1950 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1950 Chicago Cardinals season was the 31st season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–5–1, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

1950 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	Comiskey Park (I)
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	5th NFL American
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 24	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–45	0–1	Comiskey Park	24,914	Recap
3	October 2	Baltimore Colts	W 55–13	1–1	Comiskey Park	14,439	Recap
4	October 8	at Chicago Bears	L 6–27	1–2	Wrigley Field	48,025	Recap
5	October 15	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–34	1–3	Cleveland Stadium	33,774	Recap
6	October 22	at Washington Redskins	W 38–28	2–3	Griffith Stadium	27,856	Recap
7	October 29	New York Giants	W 17–3	3–3	Comiskey Park	23,964	Recap
8	November 5	Cleveland Browns	L 7–10	3–4	Comiskey Park	38,456	Recap
9	November 12	at New York Giants	L 21–51	3–5	Polo Grounds	22,380	Recap
10	November 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–10	4–5	Shibe Park	28,368	Recap
11	November 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–28	4–6	Comiskey Park	11,622	Recap
12	December 3	Chicago Bears	W 20–10	5–6	Comiskey Park	31,919	Recap
13	December 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	5–7	Forbes Field	18,301	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	2	0	.833	8–2	310	144	W6
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	268	150	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	180	195	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	6	0	.500	4–6	254	141	L4
Chicago Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	3–6	233	287	L1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	1–8	232	326	L1

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