# 1939 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2–9, winning only one game. They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the league's Championship Playoff for the 7th consecutive season.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1939 Chicago Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Charles "Ki Aldrich * | Center | TCU | |
| 2 | 12 | Marshall Goldberg | Back | Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 16 | Alvord Wolff | Tackle | Santa Clara | |
| 4 | 27 | Hal (Curly) Stebbins | Back | Pittsburgh | |
| 5 | 31 | Bill Daddio | End | Pittsburgh | played with Cardinals from 1941–42 |
| 6 | 42 | George Faust | Blocking back | Minnesota | |
| 7 | 51 | Bill Dwyer | Back | New Mexico | |
| 8 | 62 | Sherm Hinkebein | Center | Kentucky | |
| 9 | 71 | Earl Brown | End | Notre Dame | |
| 10 | 82 | Earl Crowder | Blocking Back | Oklahoma | |
| 11 | 91 | Bowden Wyatt | End | Tennessee | |
| 12 | 102 | Jim Thomas | Guard | Oklahoma | |
| 13 | 111 | Andy Sabados | Guard | The Citadel | |
| 14 | 122 | Blase Miatovich | Tackle | San Francisco | |
| 15 | 131 | Russ Clarke | Guard | Santa Clara | |
| 16 | 142 | Gus Goins | End | Clemson | |
| 17 | 151 | Ev Elkins | Back | Marshall | played with Cardinals in 1940 |
| 18 | 162 | Frank Huffman | Tackle | Marshall | |
| 19 | 171 | Mike Kochel | Guard | Fordham | |
| 20 | 182 | Tom Rice | Tackle | San Francisco | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| 1 | September 10 | at Detroit Lions | L 13–21 | 0–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | | | |
| 2 | September 17 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–14 | 0–2 | City Stadium | | | |
| 3 | September 24 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 10–0 | 1–2 | Forbes Field | | | |
| 4 | October 1 | Detroit Lions | L 3–17 | 1–3 | Soldier Field | | | |
| 5 | October 8 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–27 | 1–4 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | | | |
| 6 | October 15 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–44 | 1–5 | Wrigley Field | | | |
| 7 | October 22 | Cleveland Rams | L 0–24 | 1–6 | Wrigley Field | | | |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 5 | at Cleveland Rams | L 0–14 | 1–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | | | |
| 10 | November 12 | at New York Giants | L 7–17 | 1–8 | Polo Grounds | | | |
| 11 | November 19 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–28 | 1–9 | Griffith Stadium | | | |
| 12 | November 26 | Chicago Bears | L 7–48 | 1–10 | Wrigley Field | | | |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6–2 | 233 | 153 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 298 | 157 | W4 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4–4 | 145 | 150 | L4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–4 | 195 | 164 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0–8 | 84 | 254 | L8 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 7–0–1 | 168 | 85 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 6–1–1 | 242 | 94 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 108 | 219 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–7 | 114 | 216 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 105 | 200 | L2 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.