The 1928 Chicago Cardinals season was their ninth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–7–1, winning only one game.[1] They finished ninth in the league.
| 1928 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Fred Gillies |
| Home field | Normal Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–5 |
| League place | 9th NFL |
The team scored only 7 points during the season, 6 on a single touchdown on an interception by Hal Erickson against the Dayton Triangles. Jim Thorpe also played one game (his last) for this team.
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 23 | Chicago Bears | L 0–15 | 0–1 |
| 2 | October 7 | Dayton Triangles | W 7–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | October 14 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–20 | 1–2 |
| 4 | November 24 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–19 | 1–3 |
| 5 | November 25 | at New York Yankees | L 0–19 | 1–4 |
| 6 | November 29 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–34 | 1–5 |
Standings
edit| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 128 | 42 | T1 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 3 | 2 | .786 | 175 | 84 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Wolverines | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 189 | 76 | W4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 3 | .600 | 120 | 92 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | .583 | 182 | 85 | L2 | ||
| New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 2 | .364 | 79 | 136 | L5 | ||
| New York Yankees | 4 | 8 | 1 | .333 | 103 | 179 | W1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 74 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 7 | 107 | L4 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 131 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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