1929 Chicago Cardinals season

1929 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Dewey Scanlon
Results
Record	6–6–1
League place	4th NFL

The 1929 Chicago Cardinals season was their 10th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–5, winning six games. They finished fourth in the league. The Cardinals-Steam Roller game was the first night game in NFL history, which the Cardinals won 16–0, on two touchdowns, an extra points and a field goal by Ernie Nevers. Nevers also scored 40 points, the most by a player in NFL history, against the Bears in a 40–6 victory.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 29, 1929	at Buffalo Bisons	W 9–3
2	October 6, 1929	at Green Bay Packers	L 9–2
3	October 13, 1929	at Minneapolis Red Jackets	L 14–7
4	October 20, 1929	at Chicago Bears	T 0–0
5	October 27, 1929	Green Bay Packers	L 7–6
6	November 2, 1929	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	L 8–0
7	November 6, 1929	at Providence Steam Roller	W 16–0
8	November 10, 1929	Minneapolis Red Jackets	W 8–0
9	November 17, 1929	Green Bay Packers	L 12–0
10	November 24, 1929	Dayton Triangles	W 19–0
11	November 28, 1929	at Chicago Bears	W 40–6
12	December 1, 1929	at New York Giants	L 24–21
13	December 8, 1929	at Orange Tornadoes	W 26–0

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	12	0	1	1.000	198	22	W2
New York Giants	13	1	1	.929	312	86	W4
Frankford Yellow Jackets	10	4	5	.714	129	128	W1
Chicago Cardinals	6	6	1	.500	154	83	W1
Boston Bulldogs	4	4	0	.500	98	73	L1
Staten Island Stapletons	3	4	3	.429	89	65	L2
Providence Steam Roller	4	6	2	.400	107	117	L1
Orange Tornadoes	3	5	4	.375	35	80	L1
Chicago Bears	4	9	2	.308	119	227	L1
Buffalo Bisons	1	7	1	.125	48	142	W1
Minneapolis Red Jackets	1	9	0	.100	48	185	L7
Dayton Triangles	0	6	0	.000	7	136	L6

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