Arizona Cardinals year by year
107 seasons since 1920 · 597-829-41 all time · 2 titles
How have the Cardinals ranked, year by year?
The Arizona Cardinals have played 106 seasons since 1920: 596-826-41 in the regular season, with 2 titles. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2021's (11th in points allowed), the best offense 2016's (6th in points scored). In 2026 they are 1-3, 17th in points scored and 29th in points allowed after 4 games.
| Season | W-L-T | Offense | Defense | Yds/G | Yds allowed/G | Coach | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1-3 | 21.817th | 29.329th | 294.822nd | 351.324th | Mike LaFleur | — |
| 2025 | 3-14 | 20.923rd | 28.729th | — | — | Jonathan Gannon | — |
| 2024 | 8-9 | 23.512th | 22.315th | — | — | Jonathan Gannon | — |
| 2023 | 4-13 | 19.424th | 26.831st | — | — | Jonathan Gannon | — |
| 2022 | 4-13 | 20.021st | 26.431st | — | — | Kliff Kingsbury | — |
| 2021 | 11-6 | 26.411th | 21.511th | — | — | Kliff Kingsbury | Lost in the wild card round |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 25.613th | 22.912th | — | — | Kliff Kingsbury | — |
| 2019 | 5-10-1 | 22.616th | 27.628th | — | — | Kliff Kingsbury | — |
| 2018 | 3-13 | 14.132nd | 26.626th | — | — | Steve Wilks | — |
| 2017 | 8-8 | 18.425th | 22.619th | — | — | Bruce Arians | — |
| 2016 | 7-8-1 | 26.16th | 22.614th | — | — | Bruce Arians | — |
| 2015 | 13-3 | 30.62nd | 19.67th | — | — | Bruce Arians | Lost the conference championship |
| 2014 | 11-5 | 19.424th | 18.75th | — | — | Bruce Arians | Lost in the wild card round |
| 2013 | 10-6 | 23.716th | 20.37th | — | — | Bruce Arians | — |
| 2012 | 5-11 | 15.631st | 22.317th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | — |
| 2011 | 8-8 | 19.524th | 21.817th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | — |
| 2010 | 5-11 | 18.126th | 27.130th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | — |
| 2009 | 10-6 | 23.411th | 20.314th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | Lost in the divisional round |
| 2008 | 9-7 | 26.73rd | 26.628th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | Lost Super Bowl XLIII |
| 2007 | 8-8 | 25.37th | 24.927th | — | — | Ken Whisenhunt | — |
| 2006 | 5-11 | 19.619th | 24.329th | — | — | Dennis Green | — |
| 2005 | 5-11 | 19.417th | 24.226th | — | — | Dennis Green | — |
| 2004 | 6-10 | 17.826th | 20.112th | — | — | Dennis Green | — |
| 2003 | 4-12 | 14.132nd | 28.332nd | — | — | Dave McGinnis | — |
| 2002 | 5-11 | 16.429th | 26.129th | — | — | Dave McGinnis | — |
| 2001 | 7-9 | 18.420th | 21.422nd | — | — | Dave McGinnis | — |
| 2000 | 3-13 | 13.129th | 27.730th | — | — | Vince Tobin, Dave McGinnis | — |
| 1999 | 6-10 | 15.330th | 23.927th | — | — | Vince Tobin | — |
| 1998 | 9-7 | 20.315th | 23.624th | — | — | Vince Tobin | Lost in the divisional round |
| 1997 | 4-12 | 17.725th | 23.725th | — | — | Vince Tobin | — |
| 1996 | 7-9 | 18.822nd | 24.826th | — | — | Vince Tobin | — |
| 1995 | 4-12 | 17.227th | 26.430th | — | — | Buddy Ryan | — |
| 1994 | 8-8 | 14.727th | 16.74th | — | — | Buddy Ryan | — |
| 1993Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | 20.49th | 16.87th | — | — | Joe Bugel | — |
| 1992Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | 15.224th | 20.820th | — | — | Joe Bugel | — |
| 1991Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | 12.327th | 21.522nd | — | — | Joe Bugel | — |
| 1990Phoenix Cardinals | 5-11 | 16.824th | 24.824th | — | — | Joe Bugel | — |
| 1989Phoenix Cardinals | 5-11 | 16.125th | 23.620th | — | — | Gene Stallings, Hank Kuhlmann | — |
| 1988Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | 21.511th | 24.927th | — | — | Gene Stallings | — |
| 1987St. Louis Cardinals | 7-8 | 24.17th | 24.523rd | — | — | Gene Stallings | — |
| 1986St. Louis Cardinals | 4-11-1 | 13.628th | 21.921st | — | — | Gene Stallings | — |
| 1985St. Louis Cardinals | 5-11 | 17.427th | 25.924th | — | — | Jim Hanifan | — |
| 1984St. Louis Cardinals | 9-7 | 26.44th | 21.617th | — | — | Jim Hanifan | — |
| 1983St. Louis Cardinals | 8-7-1 | 23.49th | 26.825th | — | — | Jim Hanifan | — |
| 1982St. Louis Cardinals | 5-4 | 15.025th | 18.912th | — | — | Jim Hanifan | Lost in the wild card round |
| 1981St. Louis Cardinals | 7-9 | 19.718th | 25.527th | — | — | Jim Hanifan | — |
| 1980St. Louis Cardinals | 5-11 | 18.719th | 21.921st | — | — | Jim Hanifan | — |
| 1979St. Louis Cardinals | 5-11 | 19.217th | 22.421st | — | — | Bud Wilkinson, Larry Wilson | — |
| 1978St. Louis Cardinals | 6-10 | 15.523rd | 18.515th | — | — | Bud Wilkinson | — |
| 1977St. Louis Cardinals | 7-7 | 19.411th | 20.523rd | — | — | Don Coryell | — |
| 1976St. Louis Cardinals | 10-4 | 22.18th | 19.116th | — | — | Don Coryell | — |
| 1975St. Louis Cardinals | 11-3 | 25.47th | 19.711th | — | — | Don Coryell | Lost in the divisional round |
| 1974St. Louis Cardinals | 10-4 | 20.49th | 15.68th | — | — | Don Coryell | Lost in the divisional round |
| 1973St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | 20.411th | 26.123rd | — | — | Don Coryell | — |
| 1972St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | 13.823rd | 21.618th | — | — | Bob Hollway | — |
| 1971St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | 16.520th | 19.915th | — | — | Bob Hollway | — |
| 1970St. Louis Cardinals | 8-5-1 | 23.24th | 16.35th | — | — | Charley Winner | — |
| 1969St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | 22.4 | 27.8 | — | — | Charley Winner | — |
| 1968St. Louis Cardinals | 9-4-1 | 23.2 | 20.6 | — | — | Charley Winner | — |
| 1967St. Louis Cardinals | 6-7-1 | 23.8 | 25.4 | — | — | Charley Winner | — |
| 1966St. Louis Cardinals | 8-5-1 | 18.9 | 18.9 | — | — | Charley Winner | — |
| 1965St. Louis Cardinals | 5-9 | 21.1 | 22.1 | — | — | Wally Lemm | — |
| 1964St. Louis Cardinals | 9-3-2 | 25.5 | 23.6 | — | — | Wally Lemm | — |
| 1963St. Louis Cardinals | 9-5 | 24.4 | 20.2 | — | — | Wally Lemm | — |
| 1962St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | 20.5 | 25.8 | — | — | Wally Lemm | — |
| 1961St. Louis Cardinals | 7-7 | 19.9 | 19.1 | — | — | Pop Ivy, Ray Willsey, Ray Prochaska, Chuck Drulis | — |
| 1960St. Louis Cardinals | 6-5-1 | 24.0 | 19.2 | — | — | Pop Ivy | — |
| 1959Chicago Cardinals | 2-10 | 19.5 | 27.0 | — | — | Pop Ivy | — |
| 1958Chicago Cardinals | 2-9-1 | 21.8 | 29.7 | — | — | Pop Ivy | — |
| 1957Chicago Cardinals | 3-9 | 16.7 | 24.9 | — | — | Ray Richards | — |
| 1956Chicago Cardinals | 7-5 | 20.0 | 15.2 | — | — | Ray Richards | — |
| 1955Chicago Cardinals | 4-7-1 | 18.7 | 21.0 | — | — | Ray Richards | — |
| 1954Chicago Cardinals | 2-10 | 15.3 | 28.9 | — | — | Joe Stydahar | — |
| 1953Chicago Cardinals | 1-10-1 | 15.8 | 28.1 | — | — | Joe Stydahar | — |
| 1952Chicago Cardinals | 4-8 | 14.3 | 18.4 | — | — | Joe Kuharich | — |
| 1951Chicago Cardinals | 3-9 | 17.5 | 23.9 | — | — | Curly Lambeau, Cecil Isbell | — |
| 1950Chicago Cardinals | 5-7 | 19.4 | 23.9 | — | — | Curly Lambeau | — |
| 1949Chicago Cardinals | 6-5-1 | 30.0 | 25.1 | — | — | Buddy Parker | — |
| 1948Chicago Cardinals | 11-1 | 32.9 | 18.8 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | Lost the championship game |
| 1947Chicago Cardinals | 9-3 | 25.5 | 19.3 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | Won the championship |
| 1946Chicago Cardinals | 6-5 | 23.6 | 18.0 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | — |
| 1945Chicago Cardinals | 1-9 | 9.8 | 22.8 | — | — | Phil Handler | — |
| 1944Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 0-10 | 10.8 | 32.8 | — | — | Phil Handler, Walt Kiesling | — |
| 1943Chicago Cardinals | 0-10 | 9.5 | 23.8 | — | — | Phil Handler | — |
| 1942Chicago Cardinals | 3-8 | 8.9 | 19.0 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | — |
| 1941Chicago Cardinals | 3-7-1 | 11.5 | 17.9 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | — |
| 1940Chicago Cardinals | 2-7-2 | 12.6 | 20.2 | — | — | Jimmy Conzelman | — |
| 1939Chicago Cardinals | 1-10 | 7.6 | 23.1 | — | — | Ernie Nevers | — |
| 1938Chicago Cardinals | 2-9 | 10.1 | 15.3 | — | — | Milan Creighton | — |
| 1937Chicago Cardinals | 5-5-1 | 12.3 | 15.0 | — | — | Milan Creighton | — |
| 1936Chicago Cardinals | 3-8-1 | 6.2 | 11.9 | — | — | Milan Creighton | — |
| 1935Chicago Cardinals | 6-4-2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | — | — | Milan Creighton | — |
| 1934Chicago Cardinals | 5-6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | — | — | Paul Schissler | — |
| 1933Chicago Cardinals | 1-9-1 | 4.7 | 9.2 | — | — | Paul Schissler | — |
| 1932Chicago Cardinals | 2-6-2 | 7.2 | 11.4 | — | — | Jack Chevigny | — |
| 1931Chicago Cardinals | 5-4 | 13.3 | 14.2 | — | — | Ernie Nevers, Roy Andrews | — |
| 1930Chicago Cardinals | 5-6-2 | 9.8 | 10.2 | — | — | Ernie Nevers | — |
| 1929Chicago Cardinals | 6-6-1 | 11.8 | 6.4 | — | — | Dewey Scanlon | — |
| 1928Chicago Cardinals | 1-5 | 1.2 | 17.8 | — | — | Fred Gillies | — |
| 1927Chicago Cardinals | 3-7-1 | 6.3 | 12.2 | — | — | Guy Chamberlin | — |
| 1926Chicago Cardinals | 5-6-1 | 6.2 | 8.2 | — | — | Norman Barry | — |
| 1925Chicago Cardinals | 11-2-1 | 16.4 | 4.6 | — | — | Norman Barry | Won the championship |
| 1924Chicago Cardinals | 5-4-1 | 9.0 | 6.7 | — | — | Arnold Horween | — |
| 1923Chicago Cardinals | 8-4 | 13.4 | 4.7 | — | — | Arnold Horween | — |
| 1922Chicago Cardinals | 8-3 | 8.7 | 4.5 | — | — | Paddy Driscoll | — |
| 1921Chicago Cardinals (APFA) | 3-3-2 | 6.8 | 6.6 | — | — | Paddy Driscoll | — |
| 1920Chicago Cardinals (APFA) | 6-2-2 | 11.5 | 4.3 | — | — | Paddy Driscoll | — |
Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.