1945 Chicago Cardinals season

1945 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Phil Handler
Home field	Comiskey Park
Local radio	WGN
Results
Record	1–9
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1945 Chicago Cardinals season was the 26th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 0–10, winning one game, and snapping an NFL record 29-game losing streak (dating back to 1942, and including their season as Card-Pitt) in the process. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season. The Cardinals had to play seven consecutive games on the road (albeit one was in Chicago, against the Bears) and they were shut out in four of their ten games.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 23	Detroit Lions	L 0–10	0–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park
2	September 30	at Cleveland Rams	L 0–21	0–2	League Park
3	October 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–21	0–3	Shibe Park
4	October 14	at Chicago Bears	W 16–7	1–3	Wrigley Field
5	October 21	at Detroit Lions	L 0–26	1–4	Briggs Stadium
6	October 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–33	1–5	City Stadium
7	November 4	at Washington Redskins	L 21–24	1–6	Griffith Stadium
8	November 11	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–23	1–7	Forbes Field
9	November 18	Cleveland Rams	L 21–35	1–8	Comiskey Park
10	Bye
11	December 2	Chicago Bears	L 20–28	1–9	Comiskey Park
12	Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Rams	9	1	0	.900	7–0	244	136	W5
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	.700	5–2	195	194	W1
Green Bay Packers	6	4	0	.600	3–4	258	173	L1
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	.300	2–6	192	235	W2
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	0	.100	1–6	98	228	L6

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