1933 Chicago Cardinals season

1933 Chicago Cardinals season
Owner	Charles Bidwill
Head coach	Paul Schissler
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	1–9–1
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

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. 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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	September 27	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 14–13	0–1
2	October 1	at Portsmouth Spartans	L 7–6	0–2
3	October 8	at Cincinnati Reds	W 3–0	1–2
4	October 15	at Chicago Bears	L 12–9	1–3
5	October 22	at Boston Redskins	L 10–0	1–4
6	October 29	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 7–0	1–5
7	November 5	Green Bay Packers	L 14–6	1–6
8	November 12	Cincinnati Reds	L 12–9	1–7
9	November 19	Brooklyn Dodgers	L 3–0	1–8
10	November 30	Chicago Bears	L 22–6	1–9
11	December 3	Boston Redskins	T 0–0	1–9–1

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	2	1	.833	7–0	133	82	W4
Portsmouth Spartans	6	5	0	.545	3–4	128	87	L3
Green Bay Packers	5	7	1	.417	2–4	170	107	L1
Cincinnati Reds	3	6	1	.333	2–2	38	110	W1
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	1	.100	1–5	52	101	T1

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