| Team: | Chicago Cardinals |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Division Place: | 5th NFL Western |
| Coach: | Milan Creighton |
| Stadium: | Wrigley Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Cardinals seasons |
The 1938 Chicago Cardinals season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–5–1, winning only two games.[1] They played seven of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. This would be the last team to allow 10 points or less in 3 consecutive games and lose them all until the 2023 New England Patriots team.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–16 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | ||
| 2 | at Cleveland Rams | W 7–6 | 1–1 | Shaw Stadium | |||
| 3 | September 25 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 1–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | L 22–24 | 1–3 | Civic Stadium | |||
| 4 | October 2 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–13 | 1–4 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 16 | Chicago Bears | L 28–34 | 1–5 | Wrigley Field | ||
| 7 | October 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–10 | 1–6 | Briggs Stadium | ||
| 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–7 | 1–7 | Erie Stadium | |||
| 9 | November 6 | at New York Giants | L 0–6 | 1–8 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | November 20 | L 3–7 | 1–9 | Comiskey Park | |||
| 12 | November 27 | W 31–17 | 2–9 | Comiskey Park | |||