The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season marked the 32nd year the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.1951 Chicago Cardinals
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 0–1 Comiskey Park 16,129 2 October 7 Chicago Bears W 28–14 1–1 Comiskey Park 33,781 3 October 14 at New York Giants L 17–28 1–2 Polo Grounds 28,095 4 October 21 at Washington Redskins L 3–7 1–3 Griffith Stadium 22,960 5 October 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–28 1–4 Comiskey Park 14,773 6 November 4 Cleveland Browns L 17–34 1–5 Comiskey Park 19,742 7 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–45 1–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 29,996 8 November 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 2–6 Kezar Stadium 19,658 9 November 25 New York Giants L 0–10 2–7 Comiskey Park 11,892 10 December 2 at Cleveland Browns L 28–49 2–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,550 11 December 9 Washington Redskins L 17–20 2–9 Comiskey Park 9,459 12 December 16 at Chicago Bears W 24–14 3–9 Wrigley Field 15,085 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
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Personnel
Staff / Coaches 1951 Chicago Cardinals staff Front office Principal / Majority Owner – Violet Bidwill Wolfner General Manager – Ray Bennigsen
Coaching staff Head Coach – Curly Lambeau (2–8, fired after 10 games) Interim Head Coach – Cecil Isbell (1–1 remainder of season) Assistant Coaches: Backfield Coach / Assistant Head Coach – Cecil Isbell Line Coach / Assistant Head Coach – Phil Handler Defensive Assistant Coach – Buster Ramsey Special Teams Coaches: None – N/A
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