The 1950 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 31st year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–5–1, winning only five games and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.1950 Chicago Cardinals
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 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
Personnel
Staff / Coaches 1950 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen
Coaching staff Head Coach – Curly Lambeau Assistant Coaches: Backfield Coach / Assistant Head Coach - Cecil Isbell Ends Coach - Billy Dewell Line Coach / Assistant Head Coach - Phil Handler Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A
Roster
1950 Chicago Cardinals Roster Quarterbacks Jim Hardy P Frank Tripucka P
Running backs Elmer Angsman Babe Dimancheff Pat Harder K Vic Schwall Charley Trippi Vinnie Yablonski K
Receivers Fran Polsfoot Bob Shaw Linemen/Linebackers Plato Andros DG/G/T Ray Apolskis DG Ed Bagdon DG/G Vince Banonis LB/C Bill Blackburn LB/C Gerard Cowhig LB Bob Dove DE Bill Fischer T/DT John Goldsberry T/DT Jerry Hennessy DE John Hock DT Jack Jennings T Lloyd McDermott DT George Petrovich G Buster Ramsey G Knox Ramsey DT Tom Wham DE Defensive backs Jerry Davis CB Malcolm Kutner CB/WR Don Paul CB/RB Ray Ramsey CB Bill Svoboda S Mike Swistowicz CB
Reserve Bob Nussbaumer CB/S (IR)
rookies in italics
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