1956 Chicago Cardinals season

1956 Chicago Cardinals season
Head Coach	Ray Richards
Home Field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	7-5
Place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1955	1957

The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the 37th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-7-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

Regular season

• On October 7, 1956, the Cardinals played the New York Giants in front of only 21,799 fans. The week before, against Cleveland, the Cardinals played to a crowd of 20,966. It was the smallest paid attendance of all the NFL opening week games.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 30, 1956	Cleveland Browns	W 9-7
2	October 7, 1956	New York Giants	W 35-27
3	October 14, 1956	at Washington Redskins	W 31-3
4	October 21, 1956	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20-6
5	October 28, 1956	Washington Redskins	L 17-14
6	November 4, 1956	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28-17
7	November 11, 1956	at New York Giants	L 23-10
8	November 18, 1956	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14-7
9	November 25, 1956	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38-27
10	December 2, 1956	Green Bay Packers	L 24-21
11	December 9, 1956	at Chicago Bears	L 10-3
12	December 16, 1956	at Cleveland Browns	W 24-7

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	1	.727	264	197	W-1
Chicago Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	240	182	W-1
Washington Redskins	6	6	0	.500	183	225	L-2
Cleveland Browns	5	7	0	.417	167	177	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	167	177	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	8	1	.273	143	215	L-3