7 | 1â5 | Ebbets Field | 18,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 5 | Green Bay Packers | L 6â14 | 1â6 | Wrigley Field | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 12 | Cincinnati Reds | L 9â12 | 1â7 | Wrigley Field | 7,000[8] | Recap | [9] | |
| 9 | November 19 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0â3 | 1â8 | Wrigley Field | 4,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 30 | Chicago Bears | L 6â22 | 1â9 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |||
| 11 | December 3 | Boston Redskins | T 0â0 | 1â9â1 | Wrigley Field | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 30. | |||||||||
Roster
| 1933 Chicago Cardinals final roster | |||||||||||
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Backs
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Linemen
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Ends/Receivers
rookies in italics | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 7â0 | 133 | 82 | W4 | |
| Portsmouth Spartans | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3â4 | 128 | 87 | L3 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 7 | 1 | .417 | 2â4 | 170 | 107 | L1 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2â2 | 38 | 110 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1â5 | 52 | 101 | T1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
