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    1954 Chicago Cardinals season

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    1954 Chicago Cardinals season
    Head coachJoe Stydahar
    Home stadiumComiskey Park
    Results
    Record2–10
    Division place6th NFL Eastern
    PlayoffsDid not qualify
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    The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 35th year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous season of 1–10–1 by winning two games, hey failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.[1]

    In 1954 the Cardinals became the first NFL team in history to allow 30 or more points in each of its first five games in a season.[2]

    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 26 New York Giants L 10–41 0–1 Comiskey Park 16,780
    2 October 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 16–35 0–2 Comiskey Park 17,084
    3 October 10 at Cleveland Browns L 7–31 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,101
    4 October 17 at New York Giants L 17–31 0–4 Polo Grounds 31,256
    5 October 24 Cleveland Browns L 3–35 0–5 Comiskey Park 23,823
    6 October 31 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 1–5 Comiskey Park 18,765
    7 November 7 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–30 1–6 Connie Mack Stadium 21,963
    8 November 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–28 1–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,739
    9 November 21 Washington Redskins W 38–16 2–7 Comiskey Park 15,619
    10 November 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 2–8 Forbes Field 14,460
    11 December 5 Chicago Bears L 7–29 2–9 Comiskey Park 33,594
    12 December 12 at Washington Redskins L 20–37 2–10 Griffith Stadium 18,107
    Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

    Standings

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    NFL Eastern Conference
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    		 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 336 162 L1
    Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 7–3 284 230 W1
    New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 7–3 293 184 L1
    Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 219 263 L2
    Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 207 432 W1
    Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 183 347 L3
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
    NFL Western Conference
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    		 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    Detroit Lions 9 2 1 .818 8–2 337 189 W1
    Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 301 279 W4
    San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 5–4–1 313 251 W2
    Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 314 285 W1
    Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 234 251 L4
    Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 131 279 L1
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    Roster

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    Official team photo of the 1954 Chicago Cardinals.

    References

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    1. ^ "1954 Chicago Cardinals". Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
    2. ^ "Elias Says..." ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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