1959 Chicago Cardinals season

1959 Chicago Cardinals season
Head Coach	Pop Ivy
Home Field	Soldier Field Met Stadium (Bloomington, Minn)
Results
Record	2-10
Place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1958	1960

The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals finished the year with a record of two wins and ten losses. The home games played October 25 and November 22 were played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. In March 1960, the Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis, and became the St. Louis Cardinals, bringing the NFL back to Missouri.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
1	September 27, 1959	Washington Redskins	W 49-21	Soldier Field
2	October 4, 1959	Cleveland Browns	L 34-7	Soldier Field
3	October 11, 1959	at Washington Redskins	L 23-14	Griffith Stadium
4	October 18, 1959	at Cleveland Browns	L 17-7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
5	October 25, 1959	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28-24	Metropolitan Stadium
6	November 1, 1959	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 45-24	Soldier Field
7	November 8, 1959	at New York Giants	L 9-3	Yankee Stadium
8	November 15, 1959	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27-17	Franklin Field
9	November 22, 1959	New York Giants	L 30-20	Metropolitan Stadium
10	November 29, 1959	Chicago Bears	L 31-7	Soldier Field
11	December 6, 1959	at Detroit Lions	L 45-21	Briggs Stadium
12	December 13, 1959	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 35-20	Forbes Field

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	284	170	W-4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	268	278	L-1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	270	214	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	257	216	W-1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	185	350	L-5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	234	324	L-6