1947 Chicago Cardinals season

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1947 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach Jimmy Conzelman
Home field Comiskey Park
Results
Record 9–3
Division place 1st NFL Western
Playoff finish Won NFL Championship

The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the 9–3 Cardinals winning their second NFL Championship. As of the start of 2015, this was the team's last NFL World Championship.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 28, 1947 Detroit Lions W 45–21
2 October 5, 1947 Chicago Bears W 31–7
3 October 12, 1947 at Green Bay Packers W 14–10
4 October 19, 1947 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–27
5 October 26, 1947 Boston Yanks W 27–7
6 November 2, 1947 Los Angeles Rams W 17–10
7 November 9, 1947 at Detroit Lions W 17–7
8 November 16, 1947 Green Bay Packers W 21–20
9 November 23, 1947 at Washington Redskins L 21–45
10 November 30, 1947 at New York Giants L 31–35
11 December 7, 1947 at Philadelphia Eagles W 45–21
12 December 14, 1947 at Chicago Bears W 30–21

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result
Championship December 28, 1947 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–21

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 7–1 306 231 W2
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 4–4 363 241 L2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 5–3 274 210 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 4–4 259 214 W2
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 0–8 231 305 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Chicago Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Postseason

NFL Championship Game

The 1947 National Football League Championship game was the 15th annual championship game and was held December 28, 1947 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The game featured the Western Division champion Chicago Cardinals (9–3)and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Eagles (8–4). The Cardinals won the game by a score of 28–21.[1]

Awards and records

  • Pat Harder, NFL Scoring Leader, 102 Points [2]
  • Pat Harder, NFL Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 7 [3]

References

  1. ↑ Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History and Results
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 449
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