1936 Chicago Cardinals season

1936 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Milan Creighton
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	3–8–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1936 Chicago Cardinals season was their 17th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–4–2, winning only three games. Playing their first seven games on the road, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 13	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–10	0–1	City Stadium
2	Bye
3	September 28	at Detroit Lions	L 0–39	0–2	University of Detroit Stadium
4	October 4	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–24	0–3	Wisconsin State Fair Park
5	October 11	at Chicago Bears	L 3–7	0–4	Wrigley Field
6	October 18	at New York Giants	L 6–14	0–5	Polo Grounds
7	October 25	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 0–9	0–6	Ebbets Field
8	November 1	at Boston Redskins	L 13–10	0–7	Fenway Park
9	November 8	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–0	1–7	Wrigley Field
10	November 15	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 14–6	2–7	Wrigley Field
11	November 22	Detroit Lions	L 7–14	2–8	Wrigley Field
12	November 29	Chicago Bears	W 14–7	3–8	Wrigley Field
13	December 6	Green Bay Packers	T 0–0	3–8–1	Wrigley Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.909	5–1–1	248	118	T1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	3–3	222	94	L2
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	3–3	235	102	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	1	.273	1–5–1	74	143	T1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.