| 1953 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Joe Stydahar |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 1-10-1 |
| Place | 6th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1952 | 1954 |
The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1953 | Washington Redskins | L 24-13 |
| 2 | October 4, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | L 27-7 |
| 3 | October 11, 1953 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 31-28 |
| 4 | October 18, 1953 | at New York Giants | L 21-7 |
| 5 | October 25, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 56-17 |
| 6 | November 1, 1953 | New York Giants | L 23-20 |
| 7 | November 8, 1953 | at Washington Redskins | L 28-17 |
| 8 | November 15, 1953 | at Los Angeles Rams | T 24-24 |
| 9 | November 21, 1953 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 38-0 |
| 10 | November 29, 1953 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17-16 |
| 11 | December 6, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21-17 |
| 12 | December 13, 1953 | at Chicago Bears | W 24-17 |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 348 | 162 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 352 | 215 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 208 | 215 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 211 | 263 | W-2 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 179 | 277 | L-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 190 | 337 | W-1 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1953 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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