1929 Chicago Cardinals season
# 1929 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1929 Chicago Cardinals season was their tenth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–5, winning six games and finishing fourth in the league.

The Cardinals-Steam Roller game was the first night game in NFL history, which the Cardinals won 16–0, on two touchdowns, an extra point and a field goal by Ernie Nevers. Nevers also scored 40 points, the most in a game by a player in NFL history, in a 40–6 victory against the Bears.

Nevers' six rushing touchdowns in that game is an NFL record as of 2021, which was tied by New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara in a 2020 Christmas Day game.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 29 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 9–3 | 1–0 | Bison Stadium |
| 3 | October 6 | at Green Bay Packers | L 2–9 | 1–1 | City Stadium |
| 4 | October 13 | at Minneapolis Red Jackets | L 7–14 | 1–2 | Nicollet Park |
| 5 | October 20 | at Chicago Bears | T 0–0 | 1–2–1 | Wrigley Field |
| 5 | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 6–7 | 1–3–1 | Comiskey Park |
| 7 | November 2 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–8 | 1–4–1 | Frankford Stadium |
| 7 | November 6 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 16–0 | 2–4–1 | Kinsley Park |
| 8 | November 10 | Minneapolis Red Jackets | W 8–0 | 3–4–1 | Comiskey Park |
| 9 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–12 | 3–5–1 | Comiskey Park |
| 10 | November 24 | Dayton Triangles | W 19–0 | 4–5–1 | Comiskey Park |
| 11 | November 28 | Chicago Bears | W 40–6 | 5–5–1 | Comiskey Park |
| 11 | December 1 | at New York Giants | L 21–24 | 5–6–1 | Polo Grounds |
| 12 | December 8 | at Orange Tornadoes | W 26–0 | 6–6–1 | Knights of Columbus Stadium |

## Standings

NFL standings :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 198 | 22 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 13 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 312 | 86 | W4 |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 10 | 4 | 5 | .714 | 129 | 128 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 1 | .500 | 154 | 83 | W1 |
| Boston Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 98 | 73 | L1 |
| Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 4 | 3 | .429 | 89 | 65 | L2 |
| Providence Steam Roller | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 117 | L1 |
| Orange Tornadoes | 3 | 5 | 4 | .375 | 35 | 80 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 2 | .308 | 119 | 227 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 7 | 1 | .125 | 48 | 142 | W1 |
| Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 48 | 185 | L7 |
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 136 | L6 |

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

