List of Arizona Cardinals seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are an American football franchise competing as a member of the West division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

The Cardinals were founded in 1898 in Chicago as an amateur team, the Morgan Athletic Club. They became the Racine Street Normals shortly afterward. In 1901, owner Chris O'Brien acquired some used jerseys from the University of Chicago for the Normals. O'Brien believed that the jerseys had faded so much that they were more cardinal red than maroon, and changed the team's name to the Racine Cardinals. The team disbanded in 1906, but were refounded in 1913. The team did not play in 1918 due to World War I, but were refounded after the Armistice and have played continuously ever since. The team was a charter member of the American Professional Football Association, forerunner of the NFL, in 1920. To avoid confusion with a team from Racine, Wisconsin who joined the renamed NFL in 1922, the team changed its name to the Chicago Cardinals. The team moved to St. Louis, Missouri as the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960, then to their current home of Phoenix, Arizona in 1988. After playing as the Phoenix Cardinals from 1988 to 1993, the team took its current name in 1994.

The Cardinals and Chicago Bears are the only two charter members of the NFL still playing in the league today. Through the heritage of the Morgan Athletic Club, the Cardinals also claim to be the oldest professional football team in the country.

The list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardinals' franchise from 1920 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

Legend

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(#)The order of league championship won by the franchise
FinishFinal position in league, division, or conference
T-#Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
WWins
LLosses
TTies
MVPNational Football League Most Valuable Player Award
COYNational Football League Coach of the Year Award
SB MVPSuper Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
OPOYNational Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
DPOYNational Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
OROYNational Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
DROYNational Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
WP MOYWalter Payton Man of the Year Award
NFL champion (1920–1969)
Super Bowl champion (1970–present)
Conference champion
Division champion
Wild Card berth
Qualified for playoffs

Season records

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SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coaches
FinishWLT
Racine / Chicago Cardinals
19201920APFA4th622The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932Paddy Driscoll
19211921APFA9th332
19221922NFL3rd830
19231923NFL6th840Arnold Horween
19241924NFL8th541
19251925NFL1st1121Named NFL Champions (1)Norman Barry
19261926NFL10th561The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932
19271927NFL9th371Guy Chamberlin
19281928NFL9th150Fred Gillies
19291929NFL4th661Dewey Scanlon
19301930NFL7th562Ernie Nevers
19311931NFL4th540Ernie Nevers (5–3)
LeRoy Andrews (0–1)
19321932NFL7th262Jack Chevigny
19331933NFLWestern5th191Paul J. Schissler
19341934NFLWestern4th560
19351935NFLWesternT-3rd642Milan Creighton
19361936NFLWestern4th381
19371937NFLWestern4th551
19381938NFLWestern5th290
19391939NFLWestern5th1100Ernie Nevers
19401940NFLWestern5th272Jimmy Conzelman
19411941NFLWestern4th371
19421942NFLWestern4th380
19431943NFLWestern4th0100Phil Handler
Card-Pitt
19441944NFLWestern5th0100Phil Handler & Walt Kiesling
Chicago Cardinals
19451945NFLWestern5th190Phil Handler
19461946NFLWesternT-3rd650Jimmy Conzelman
19471947NFLWestern1st930Won NFL Championship (2) (Eagles) 28–21Jimmy Conzelman (COY)
19481948NFLWestern1st1110Lost NFL Championship (at Eagles) 0–7Pat Harder (MVP)
19491949NFLWestern3rd651Phil Handler & Buddy Parker
19501950NFLAmerican5th570Curly Lambeau
19511951NFLAmerican6th390Curly Lambeau (2–8)
Phil Handler & Cecil Isbell (1–1)
19521952NFLAmericanT-5th480Joe Kuharich
19531953NFLEastern6th1101Joe Stydahar
19541954NFLEastern6th2100
19551955NFLEasternT-4th471Ray Richards
19561956NFLEastern2nd750
19571957NFLEastern6th390
19581958NFLEasternT-5th291Pop Ivy
19591959NFLEastern6th2100
St. Louis Cardinals
19601960NFLEastern4th651Pop Ivy
19611961NFLEastern4th770Pop Ivy (5–7)
Ray Willsey & Ray Prochaska & Chuck Drulis (2–0)
19621962NFLEastern6th491Wally Lemm
19631963NFLEastern3rd950
19641964NFLEastern2nd932Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Packers) 24–17
19651965NFLEasternT-5th590
19661966NFLEastern4th851Charley Winner
19671967NFLEasternCentury3rd671
19681968NFLEasternCentury2nd941
19691969NFLEasternCentury3rd491
19701970NFLNFCEast3rd851
19711971NFLNFCEast4th491Bob Hollway
19721972NFLNFCEast4th491
19731973NFLNFCEast4th491Don Coryell
19741974NFLNFCEast1st1040Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 14–30Don Coryell (COY)
19751975NFLNFCEast1st1130Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 23–35
19761976NFLNFCEast3rd1040
19771977NFLNFCEast3rd770
19781978NFLNFCEast4th6100Bud Wilkinson
19791979NFLNFCEast5th5110Ottis Anderson (OROY)Bud Wilkinson (3–10)
Larry Wilson (2–1)
19801980NFLNFCEast4th5110Jim Hanifan
19811981NFLNFCEast5th790
19821982NFLNFC6th540Lost First Round playoffs (at Packers) 16–41
19831983NFLNFCEast3rd871
19841984NFLNFCEast3rd970
19851985NFLNFCEast5th5110
19861986NFLNFCEast5th4111Gene Stallings
19871987NFLNFCEast3rd780
Phoenix Cardinals
19881988NFLNFCEast4th790Gene Stallings
19891989NFLNFCEast4th5110Gene Stallings (5–6)
Hank Kuhlmann (0–5)
19901990NFLNFCEast5th5110Joe Bugel
19911991NFLNFCEast5th4120
19921992NFLNFCEast5th4120
19931993NFLNFCEast4th790
Arizona Cardinals
19941994NFLNFCEast3rd880Buddy Ryan
19951995NFLNFCEast5th4120
19961996NFLNFCEast4th790Simeon Rice (DROY)Vince Tobin
19971997NFLNFCEast5th4120
19981998NFLNFCEast2nd970Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–7
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 21–41
19991999NFLNFCEast4th6100
20002000NFLNFCEast5th3130Vince Tobin (2–5)
Dave McGinnis (1–8)
20012001NFLNFCEast4th790Dave McGinnis
20022002NFLNFCWest4th5110
20032003NFLNFCWest4th4120Anquan Boldin (OROY)
20042004NFLNFCWest3rd6100Dennis Green
20052005NFLNFCWest3rd5110
20062006NFLNFCWest4th5110
20072007NFLNFCWest2nd880Ken Whisenhunt
20082008NFLNFCWest1st970Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 30–24
Won Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 33–13
Won NFC Championship (Eagles) 32–25
Lost Super Bowl XLIII (vs. Steelers) 23–27
Kurt Warner (WP MOY)
20092009NFLNFCWest1st1060Won Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 51–45 (OT)
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 14–45
20102010NFLNFCWest4th5110
20112011NFLNFCWest2nd880
20122012NFLNFCWest4th5110
20132013NFLNFCWest3rd1060Bruce Arians
20142014NFLNFCWest2nd1150Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 16–27Bruce Arians (COY)
20152015NFLNFCWest1st1330Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 26–20 (OT)
Lost NFC Championship (at Panthers) 15–49
20162016NFLNFCWest2nd781Larry Fitzgerald (WP MOY)
20172017NFLNFCWest3rd880
20182018NFLNFCWest4th3130Steve Wilks
20192019NFLNFCWest4th5101Kyler Murray (OROY)Kliff Kingsbury
20202020NFLNFCWest3rd880
20212021NFLNFCWest2nd1160Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 11–34
20222022NFLNFCWest4th4130
20232023NFLNFCWest4th4130Jonathan Gannon
Totals16524825Chicago Cardinals regular season record (1920–1943; 1945–1959)
0100Card-Pitt regular season record (1944)
18620214St. Louis Cardinals regular season record (1960–1987)
32640Phoenix Cardinals regular season record (1988–1993)
2022792Arizona Cardinals regular season record (1994–2023)
58580341All-time regular season record (1920–2023)
710All-time postseason record (1932–2023)
59281341All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–2023)
2 NFL Championships, 1 Conference Championship, 7 Division Championships

References

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  • "Arizona Cardinals History". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  • "Arizona Cardinals Franchise Page". pro football reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2012.