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List of Arizona Cardinals seasons

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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
Finish Final position in league, division, or conference
T-# Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
MVP National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
COY National Football League Coach of the Year Award
SB MVP Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
OPOY National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
DPOY National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
OROY National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
DROY National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
WP MOY Walter 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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Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coaches
Finish W L T
Racine / Chicago Cardinals
1920 1920 APFA 4th 6 2 2 The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 Paddy Driscoll
1921 1921 APFA 9th 3 3 2
1922 1922 NFL 3rd 8 3 0
1923 1923 NFL 6th 8 4 0 Arnold Horween
1924 1924 NFL 8th 5 4 1
1925 1925 NFL 1st 11 2 1 Named NFL Champions (1) Norman Barry
1926 1926 NFL 10th 5 6 1 The APFA/NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932
1927 1927 NFL 9th 3 7 1 Guy Chamberlin
1928 1928 NFL 9th 1 5 0 Fred Gillies
1929 1929 NFL 4th 6 6 1 Dewey Scanlon
1930 1930 NFL 7th 5 6 2 Ernie Nevers
1931 1931 NFL 4th 5 4 0 Ernie Nevers (5–3)
LeRoy Andrews (0–1)
1932 1932 NFL 7th 2 6 2 Jack Chevigny
1933 1933 NFL Western 5th 1 9 1 Paul J. Schissler
1934 1934 NFL Western 4th 5 6 0
1935 1935 NFL Western T-3rd 6 4 2 Milan Creighton
1936 1936 NFL Western 4th 3 8 1
1937 1937 NFL Western 4th 5 5 1
1938 1938 NFL Western 5th 2 9 0
1939 1939 NFL Western 5th 1 10 0 Ernie Nevers
1940 1940 NFL Western 5th 2 7 2 Jimmy Conzelman
1941 1941 NFL Western 4th 3 7 1
1942 1942 NFL Western 4th 3 8 0
1943 1943 NFL Western 4th 0 10 0 Phil Handler
Card-Pitt
1944 1944 NFL Western 5th 0 10 0 Phil Handler & Walt Kiesling
Chicago Cardinals
1945 1945 NFL Western 5th 1 9 0 Phil Handler
1946 1946 NFL Western T-3rd 6 5 0 Jimmy Conzelman
1947 1947 NFL Western 1st 9 3 0 Won NFL Championship (2) (Eagles) 28–21 Jimmy Conzelman (COY)
1948 1948 NFL Western 1st 11 1 0 Lost NFL Championship (at Eagles) 0–7 Pat Harder (MVP)
1949 1949 NFL Western 3rd 6 5 1 Phil Handler & Buddy Parker
1950 1950 NFL American 5th 5 7 0 Curly Lambeau
1951 1951 NFL American 6th 3 9 0 Curly Lambeau (2–8)
Phil Handler & Cecil Isbell (1–1)
1952 1952 NFL American T-5th 4 8 0 Joe Kuharich
1953 1953 NFL Eastern 6th 1 10 1 Joe Stydahar
1954 1954 NFL Eastern 6th 2 10 0
1955 1955 NFL Eastern T-4th 4 7 1 Ray Richards
1956 1956 NFL Eastern 2nd 7 5 0
1957 1957 NFL Eastern 6th 3 9 0
1958 1958 NFL Eastern T-5th 2 9 1 Pop Ivy
1959 1959 NFL Eastern 6th 2 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals
1960 1960 NFL Eastern 4th 6 5 1 Pop Ivy
1961 1961 NFL Eastern 4th 7 7 0 Pop Ivy (5–7)
Ray Willsey & Ray Prochaska & Chuck Drulis (2–0)
1962 1962 NFL Eastern 6th 4 9 1 Wally Lemm
1963 1963 NFL Eastern 3rd 9 5 0
1964 1964 NFL Eastern 2nd 9 3 2 Won Playoff Bowl (vs. Packers) 24–17
1965 1965 NFL Eastern T-5th 5 9 0
1966 1966 NFL Eastern 4th 8 5 1 Charley Winner
1967 1967 NFL Eastern Century 3rd 6 7 1
1968 1968 NFL Eastern Century 2nd 9 4 1
1969 1969 NFL Eastern Century 3rd 4 9 1
1970 1970 NFL NFC East 3rd 8 5 1
1971 1971 NFL NFC East 4th 4 9 1 Bob Hollway
1972 1972 NFL NFC East 4th 4 9 1
1973 1973 NFL NFC East 4th 4 9 1 Don Coryell
1974 1974 NFL NFC East 1st 10 4 0 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 14–30 Don Coryell (COY)
1975 1975 NFL NFC East 1st 11 3 0 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Rams) 23–35
1976 1976 NFL NFC East 3rd 10 4 0
1977 1977 NFL NFC East 3rd 7 7 0
1978 1978 NFL NFC East 4th 6 10 0 Bud Wilkinson
1979 1979 NFL NFC East 5th 5 11 0 Ottis Anderson (OROY) Bud Wilkinson (3–10)
Larry Wilson (2–1)
1980 1980 NFL NFC East 4th 5 11 0 Jim Hanifan
1981 1981 NFL NFC East 5th 7 9 0
1982 1982 NFL NFC 6th 5 4 0 Lost First Round playoffs (at Packers) 16–41
1983 1983 NFL NFC East 3rd 8 7 1
1984 1984 NFL NFC East 3rd 9 7 0
1985 1985 NFL NFC East 5th 5 11 0
1986 1986 NFL NFC East 5th 4 11 1 Gene Stallings
1987 1987 NFL NFC East 3rd 7 8 0
Phoenix Cardinals
1988 1988 NFL NFC East 4th 7 9 0 Gene Stallings
1989 1989 NFL NFC East 4th 5 11 0 Gene Stallings (5–6)
Hank Kuhlmann (0–5)
1990 1990 NFL NFC East 5th 5 11 0 Joe Bugel
1991 1991 NFL NFC East 5th 4 12 0
1992 1992 NFL NFC East 5th 4 12 0
1993 1993 NFL NFC East 4th 7 9 0
Arizona Cardinals
1994 1994 NFL NFC East 3rd 8 8 0 Buddy Ryan
1995 1995 NFL NFC East 5th 4 12 0
1996 1996 NFL NFC East 4th 7 9 0 Simeon Rice (DROY) Vince Tobin
1997 1997 NFL NFC East 5th 4 12 0
1998 1998 NFL NFC East 2nd 9 7 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–7
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 21–41
1999 1999 NFL NFC East 4th 6 10 0
2000 2000 NFL NFC East 5th 3 13 0 Vince Tobin (2–5)
Dave McGinnis (1–8)
2001 2001 NFL NFC East 4th 7 9 0 Dave McGinnis
2002 2002 NFL NFC West 4th 5 11 0
2003 2003 NFL NFC West 4th 4 12 0 Anquan Boldin (OROY)
2004 2004 NFL NFC West 3rd 6 10 0 Dennis Green
2005 2005 NFL NFC West 3rd 5 11 0
2006 2006 NFL NFC West 4th 5 11 0
2007 2007 NFL NFC West 2nd 8 8 0 Ken Whisenhunt
2008 2008 NFL NFC West 1st 9 7 0 Won 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)
2009 2009 NFL NFC West 1st 10 6 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 51–45 (OT)
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 14–45
2010 2010 NFL NFC West 4th 5 11 0
2011 2011 NFL NFC West 2nd 8 8 0
2012 2012 NFL NFC West 4th 5 11 0
2013 2013 NFL NFC West 3rd 10 6 0 Bruce Arians
2014 2014 NFL NFC West 2nd 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 16–27 Bruce Arians (COY)
2015 2015 NFL NFC West 1st 13 3 0 Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 26–20 (OT)
Lost NFC Championship (at Panthers) 15–49
2016 2016 NFL NFC West 2nd 7 8 1 Larry Fitzgerald (WP MOY)
2017 2017 NFL NFC West 3rd 8 8 0
2018 2018 NFL NFC West 4th 3 13 0 Steve Wilks
2019 2019 NFL NFC West 4th 5 10 1 Kyler Murray (OROY) Kliff Kingsbury
2020 2020 NFL NFC West 3rd 8 8 0
2021 2021 NFL NFC West 2nd 11 6 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 11–34
2022 2022 NFL NFC West 4th 4 13 0
2023 2023 NFL NFC West 4th 4 13 0 Jonathan Gannon
Totals 165 248 25 Chicago Cardinals regular season record (1920–1943; 1945–1959)
0 10 0 Card-Pitt regular season record (1944)
186 202 14 St. Louis Cardinals regular season record (1960–1987)
32 64 0 Phoenix Cardinals regular season record (1988–1993)
202 279 2 Arizona Cardinals regular season record (1994–2023)
585 803 41 All-time regular season record (1920–2023)
7 10 All-time postseason record (1932–2023)
592 813 41 All-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.