Phoenix Cardinals

The Phoenix Cardinals, who are the modern day Arizona Cardinals, were an American football team based in Phoenix, Arizona who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through 1993.

Football Almanac is pleased present a comprehensive Phoenix Cardinals history which includes links to every Phoenix Cardinals roster in history (every roster has every player who appeared in a game so this means every Phoenix Cardinals player is just a click away as well), some Phoenix Cardinals franchise facts, Phoenix Cardinals regular season records, Phoenix Cardinals Hall of Famers and other Phoenix Cardinals historical facts.

IMPORTANT NOTE: See Arizona Cardinals team page for a comprehensive franchise history. This page ONLY contains data about the team while they were playing as the Phoenix Cardinals, and not during its franchise.

How did they become the Cardinals? The Cardinals originally played in Chicago as a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to St. Louis in 1960 and then to Phoenix in 1988. Contrary to popular logic, the team was not named after the beautiful bird but instead because the team played in used maroon jerseys the original team (in pre-NFL years) had purchased from the University of Chicago. When an observer scoffed that the jerseys were “faded red,” team owner Chris O’Brien countered that they weren’t “faded red,” they were “cardinal red.” - Pro Football Hall of Fame (Franchise nicknames, Source)

Year Established:	1920
Home Town:	Phoenix, Arizona

Year	League	Conference	Team Rosters	Wins	Losses	Coach(es)
1993	NFL	NFC East	1993 Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	Joe Bugel
1992	NFL	NFC East	1992 Phoenix Cardinals	4	12	Joe Bugel
1991	NFL	NFC East	1991 Phoenix Cardinals	4	12	Joe Bugel
1990	NFL	NFC East	1990 Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	Joe Bugel
1989	NFL	NFC East	1989 Phoenix Cardinals	0	5	Hank Kuhlmann
1989	NFL	NFC East	1989 Phoenix Cardinals	5	6	Gene Stallings
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1988	NFL	NFC East	1988 Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	Gene Stallings

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