1930 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1930 Chicago Cardinals season was their 11th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–6–1, winning only five games. They finished seventh in the league. The team played its first six games on the road and played seven games in the month of October.

1930 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Ernie Nevers
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	5–6–2
League place	7th NFL

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 21	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–14	0–1	City Stadium
2	September 28	at Minneapolis Red Jackets	T 7–7	0–1–1	Nicollet Park
3	October 5	at Portsmouth Spartans	T 0–0	0–1–2	Universal Stadium
4	October 8	at Newark Tornadoes	W 13–0	1–1–2	Newark Schools Stadium
5	October 12	at Providence Steam Roller	L 7–9	1–2–2	Cycledrome
6	October 16	at New York Giants	L 12–25	1–3–2	Polo Grounds
7	October 19	Chicago Bears	L 6–32	1–4–2	Comiskey Park
8	October 25	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 34–7	2–4–2	Frankford Stadium
9	October 26	Portsmouth Spartans	W 23–13	3–4–2	Comiskey Park
10	November 2	Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 6–0	4–4–2	Comiskey Park
11	November 9	New York Giants	L 7–13	4–5–2	Comiskey Park
12	November 16	Green Bay Packers	W 13–6	5–5–2	Comiskey Park
13	November 27	at Chicago Bears	L 0–6	5–6–2	Wrigley Field

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	3	1	.769	234	111	T1
New York Giants	13	4	0	.765	308	98	L1
Chicago Bears	9	4	1	.692	169	71	W5
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	4	1	.636	154	59	L1
Providence Steam Roller	6	4	1	.600	90	125	L1
Staten Island Stapletons	5	5	2	.500	95	112	L1
Chicago Cardinals	5	6	2	.455	128	132	L1
Portsmouth Spartans	5	6	3	.455	176	161	T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets	4	13	1	.235	113	321	T1
Minneapolis Red Jackets	1	7	1	.125	27	165	L6
Newark Tornadoes	1	10	1	.091	51	190	L6

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