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Defunct NFL team season
The 1933 Chicago Cardinals season was their 14th in the National Football League . The team failed to improve on their previous year's record of 2–6–2, with only one victory and the worst record in the ten-team league.[ 3] They failed to qualify for the first scheduled playoff, the 1933 NFL Championship Game .
This was the first season of ownership for attorney Charles Bidwill , who bought the team from Dr. David J. Jones for $ 50,000.[ 4] The new head coach of the team was Paul Schissler , formerly head coach at Oregon State Agricultural College for nearly a decade.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
^ Smith, Wilfrid (November 6, 1933). "Bears lose 10-0; Packers beat Cards, 14-6" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 21.
^ Smith, Wilfrid (November 13, 1933). "Reds whip Cardinals, 12-9; Bears held to 3-3 tie" . Chicago Daily Tribune . p. 21.
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^ "Former owner of Chicago Cards dies" . Park City Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. July 29, 1966. p. 10.
^ "Portsmouth Blocks Lillard's Kick; Cardinals Beaten, 7–6," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 1933, p. 23.
^ "Third in a Row is Taken By Spartans When They Come Through, 7–6, Over Chicago Cards," Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 2, 1933, pp. 21-22 .
^ Lou Smith, "Field Goad Defeats Reds in 'Pro' Football Debut: One Boot Only Marker Made by Chicago Cardinals in Game at Redland," Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct. 9, 1933, pp. 10–11 .
^ Pro Football Reference has the attendance at 6,000, but according to football beat reporter Wilfrid Smith of the Chicago Tribune, the crowd was 7,000 — "more than half of them Ladies Day guests." See: Smith, "Reds Whip Cardinals, 12–9," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 13, 1933, p. 21.
^ Wilfrid Smith, "Reds Whip Cardinals, 12–9: Chicago Rally Falls Short in Fourth Period: Pope Runs 46 Yards for Touchdown," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 13, 1933, pp. 21-22 .
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