The 1945

1945 NFL season

The 1945 NFL season was the 26th regular season of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals resumed their traditional operations....

 Chicago Cardinals season was the 26th season the team was in the league

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The team improved on their previous output of 0-10, winning one game. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season. The Cardinals had to play seven consecutive games on the road (albeit one was in Chicago, against the Bears) and they were shutout in four of their ten games.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 23, 1945	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 10-0
2	September 30, 1945	at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	L 21-0
3	October 7, 1945	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 21-6
4	October 14, 1945	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 16-7
5	October 21, 1945	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 26-0
6	October 28, 1945	at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 33-14
7	November 4, 1945	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 24-21
8	November 11, 1945	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	L 23-0
9	November 18, 1945	Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	L 35-21
10	December 2, 1945	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 28-20

Standings

NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Rams 1945 Cleveland Rams season at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH* Game attendance: 32,178In the first quarter, the Redskins had the ball at their own 5-yard line. Dropping back into the end zone, quarterback Sammy Baugh threw, but the ball hit the goal post and bounced back to the ground in the end zone...	9	1	0	.900	244	136	W-5
Detroit Lions 1945 Detroit Lions season The 1945 Detroit Lions season was their 9th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6-3-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	7	3	0	.700	195	194	W-1
Green Bay Packers 1945 Green Bay Packers season The 1945 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-4 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:...	6	4	0	.600	258	173	L-1
Chicago Bears 1945 Chicago Bears season The 1945 Chicago Bears season was their 26th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-7 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos...	3	7	0	.300	192	235	W-2
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	0	.100	98	228	L-6