List of Arizona Cardinals seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Cardinals American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardinals' franchise from 1920 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

Legend[]

(#)	The order of league championship won by the franchise
BBA	Bert Bell Award
Finish	Final position in league, division, or conference
L	Losses
MOYA	Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
NFL COY	National Football League Coach of the Year Award
NFL DPOY	National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
NFL DROY	National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
NFL MVP	National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
NFL OPY	National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
NFL OROY	National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
Super Bowl MVP	Super Bowl Most Valuable Player
T-#	Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
T	Ties
UPI NFC DPOY	United Press International NFC Defensive Player of the Year Award
UPI NFC OPOY	United Press International NFC Offensive Player of the Year Award
UPI NFC POY	United Press International NFC Player of the Year Award
UPI NFL ROY	United Press International NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year Award
W	Wins

†	NFL Champions (1920–1969)
‡	Super Bowl Champions (1970–present)
*	Conference Champions
**	Division Champions
¤	Wild Card Berth
•	Qualified for Playoffs
♦	League Leader

Season Records[]

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular Season				Post Season Results	Awards	References
Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Post Season Results	Awards	References
Chicago Cardinals
1920	1920	APFA			4th	6	2	2	The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932		^[1]
1921	1921	APFA			9th	3	3	2
1922	1922	NFL			3rd	8	3	0
1923	1923	NFL			6th	8	4	0
1924	1924	NFL			8th	5	4	1
1925	1925	NFL †			1st †	11	2	1	Named NFL Champions †		^[2]
1926	1926	NFL			10th	5	6	1	The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932
1927	1927	NFL			9th	3	7	1
1928	1928	NFL			9th	1	5	0
1929	1929	NFL			4th	6	6	1
1930	1930	NFL			7th	5	6	2
1931	1931	NFL			4th	5	4	0
1932	1932	NFL			7th	2	6	2
1933	1933	NFL		Western	5th	1	9	1
1934	1934	NFL		Western	4th	5	6	0
1935	1935	NFL		Western	T-3rd	6	4	2
1936	1936	NFL		Western	4th	3	8	1
1937	1937	NFL		Western	4th	5	5	1
1938	1938	NFL		Western	5th	2	9	0
1939	1939	NFL		Western	5th	1	10	0
1940	1940	NFL		Western	5th	2	7	2
1941	1941	NFL		Western	4th	3	7	1
1942	1942	NFL		Western	4th	3	8	0
1943	1943	NFL		Western	4th	0	10	0
Card-Pitt
1944	1944	NFL		Western	5th	0	10	0			^[3]
Chicago Cardinals
1945	1945	NFL		Western	5th	1	9	0
1946	1946	NFL		Western	T-3rd	6	5	0
1947	1947	NFL †		Western **	1st **	9	3	0	Won NFL Championship(2) † (Eagles) (28–21)	Jimmy Conzelman (NFL COY)
1948	1948	NFL		Western **	1st **	11	1	0	Lost NFL Championship (Eagles) (7–0)	Pat Harder (NFL MVP)
1949	1949	NFL		Western	3rd	6	5	1
1950	1950	NFL	American		5th	5	7	0
1951	1951	NFL	American		6th	3	9	0
1952	1952	NFL	American		T-5th	4	8	0
1953	1953	NFL	Eastern		6th	1	10	1
1954	1954	NFL	Eastern		6th	2	10	0
1955	1955	NFL	Eastern		T-4th	4	7	1
1956	1956	NFL	Eastern		2nd	7	5	0
1957	1957	NFL	Eastern		6th	3	9	0
1958	1958	NFL	Eastern		T-5th	2	9	1
1959	1959	NFL	Eastern		6th	2	10	0
St. Louis Cardinals
1960	1960	NFL	Eastern		4th	6	5	1
1961	1961	NFL	Eastern		4th	7	7	0
1962	1962	NFL	Eastern		6th	4	9	1
1963	1963	NFL	Eastern		3rd	9	5	0
1964	1964	NFL	Eastern		2nd	9	3	2
1965	1965	NFL	Eastern		T-5th	5	9	0
1966	1966	NFL	Eastern		4th	8	5	1		Johnny Roland (UPI NFL ROY)
1967	1967	NFL	Eastern	Century	3rd	6	7	1
1968	1968	NFL	Eastern	Century	2nd	9	4	1
1969	1969	NFL	Eastern	Century	3rd	4	9	1
1970	1970	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	8	5	1
1971	1971	NFL	NFC	East	4th	4	9	1
1972	1972	NFL	NFC	East	4th	4	9	1
1973	1973	NFL	NFC	East	4th	4	9	1
1974	1974	NFL	NFC	East **	1st **	10	4	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) (30–14)	Don Coryell (NFL COY) Jim Hart (UPI NFC POY)
1975	1975	NFL	NFC	East **	1st **	11	3	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Rams) (35–23)
1976	1976	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	10	4	0
1977	1977	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	7	7	0
1978	1978	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6	10	0
1979	1979	NFL	NFC	East	5th	5	11	0		Ottis Anderson (NFL OROY/UPI NFL ROY/UPI NFC OPOY)
1980	1980	NFL	NFC	East	4th	5	11	0
1981	1981	NFL	NFC	East	5th	7	9	0
1982	1982	NFL	NFC		6th •	5	4	0	Lost First Round (Packers) (41–16)		^[4]
1983	1983	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	8	7	1
1984	1984	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	9	7	0
1985	1985	NFL	NFC	East	5th	5	11	0
1986	1986	NFL	NFC	East	5th	4	11	1
1987	1987	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	7	8	0		Robert Awalt (UPI NFL ROY)
Phoenix Cardinals
1988	1988	NFL	NFC	East	4th	7	9	0
1989	1989	NFL	NFC	East	4th	5	11	0
1990	1990	NFL	NFC	East	5th	5	11	0
1991	1991	NFL	NFC	East	5th	4	12	0
1992	1992	NFL	NFC	East	5th	4	12	0
1993	1993	NFL	NFC	East	4th	7	9	0
Arizona Cardinals
1994	1994	NFL	NFC	East	3rd	8	8	0
1995	1995	NFL	NFC	East	5th	4	12	0
1996	1996	NFL	NFC	East	4th	7	9	0		Simeon Rice (NFL DROY/UPI NFL ROY)
1997	1997	NFL	NFC	East	5th	4	12	0
1998	1998	NFL	NFC	East	2nd ¤	9	7	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) (20–7) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) (41–21)
1999	1999	NFL	NFC	East	4th	6	10	0
2000	2000	NFL	NFC	East	5th	3	13	0
2001	2001	NFL	NFC	East	4th	7	9	0
2002	2002	NFL	NFC	West	4th	5	11	0
2003	2003	NFL	NFC	West	4th	4	12	0		Anquan Boldin (NFL OROY)
2004	2004	NFL	NFC	West	3rd	6	10	0
2005	2005	NFL	NFC	West	3rd	5	11	0
2006	2006	NFL	NFC	West	4th	5	11	0
2007	2007	NFL	NFC	West	2nd	8	8	0
2008	2008	NFL	NFC *	West **	1st	9	7	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Falcons) 30–24 Won Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) 33–13 Won Conference Championship (Eagles) 32–25 Lost Super Bowl XLIII (Steelers) 27–23	Kurt Warner (MOYA) Larry Fitzgerald (Pro Bowl MVP)
2009	2009	NFL	NFC	West **	1st	10	6	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Packers) 51–45 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Saints) 45–14
2010	2010	NFL	NFC	West	4th	5	11	0
Totals						165	248	25	Chicago Cardinals regular season record (1920–1943; 1945–1959)
						0	10	0	Card-Pitt regular season record (1944)
						186	202	14	St. Louis Cardinals regular season record (1960–1987)
						32	64	0	Phoenix Cardinals regular season record (1988–1993)
						100	156	0	Arizona Cardinals regular season record (1994–2008)
						483	680	39	All-time regular season record (1920–2008)
						5	6	0	All-time postseason record (1932–2008)
						478	686	39	All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–2008)
						2 NFL Championships, 1 Conference Championship, 5 Divisional Championships

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Notes[]

↑ The NFL was originally named the American Professional Football Association (APFA) from 1920-1922
↑ The Cardinals were named the 1925 NFL Champions as a result of the league's controversial ruling concerning the Pottsville Maroons.
↑ Card-Pitt was a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers franchises' due to the effects of World War II had on player availability.
↑ Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division. Therefore, the NFL ran its first and so far only 8 team per conference tournament. The top 8 teams in each conference made the playoffs.

References[]

"Arizona Cardinals History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/ARI. Retrieved May 2008.

[1] The NFL was originally named the American Professional Football Association (APFA) from 1920-1922

[2] The Cardinals were named the 1925 NFL Champions as a result of the league's controversial ruling concerning the Pottsville Maroons.

[3] Card-Pitt was a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers franchises' due to the effects of World War II had on player availability.

[4] Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division. Therefore, the NFL ran its first and so far only 8 team per conference tournament. The top 8 teams in each conference made the playoffs.

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