1934 Chicago Cardinals season

1934 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach Paul Schissler
Results
Record 5–6
Division place 4th NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 1933 1935 >

The 1934 Chicago Cardinals season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–9–1, winning five games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. Despite shutting out five of their opponents, they were also shutout four times; nine of their eleven games left one team scoreless. They also only had 302 yards passing the whole season, which remains an NFL record

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 23, 1934 at Cincinnati Reds W 9–0
2 September 30, 1934 at Detroit Lions L 6–0
3 October 7, 1934 at Cincinnati Reds W 16–0
4 October 14, 1934 Chicago Bears L 20–0
5 October 21, 1934 at Green Bay Packers L 15–0
6 October 28, 1934 at Boston Redskins L 9–0
7 November 6, 1934 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0
8 November 11, 1934 Detroit Lions L 17–13
9 November 18, 1934 at Green Bay Packers W 9–0
10 November 25, 1934 at Chicago Bears L 17–6
11 November 29, 1934 Green Bay Packers W 6–0

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1.000 8–0 286 86 W13
Detroit Lions 10 3 0 .769 5–3 238 59 L3
Green Bay Packers 7 6 0 .538 4–5 156 112 W1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 0 .455 4–5 80 84 W1
St. Louis Gunners 1 2 0 .333 0–2 27 61 L2
Cincinnati Reds 0 8 0 .000 0–6 10 243 L8

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

References

  1. ↑ 1934 Chicago Cardinals