This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are an American football franchise competing as a member of the West division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
The Cardinals were founded in 1898 in Chicago as an amateur team, the Morgan Athletic Club. They became the Racine Street Normals shortly afterward. In 1901, owner Chris O'Brien acquired some used jerseys from the University of Chicago for the Normals. O'Brien believed that the jerseys had faded so much that they were more cardinal red than maroon, and changed the team's name to the Racine Cardinals. The team disbanded in 1906, but were refounded in 1913. The team did not play in 1918 due to World War I, but were refounded after the Armistice and have played continuously ever since. The team was a charter member of the American Professional Football Association, forerunner of the NFL, in 1920. To avoid confusion with a team from Racine, Wisconsin who joined the renamed NFL in 1922, the team changed its name to the Chicago Cardinals. The team moved to St. Louis, Missouri as the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960, then to their current home of Phoenix, Arizona in 1988. After playing as the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993, the team took its current name in 1994.
The Cardinals and Chicago Bears are the only two charter members of the NFL still playing in the league today. Through the heritage of the Morgan Athletic Club, the Cardinals also claim to be the oldest professional football team in the country.
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 franchiseFinishFinal position in league, division, or conferenceT-#Finished tied in that position with one or more teamsWWinsLLossesTTiesMVPNational Football League Most Valuable Player AwardCOYNational Football League Coach of the Year AwardSB MVPSuper Bowl Most Valuable Player AwardOPOYNational Football League Offensive Player of the Year AwardDPOYNational Football League Defensive Player of the Year AwardOROYNational Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year AwardDROYNational Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year AwardWP MOYWalter Payton Man of the Year Award
Seasons + NFL champions (1920–1969) Super Bowl champions (1966–present) Conference champions *Division champions ^Wild card berth #One-game playoff berth +
+ SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachFinishRacine / Chicago Cardinals19201920APFA4th622The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1933Paddy Driscoll 19211921APFA9th3321922NFL3rd8301923NFL6th840Arnold Horween1924NFL8th5411925NFL1st1121Named NFL Champions (1)Norman Barry1926NFL10th561The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 19331927NFL9th371Guy Chamberlin1928NFL9th150Fred Gillies1929NFL4th661Dewey Scanlon1930NFL7th562Ernie Nevers1931NFL4th540Ernie Nevers (5–3) LeRoy Andrews (0–1)1932NFL7th262Jack Chevigny1933NFLWestern5th191Paul J. Schissler1934NFLWestern4th5601935NFLWesternT-3rd642Milan Creighton1936NFLWestern4th3811937NFLWestern4th5511938NFLWestern5th2901939NFLWestern5th1100Ernie Nevers1940NFLWestern5th272Jimmy Conzelman1941NFLWestern4th3711942NFLWestern4th3801943NFLWestern4th0100Phil HandlerCard-Pitt1944NFLWestern5th0100Phil Handler & Walt KieslingChicago Cardinals1945NFLWestern5th190Phil Handler1946NFLWesternT-3rd650Jimmy Conzelman1947NFLWestern1st930Won NFL Championship (2) (Eagles) 28–21Jimmy Conzelman (COY)1948NFLWestern1st1110Lost NFL Championship (at Eagles) 0–7Pat Harder (MVP)1949NFLWestern3rd651Phil Handler & Buddy Parker1950NFLAmerican5th570Curly Lambeau1951NFLAmerican6th390Curly Lambeau (2–8)Phil Handler & Cecil Isbell (1–1)1952NFLAmericanT-5th480Joe Kuharich1953NFLEastern6th1101Joe Stydahar1954NFLEastern6th21001955NFLEasternT-4th471Ray Richards1956NFLEastern2nd7501957NFLEastern6th3901958NFLEasternT-5th291Pop Ivy1959NFLEastern6th2100St. Louis Cardinals1960NFLEastern4th651Pop Ivy1961NFLEastern4th770Pop Ivy (5–7)Ray Willsey & Ray Prochaska & Chuck Drulis (2–0)1962NFLEastern6th491Wally Lemm1963NFLEastern3rd9501964NFLEastern2nd932Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Packers) 24–171965NFLEasternT-5th5901966NFLEastern4th851Charley Winner1967NFLEasternCentury3rd6711968NFLEasternCentury2nd9411969NFLEasternCentury3rd4911970NFLNFCEast3rd8511971NFLNFCEast4th491Bob Hollway1972NFLNFCEast4th4911973NFLNFCEast4th491Don Coryell1974NFLNFCEast1st1040Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 14–30Don Coryell (COY)1975NFLNFCEast1st1130Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 23–351976NFLNFCEast3rd10401977NFLNFCEast3rd7701978NFLNFCEast4th6100Bud Wilkinson1979NFLNFCEast5th5110Ottis Anderson (OROY)Bud Wilkinson (3–10)Larry Wilson (2–1)1980NFLNFCEast4th5110Jim Hanifan1981NFLNFCEast5th7901982NFLNFC6th540Lost First Round playoffs (at Packers) 16–411983NFLNFCEast3rd8711984NFLNFCEast3rd9701985NFLNFCEast5th51101986NFLNFCEast5th4111Gene Stallings1987NFLNFCEast3rd780Phoenix Cardinals1988NFLNFCEast4th790Gene Stallings1989NFLNFCEast4th5110Gene Stallings (5–6)Hank Kuhlmann (0–5)1990NFLNFCEast5th5110Joe Bugel1991NFLNFCEast5th41201992NFLNFCEast5th41201993NFLNFCEast4th790Arizona Cardinals1994NFLNFCEast3rd880Buddy Ryan1995NFLNFCEast5th41201996NFLNFCEast4th790Simeon Rice (DROY)Vince Tobin1997NFLNFCEast5th41201998NFLNFCEast2nd970Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–7Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 21–411999NFLNFCEast4th61002000NFLNFCEast5th3130Vince Tobin (2–5)Dave McGinnis (1–8)2001NFLNFCEast4th790Dave McGinnis2002NFLNFCWest4th51102003NFLNFCWest4th4120Anquan Boldin (OROY)2004NFLNFCWest3rd6100Dennis Green2005NFLNFCWest3rd51102006NFLNFCWest4th511020072007NFLNFCWest2nd880Ken Whisenhunt2008NFLNFCWest1st970Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 30–24Won Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 33–13Won NFC Championship (Eagles) 32–25Lost Super Bowl XLIII (vs. Steelers) 23–27Kurt Warner (WP MOY)20092009NFLNFCWest1st1060Won Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 51–45 (OT)Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 14–4520102010NFLNFCWest4th511020112011NFLNFCWest2nd88020122012NFLNFCWest4th511020132013NFLNFCWest3rd1060Bruce Arians20142014NFLNFCWest2nd1150Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 16–27Bruce Arians (COY)20152015NFLNFCWest1st1330Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 26–20 Lost NFC Championship (at Panthers) 15–4920162016NFLNFCWest2nd781Larry Fitzgerald (WP MOY)20172017NFLNFCWest3rd88020182018NFLNFCWest4th3130Steve Wilks20192019NFLNFCWest 4th5101Kyler Murray (OROY)Kliff Kingsbury20202020NFLNFCWest 3rd88020212021NFLNFCWest 2nd1160Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 11–3420222022NFLNFCWest4th413020232023NFLNFCWest4th4130Jonathan Gannon20242024NFLNFCWest3rd89020252025NFLNFCWest4th3140Totals16524825Chicago Cardinals regular season record (1920–1943; 1945–1959)0100Card-Pitt regular season record (1944)18620214St. Louis Cardinals regular season record (1960–1987)32640Phoenix Cardinals regular season record (1988–1993)2133022Arizona Cardinals regular season record (1994–2025)59682641All-time regular season record (1920–2025)710—All-time postseason record (1932–2025)60383641All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–2025)2 NFL Championships, 1 Conference Championship, 7 Division Championships
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