The 1949 Chicago Cardinals season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals missed the postseason for the first time since 1946. This season was the last time the Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers on the road until 2018.

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Washington Redskins W 38–7 1–0 Comiskey Park 2 October 2 Chicago Bears L 7–17 1–1 Comiskey Park 3 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–28 1–2 Shibe Park 4 October 16 at Green Bay Packers W 39–17 2–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 5 October 23 Detroit Lions L 7–24 2–3 Comiskey Park 6 October 30 New York Giants L 38–41 2–4 Comiskey Park 7 November 6 at Detroit Lions W 42–19 3–4 Briggs Stadium 8 November 13 at New York Bulldogs W 65–20 4–4 Polo Grounds 9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams T 28–28 4–4–1 Comiskey Park 10 November 27 Green Bay Packers W 41–21 5–4–1 Comiskey Park 11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 31–27 6–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 12 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 21–52 6–5–1 Wrigley Field Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Personnel

Staff / Coaches 1949 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen

Coaching staff Head Coach – Buddy Parker Assistant Head Coach - Phil Handler Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coach - Dick Plasman Assistant Coach - Marshall Goldberg Chief Scout - Marshall Goldberg Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A

Roster 1949 Chicago Cardinals Roster Quarterbacks Paul Christman Jim Hardy P

Running backs Elmer Angsman Babe Dimancheff Pat Harder K Vic Schwall Charley Trippi P Vinnie Yablonski K

Receivers Billy Dewell Malcolm Kutner CB Bob Ravensberg DE Linemen/Linebackers Plato Andros T/G Ray Apolskis G/MG Vince Banonis C/LB Bill Blackburn MG/C Chet Bulger T/DT Jim Cain DE Bill Campbell LB Corwin Clatt LB Joe Coomer T/DT Bob Dove DE Bill Fischer T/DT John Goldsberry DE Hamilton Nichols G/MG George Petrovich G/T/DT Buster Ramsey G/LB Tom Wham DE/WR Bob Zimny T/DT Defensive backs Red Cochran CB/RB/P Jerry Davis CB Bob Nussbaumer S Clarence Self CB

rookies in italics

References

Cardinals on Pro Football Reference