1958 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachPop Ivy
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record2–9–1
Division place5th (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Chicago Cardinals team

The 1958 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 39th season the team was in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's 3–9 record, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in the Windy City.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the tenth consecutive season.

Draft picks

PlayerPositionRoundPickCollege
King HillQuarterback11Rice
John David CrowHalfback12Texas A&M
Jim McCuskerTackle214Pittsburgh
Bobby Jack OliverTackle221Baylor
Larry CowartCenter326Baylor
Bobby GordonBack663Tennessee
Jon JelacicEnd774Minnesota
John KeelanTackle998Kansas State
Gil RobertshawTackle10111Brown
Dean PhilpottBack11122Fresno State
Bill HintonGuard12135Louisiana Tech
Charlie JacksonBack13146Southern Methodist
Bob SchmidtTackle14159Minnesota
Ray DunlapBack15170Marshall
Wade PattersonEnd16183Idaho
Mac StarnesCenter17194Abilene Christian
Mario CheppoEnd18207Louisville
Sonny RandleBack19218Virginia
Jim MathenyCenter20231UCLA
Ray TooleBack21242North Texas State
Tony AloisioEnd22255Indiana
John HarbourTackle23266Southeast Missouri State
Eric SoesbeTackle24279Vanderbilt
J.C. RiekenbergBack25290Northwestern State (LA)
Ray MastersBack26303Southern Methodist
Will LewisBack27314Tennessee-Chattanooga
Gale McGintyBack28327West Texas State
Ken IrbyTackle29338Mississippi State

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Schedule

The September 28 game was played in Buffalo, New York because the Chicago White Sox were playing a home game at Comiskey Park on that day.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 28 New York Giants L 7–37 0–1 War Memorial Stadium^ 21,923
2 October 4 Washington Redskins W 37–10 1–1 Comiskey Park 21,824
3 October 12 at Cleveland Browns L 28–35 1–2 Cleveland Stadium 65,403
4 October 19 at New York Giants W 23–6 2–2 Yankee Stadium 52,684
5 October 26 Cleveland Browns L 24–38 2–3 Comiskey Park 30,933
6 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles T 21–21 2–3–1 Comiskey Park 17,486
7 November 9 at Washington Redskins L 31–45 2–4–1 Griffith Stadium 26,196
8 November 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–49 2–5–1 Franklin Field 18,315
9 November 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–27 2–6–1 Comiskey Park 15,946
10 November 30 Los Angeles Rams L 14–20 2–7–1 Comiskey Park 13,014
11 December 7 at Chicago Bears L 14–30 2–8–1 Wrigley Field 41,617
12 December 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–38 2–9–1 Forbes Field 16,660
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 7–3 246 183 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 302 217 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 261 230 W1
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 214 268 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 261 356 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 235 306 L4

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

References

  1. ↑ 1958 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ↑ "1958 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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