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{{Short description|Defunct NFL team season}}
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{{Infobox NFL season
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Chicago Cardinals
| team = Chicago Cardinals
| year = 1941
| year = 1941
| record = 3-7-1
| record = 3–7–1
| division_place = 4th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL West]]
| division_place = 4th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
| coach = [[Jimmy Conzelman]]
| coach = [[Jimmy Conzelman]]
| stadium =
| stadium = [[Comiskey Park]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Cardinals seasons
}}
}}


The '''[[1941 NFL season|1941]] [[Chicago Cardinals]] season''' was the 22nd season the team was in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team improved on their [[1940 Chicago Cardinals season|previous output]] of 2–7–2, winning three games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1941.htm 1941 Chicago Cardinals]</ref> They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.
==Season schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 1
| [[September 16]] [[1941]]
| [[Cleveland Rams]]
| L 10-6
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 2
| [[September 27]] [[1941]]
| [[Detroit Lions]]
| T 14-14
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 3
| [[October 5]] [[1941]]
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 14-13
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 4
| [[October 12]] [[1941]]
| at [[Chicago Bears]]
| L 53-7
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 5
| [[October 19]] [[1941]]
| at [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| W 20-6
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 6
| [[October 26]] [[1941]]
| at [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| L 21-14
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 7
| [[November 2]] [[1941]]
| at [[New York Giants]]
| W 10-7
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 8
| [[November 16]] [[1941]]
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 17-9
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 9
| [[November 23]] [[1941]]
| at [[Cleveland Rams]]
| W 7-0
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| [[November 30]] [[1941]]
| at [[Detroit Lions]]
| L 21-3
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 11
| [[December 7]] [[1941]]
| [[Chicago Bears]]
| L 34-24
|}


==Schedule==
==Division standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Game
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #FFCBCB;" align="center" valign="middle" | [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL West]]
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Cardinals|year=1941|border=2}}"| Sources
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| September 16
| '''[[1941 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| '''L''' 6–10
| 0–1
| [[Comiskey Park]]
| 15,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194109160crd.htm Recap]
|
|-
|-
! —
!
|colspan="6"| ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
! W
|-style="background:#ffc"
! L
! T
! 2
| September 27
! PCT
| '''[[1941 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
! PF
| '''T''' 14–14
! PA
| 0–1–1
! STK
| Comiskey Park
| 17,458
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194109270crd.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| October 5
| at '''[[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| '''L''' 13–14
| 0–2–1
| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park|State Fair Park]]
| 10,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110050gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| October 12
| at '''[[1941 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 7–53
| 0–3–1
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 34,668
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110120chi.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 5
| October 19
| at [[1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| '''W''' 20–6
| 1–3–1
| [[Ebbets Field]]
| 12,054
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110190bkn.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| October 26
| at [[1941 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''L''' 14–21
| 1–4–1
| [[Shibe Park]]
| 12,683
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110260phi.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 7
| November 2
| at [[1941 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''W''' 10–7
| 2–4–1
| [[Polo Grounds]]
| 29,289
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111020nyg.htm Recap]
|
|-
|-
! —
| [[1941 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
|colspan="8"| ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
| align="center" | 10
|-style="background:#fcc"
| align="center" | 1
! 8
| align="center" | 0
| November 16
| align="center" | .909
| at '''[[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| align="center" | 396
| '''L''' 9–17
| align="center" | 147
| 2–5–1
| align="center" | W-5
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 15,495
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111160gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 9
| November 23
| at '''[[1941 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]'''
| '''W''' 7–0
| 3–5–1
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium|Cleveland Stadium]]
| 5,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111230ram.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 30
| at '''[[1941 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| '''L''' 3–21
| 3–6–1
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| 17,051
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111300det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| December 7
| '''[[1941 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 24–34
| 3–7–1
| Comiskey Park
| 18,879
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194112070crd.htm Recap]
|
|-
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text. • September 27: Saturday night game<ref>George Strickler, ''Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, 1941.'' Chicago: National Football League, 1941; back cover.</ref>
| [[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .909
| align="center" | 258
| align="center" | 120
| align="center" | W-8
|-
| [[1941 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .400
| align="center" | 121
| align="center" | 195
| align="center" | W-1
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [[1941 Chicago Cardinals season|Chicago Cardinals]]
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .300
| align="center" | 127
| align="center" | 197
| align="center" | L-2
|-
| [[1941 Cleveland Rams season|Cleveland Rams]]
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .182
| align="center" | 116
| align="center" | 244
| align="center" | L-9
|}
|}

==Standings==
{{1941 NFL Western standings}}
{{1941 NFL Eastern standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 07:40, 23 December 2024

1941 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachJimmy Conzelman
Home fieldComiskey Park
Results
Record3–7–1
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1941 Chicago Cardinals season was the 22nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2–7–2, winning three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 16 Cleveland Rams L 6–10 0–1 Comiskey Park 15,000 Recap
— Bye
2 September 27 Detroit Lions T 14–14 0–1–1 Comiskey Park 17,458 Recap
3 October 5 at Green Bay Packers L 13–14 0–2–1 State Fair Park 10,000 Recap
4 October 12 at Chicago Bears L 7–53 0–3–1 Wrigley Field 34,668 Recap
5 October 19 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–6 1–3–1 Ebbets Field 12,054 Recap
6 October 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–21 1–4–1 Shibe Park 12,683 Recap
7 November 2 at New York Giants W 10–7 2–4–1 Polo Grounds 29,289 Recap
— Bye
8 November 16 at Green Bay Packers L 9–17 2–5–1 City Stadium 15,495 Recap
9 November 23 at Cleveland Rams W 7–0 3–5–1 Cleveland Stadium 5,000 Recap
10 November 30 at Detroit Lions L 3–21 3–6–1 Briggs Stadium 17,051 Recap
11 December 7 Chicago Bears L 24–34 3–7–1 Comiskey Park 18,879 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 27: Saturday night game[2]

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 10 1 0 .909 7–1 396 147 W5
Green Bay Packers 10 1 0 .909 7–1 258 120 W8
Detroit Lions 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 121 195 W1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 1–6–1 127 197 L2
Cleveland Rams 2 9 0 .182 1–7 116 244 L9
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 0 .727 6–2 238 114 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 0 .636 6–2 158 127 W2
Washington Redskins 6 5 0 .545 5–3 176 174 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 1–6–1 119 218 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 103 276 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 1941 Chicago Cardinals
  2. ^ George Strickler, Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, 1941. Chicago: National Football League, 1941; back cover.
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