1943 Chicago Cardinals season
American football team season
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The 1943 Chicago Cardinals season was the 24th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–8, losing all ten games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season.
General managerArch Wolfe
(Business Manager)
(Business Manager)
Home stadiumComiskey Park
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles W. Bidwill Sr. |
| General manager | Arch Wolfe (Business Manager) |
| Head coach | Phil Handler |
| Home stadium | Comiskey Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–10 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–35 | 0–1 | Briggs Stadium |
| 2 | Bye | ||||
| 3 | October 3 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 0–2 | Comiskey Park |
| 4 | October 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–20 | 0–3 | Wrigley Field |
| 5 | October 17 | Detroit Lions | L 0–7 | 0–4 | Civic Stadium |
| 6 | October 24 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–13 | 0–5 | Griffith Stadium |
| 7 | October 31 | at Steagles | L 13–34 | 0–6 | Forbes Field |
| 8 | November 7 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–7 | 0–7 | Ebbets Field |
| 9 | November 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–35 | 0–8 | Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| 10 | November 21 | at New York Giants | L 13–24 | 0–9 | Polo Grounds |
| 11 | November 28 | Chicago Bears | L 24–35 | 0–10 | Comiskey Park |
| 12 | Bye | ||||
| 13 | Bye | ||||
Roster
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals final roster | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Backs
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Ends/Receivers
Reserve
rookies in italics | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 5–0–1 | 303 | 157 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 4–1–1 | 264 | 172 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–4 | 178 | 218 | L2 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 95 | 238 | L10 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
