The 1926 Chicago Cardinals season was their seventh in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–2–1, winning only five games.[1] They finished tenth in the league.
| 1926 Chicago Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Norm Barry |
| Home field | Normal Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–6–1 |
| League place | 10th NFL |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19 | Columbus Tigers | W 14–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | September 26 | Los Angeles Buccaneers | W 15–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | October 3 | Racine Tornadoes | W 20–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | October 10 | at Green Bay Packers | W 13–7 | 4–0 |
| 5 | October 17 | Chicago Bears | L 0–16 | 4–1 |
| 6 | October 24 | at Milwaukee Badgers | W 3–2 | 5–1 |
| 7 | October 31 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–3 | 5–2 |
| 8 | November 6 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 7–33 | 5–3 |
| 9 | November 7 | at New York Giants | L 0–20 | 5–4 |
| 10 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–10 | 5–5 |
| 11 | November 25 | at Chicago Bears | T 0–0 | 5–5–1 |
| 12 | November 28 | Kansas City Cowboys | L 2–7 | 5–6–1 |
Standings
edit| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 14 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 236 | 49 | W6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 | 3 | .923 | 216 | 63 | L1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 10 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 155 | 29 | T1 | ||
| Kansas City Cowboys | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 76 | 53 | W7 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 3 | 3 | .700 | 151 | 61 | T1 | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 151 | 61 | W3 | ||
| Los Angeles Buccaneers | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 67 | 57 | L1 | ||
| Duluth Eskimos | 6 | 5 | 3 | .545 | 113 | 81 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Rangers | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 53 | 62 | T1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 74 | 98 | L1 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 5 | 7 | 1 | .417 | 89 | 103 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Panthers | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 60 | L3 | ||
| Hartford Blues | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 57 | 99 | L1 | ||
| Brooklyn Lions | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 60 | 150 | L3 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 41 | 66 | L5 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 4 | 1 | .200 | 15 | 82 | L2 | ||
| Akron Indians | 1 | 4 | 3 | .200 | 23 | 89 | T1 | ||
| Racine Tornadoes | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 8 | 92 | L4 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 26 | 93 | L5 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 1 | 9 | 3 | .100 | 46 | 161 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 56 | L4 | ||
| Louisville Colonels | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 108 | L4 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
