1947 Chicago Cardinals

1947 Chicago Cardinals season
Head Coach	Jimmy Conzelman
Home Field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	9-3
Place	1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1946	1948

The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the Cardinals winning their second NFL Championship in team history against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The team was led by its "Million Dollar Backfield" of Elmer Angsman, Charley Trippi, Paul Christman, and Pat Harder. The Cardinals, however, wouldn't win another playoff game for an NFL record 51 years.

As of the end of 2021, this is the team's last league championship. This championship drought is currently the longest active one in American professional sports. Until the 2018 season 71 years later, this and 1949 also marked the last time the Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers on the road.

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 28, 1947	Detroit Lions	W 45-21
2	October 5, 1947	Chicago Bears	W 31-7
3	October 12, 1947	at Green Bay Packers	W 14-10
4	October 19, 1947	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7-27
5	October 26, 1947	Boston Yanks	W 27-7
6	November 2, 1947	Los Angeles Rams	W 17-10
7	November 9, 1947	at Detroit Lions	W 17-7
8	November 16, 1947	Green Bay Packers	W 21-20
9	November 23, 1947	at Washington Redskins	L 21-45
10	November 30, 1947	at New York Giants	L 31-35
11	December 7, 1947	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 45-21
12	December 14, 1947	at Chicago Bears	W 30-21

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 28, 1947	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28-21

Standings[]

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals	9	3	0	.750	306	231	W-2
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	363	241	L-2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	1	.545	274	210	L-1
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	259	214	W-2
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	231	305	L-3

Final roster[]

1947 Chicago Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks

44 Paul Christman
29 Ray Mallouf P
42 Walt Rankin

Running Backs

62 Charley Trippi QB/P/HB
19 Charles Smith HB
7 Elmer Angsman HB
99 Marshall Goldberg HB/WR
90 Vic Schwall HB

Wide Receivers

80 Malcolm Kutner WR/DB
87 Babe Dimancheff HB/WR

Tight Ends

41 Billy Dewell E/TE
66 John Doolan E/HB
67 Clarence Esser E

Offensive Linemen

20 Buster Ramsey G
75 Ray Apolskis C/G
68 Plato Andros G
76 Lloyd Arms G
55 Jake Colhouer G
71 Chet Bulger LT
57 Bill Blackburn C
53 Bill Campbell T
50 Joe Coomer T
73 Hamilton Nichols G

Defensive Linemen

36 Walt Szot DT
72 Jack Karwales E/DE
51 Pop Ivy E/DE
16 Dick Plasman E/DL
81 Joe Parker E/DL

Linebackers

82 Caleb Martin LB/T
77 Stan Mauldin LB/T
15 Bob Zimny LB/

Defensive Backs

32 Vince Banonis DB/C/DT
20 Bill DeCorrevont DB/HB
24 Red Cochran CB/P/K/QB

Special Teams

34 Pat Harder FB/K
35 Jeff Burkett P/WR

Reserve Lists

None - Vacant

Practice Squad

None - Vacant

Rookies in italics

Postseason[]

NFL Championship Game[]

The 1947 National Football League Championship game was the 15th annual championship game and was held December 28, 1947 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The game featured the Western Division champion Cardinals (9-3) and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Eagles (8-4). The Cardinals won the game by a score of 28-21.^[1]

Awards and records[]

Pat Harder, NFL Scoring Leader, 102 Points ^[2]
Pat Harder, NFL Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 7 ^[3]

References[]

↑ Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History and Results
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 449

1947 Chicago Cardinals season article at Wikipedia
Cardinals 1947 Chicago Cardinals ast Pro Football Reference

[1] Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History and Results

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 449

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