The 1953 Chicago Cardinals seasonleague . The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season.[ 1]
NFL Draft [ ] Regular Season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 27
Washington
L 24-13
0-1
16,055
2
October 4
Cleveland
L 27-7
0-2
24,374
3
October 11
at Pittsburgh
L 31-28
0-3
25,935
4
October 18
at NY Giants
L 21-7
0-4
30,301
5
October 25
Philadelphia
L 56-17
0-5
22,064
6
November 1
NY Giants
L 23-20
0-6
17,499
7
November 8
at Washington
L 28-17
0-7
19,654
8
November 15
at Los Angeles
T 24-24
0-7-1
26,674
9
November 21
at Philadelphia
L 38-0
0-8-1
19,402
10
November 29
at Cleveland
L 17-16
0-9-1
24,499
11
December 6
Pittsburgh
L 21-17
0-10-1
14,138
12
December 13
at Chi. Bears
W 24-17
1-10-1
38,059
Game Summaries [ ] Week 5 vs Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week 5:Philadelphia Eagles 56 (4–6–0) at Chicago Cardinals 17 (6–4–0) – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Philadelphia Eagles
7
21
7
21
56
Chicago Cardinals
3
0
0
14
17
at Comiskey Park , Chicago, IL
Date : Sunday, October 25, 1953Game time : ? PM CSTGame attendance : 22,064Recap and Stats
Game information
1st Cardinals – Pat Summerall 28 yard field goal Chi C 3 – 0
Eagles – Toy Ledbetter 34 yard pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 7 – 3 2nd Eagles – Jim Parmer 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 14 – 3
Eagles – Frank Ziegler 52 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 21 – 3
Eagles – Pete Pihos 6 yard pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 28 – 3 3rd Eagles – Hal Giancanelli 28 yard pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 35 – 3 4th Cardinals – Charlie Trippi 8 yard pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) Phila 35 – 10
Cardinals – Billy Cross 51 yard pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) Phila 35 – 17
Eagles – Jim Parmer 7 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 42 – 17
Eagles – Tom Scott unknown yard fumble return (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 49 – 17
Eagles – John Brewer 9 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) Phila 56 – 17
Week 9 @ Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week 9: Philadelphia Eagles 38 (6–2–1) vs Chicago Cardinals (0–8–1) 0 (4–3–0) – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Chicago Cardinals
0
0
0
0
0
Philadelphia Eagles
14
10
7
7
38
at Shibe Park , Philadelphia, PA
Date : Saturday, November 21, 1953Game time : ? PM ESTGame attendance : 19,402Recap and Stats
Game information
1st Eagles – Frank Ziegler 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick)  : Phila 0 – 7
Eagles – Hal Giancanelli 37 yard pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick)  : Phila 0 – 14 2nd Eagles – Bobby Walston 27 yard field goal  : Phila 0 – 17
Eagles – Jerry Williams 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick)  : Phila 0 – 24 3rd Eagles – Jerry Williams 4 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick)  : Phila 0 – 31 4th Eagles – Don Johnson 2 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick)  : Phila 0 – 38
Standings [ ] References [ ] 