# 1958 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1958 NFL season was the 39th season of the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's 3–9 record, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in Chicago. They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the tenth consecutive season.

## Draft picks

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | College |
| King Hill | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Rice |
| John David Crow | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Texas A&M |
| Jim McCusker | Tackle | 2 | 14 | Pittsburgh |
| Bobby Jack Oliver | Tackle | 2 | 21 | Baylor |
| Larry Cowart | Center | 3 | 26 | Baylor |
| Bobby Gordon | Back | 6 | 63 | Tennessee |
| Jon Jelacic | End | 7 | 74 | Minnesota |
| John Keelan | Tackle | 9 | 98 | Kansas State |
| Gil Robertshaw | Tackle | 10 | 111 | Brown |
| Dean Philpott | Back | 11 | 122 | Fresno State |
| Bill Hinton | Guard | 12 | 135 | Louisiana Tech |
| Charlie Jackson | Back | 13 | 146 | Southern Methodist |
| Bob Schmidt | Tackle | 14 | 159 | Minnesota |
| Ray Dunlap | Back | 15 | 170 | Marshall |
| Wade Patterson | End | 16 | 183 | Idaho |
| Mac Starnes | Center | 17 | 194 | Abilene Christian |
| Mario Cheppo | End | 18 | 207 | Louisville |
| Sonny Randle | Back | 19 | 218 | Virginia |
| Jim Matheny | Center | 20 | 231 | UCLA |
| Ray Toole | Back | 21 | 242 | North Texas State |
| Tony Aloisio | End | 22 | 255 | Indiana |
| John Harbour | Tackle | 23 | 266 | Southeast Missouri State |
| Eric Soesbe | Tackle | 24 | 279 | Vanderbilt |
| J.C. Riekenberg | Back | 25 | 290 | Northwestern State (LA) |
| Ray Masters | Back | 26 | 303 | Southern Methodist |
| Will Lewis | Back | 27 | 314 | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Gale McGinty | Back | 28 | 327 | West Texas State |
| Ken Irby | Tackle | 29 | 338 | Mississippi State |

## Schedule

The September 28 game was played in Buffalo, New York because the Chicago White Sox were playing a home game at Comiskey Park on that day.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 28 | New York Giants | L 7–37 | 0–1 | War Memorial Stadium^ | 21,923 |
| 2 | October 4 | Washington Redskins | W 37–10 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 21,824 |
| 3 | October 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–35 | 1–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 65,403 |
| 4 | October 19 | at New York Giants | W 23–6 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium | 52,684 |
| 5 | October 26 | Cleveland Browns | L 24–38 | 2–3 | Comiskey Park | 30,933 |
| 6 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 21–21 | 2–3–1 | Comiskey Park | 17,486 |
| 7 | November 9 | at Washington Redskins | L 31–45 | 2–4–1 | Griffith Stadium | 26,196 |
| 8 | November 16 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–49 | 2–5–1 | Franklin Field | 18,315 |
| 9 | November 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–27 | 2–6–1 | Comiskey Park | 15,946 |
| 10 | November 30 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–20 | 2–7–1 | Comiskey Park | 13,014 |
| 11 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–30 | 2–8–1 | Wrigley Field | 41,617 |
| 12 | December 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–38 | 2–9–1 | Forbes Field | 16,660 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 246 | 183 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 302 | 217 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 261 | 230 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 214 | 268 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 261 | 356 | L6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 235 | 306 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 381 | 203 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 344 | 278 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 298 | 230 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 257 | 324 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 261 | 276 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–9–1 | 193 | 382 | L7 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.