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1952 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Home field Comiskey Park
Results
Record4–8
Division place5th (tied) NFL American
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1952 Chicago Cardinals season was the 33rd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 3–9, winning four games. [1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 29 Washington Redskins L 7–23 0–1 Comiskey Park 17,837
2 October 5 Chicago Bears W 21–10 1–1 Comiskey Park 34,697
3 October 12 at Washington Redskins W 17–6 2–1 Griffith Stadium 24,600
4 October 19 at New York Giants W 24–23 3–1 Polo Grounds 41,182
5 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–34 3–2 Comiskey Park 20,395
6 November 2 New York Giants L 6–28 3–3 Comiskey Park 27,195
7 November 9 at Cleveland Browns L 13–28 3–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 34,097
8 November 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–10 3–5 Shibe Park 18,908
9 November 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–17 3–6 Forbes Field 18,330
10 November 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–22 4–6 Comiskey Park 13,577
11 December 7 Cleveland Browns L 0–10 4–7 Comiskey Park 24,541
12 December 14 at Chicago Bears L 7–10 4–8 Wrigley Field 32,578
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL American Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 8 4 0 .667 7–3 310 213 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 252 271 L1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 5–4 234 231 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–5 300 273 L1
Chicago Cardinals 4 8 0 .333 3–7 172 221 L2
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 4–6 240 287 W2

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

References