1943 Chicago Cardinals season

1943 Chicago Cardinals season
Owner	Charles W. Bidwill Sr.
General manager	Arch Wolfe (Business Manager)
Head coach	Phil Handler
Home field	Comiskey Park
Local radio	WGN
Results
Record	0–10
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1943 Chicago Cardinals season was the 24th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–8, losing all ten games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 17–35	0–1	Briggs Stadium
2	Bye
3	October 3	Green Bay Packers	L 7–28	0–2	Comiskey Park
4	October 10	at Chicago Bears	L 0–20	0–3	Wrigley Field
5	October 17	Detroit Lions	L 0–7	0–4	Civic Stadium
6	October 24	at Washington Redskins	L 7–13	0–5	Griffith Stadium
7	October 31	at Steagles	L 13–34	0–6	Forbes Field
8	November 7	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 0–7	0–7	Ebbets Field
9	November 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–35	0–8	Wisconsin State Fair Park
10	November 21	at New York Giants	L 13–24	0–9	Polo Grounds
11	November 28	Chicago Bears	L 24–35	0–10	Comiskey Park
12	Bye
13	Bye

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	1	1	.889	5–0–1	303	157	W1
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	4–1–1	264	172	W3
Detroit Lions	3	6	1	.333	2–4	178	218	L2
Chicago Cardinals	0	10	0	.000	0–6	95	238	L10

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

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	6	3	1	.667	2–3–1	229	137	L3
New York Giants	6	3	1	.667	5–1	197	170	W4
Phil-Pitt	5	4	1	.556	3–2–1	225	230	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	8	0	.200	1–5	65	234	L2

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