1937 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1937 Chicago Cardinals season was their 18th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 3–8–1, winning five games.^[1] Playing their first eight games on the road, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.

1937 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Milan Creighton
Home stadium	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1936 Cardinals seasons 1938 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	Bye
2	September 12	at Green Bay Packers	W 14–7	1–0	City Stadium	Recap
3	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 7–16	1–1	University of Detroit Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	at Washington Redskins	W 21–14	2–1	Griffith Stadium	Recap
4	September 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 6–6	2–1–1	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	Recap
5	October 3	at Cleveland Rams	W 6–0	3–1–1	League Park	Recap
6	October 10	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–34	3–2–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
7	October 17	at Chicago Bears	L 7–16	3–3–1	Wrigley Field	Recap
8	October 24	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 13–7	4–3–1	Forbes Field	Recap
9	October 31	Cleveland Rams	W 13–7	5–3–1	Wrigley Field	Recap
10	Bye
11	Bye
12	November 21	Detroit Lions	L 7–16	5–4–1	Wrigley Field	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 5	Chicago Bears	L 28–42	5–5–1	Wrigley Field	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	1	1	.900	7–1	201	100	W4
Green Bay Packers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	220	122	L2
Detroit Lions	7	4	0	.636	4–4	180	105	L1
Chicago Cardinals	5	5	1	.500	3–5	135	165	L2
Cleveland Rams	1	10	0	.091	0–8	75	207	L9

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