# 1922 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1922 Chicago Cardinals season was their third in the National Football League (NFL). The team played 10 of its 11 games a home and improved on their 1921 record of 3–3–2 by winning eight games. They finished third in the league.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| — | September 24 | Maplewood Rovers | W 29–0 | — | Normal Park | 1,000 | — |
| 1 | October 1 | Milwaukee Badgers | W 3–0 | 1–0 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap |
| — | October 8 | (open date) | | | | | — |
| 2 | October 15 | Green Bay Packers | W 16–3 | 2–0 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap |
| 3 | October 22 | Minneapolis Marines | W 3–0 | 3–0 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap |
| 4 | October 29 | Columbus Panhandles | W 37–6 | 4–0 | Comiskey Park | 5,000 | Recap |
| 5 | November 5 | Buffalo All-Americans | W 9–7 | 5–0 | Comiskey Park | 4,000 | Recap |
| 6 | November 12 | Akron Pros | W 7–0 | 6–0 | Comiskey Park | 2,000 | Recap |
| 7 | November 19 | Canton Bulldogs | L 0–7 | 6–1 | Comiskey Park | 7,500 | Recap |
| 8 | November 26 | at Canton Bulldogs | L 3–20 | 6–2 | Lakeside Park | 2,500 | Recap |
| 9 | November 30 | Chicago Bears | W 6–0 | 7–2 | Comiskey Park | 14,000 | Recap |
| 10 | December 3 | Dayton Triangles | L 3–7 | 7–3 | Comiskey Park | 3,000 | Recap |
| 11 | December 10 | Chicago Bears | W 9–0 | 8–3 | Comiskey Park | 12,000 | Recap |
| Note: Non-NFL opponents indicated with italics. Thanksgiving Day: November 30. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL standings :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| Canton Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 184 | 15 | W6 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 44 | L1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 96 | 50 | W1 |
| Toledo Maroons | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 94 | 59 | L2 |
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 154 | 27 | L1 |
| Racine Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 122 | 56 | L1 |
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 3 | 1 | .571 | 80 | 62 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 70 | 54 | W2 |
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 87 | 41 | W2 |
| Akron Pros | 3 | 5 | 2 | .375 | 146 | 95 | L3 |
| Milwaukee Badgers | 2 | 4 | 3 | .333 | 51 | 71 | L3 |
| Oorang Indians | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 69 | 190 | W2 |
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 40 | L1 |
| Louisville Brecks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 13 | 140 | W1 |
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 88 | L3 |
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 76 | L4 |
| Hammond Pros | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 69 | L2 |
| Columbus Panhandles | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 174 | L8 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Roster

The following players saw action in at least one NFL game for the Chicago Cardinals. The number of NFL games played in the year follows in parentheses.
Linemen
* Eddie Anderson (7)
* Willis Brennan (8)
* Garland Buckeye (11)
* Dick Egan (9)
* Fred Gillies (11)
* John Leonard (5)
* Nick McInerney (11)
* Red O'Connor (5)
* Swede Rundquist (10)
* Lenny Sachs (7)
* Bill Whalen (3)
* Clyde Zoia (7)
Backs
* Johnny Bryan (10)
* Paddy Driscoll (11)
* Arnie Horween (11)
* Ralph Horween (9)
* Bob Koehler (10)
* Johnny Mohardt (10)