1975 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Don Coryell |
Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost
Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 23–35 |
Pro Bowlers | C
Tom Banks G Conrad Dobler T Dan Dierdorf QB Jim Hart RB Terry Metcalf RB Jim Otis RB Mel Gray CB Roger Wehrli K Jim Bakken |
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points. [1] The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses (the best finish in the Coryell era). They never returned the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona.
The team was nicknamed the “Cardiac Cards”, because eight of their games were decided in the final minute of play; the Cardinals went 7–1 in these games. [2]
After this season, the Cardinals never reached the top of the NFC East again. They would not again have a division title until 33 years later, after they had moved to Arizona, and later to the NFC West.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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St. Louis Cardinals roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
Practice squad rookies in italics |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 21 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–20 | 1–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,172 | |
2 | September 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–37 (OT) | 1–1 | Texas Stadium | 52,417 | |
3 | October 5 | New York Giants | W 26–14 | 2–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44,919 | |
4 | October 13 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | RFK Stadium | 54,693 | |
5 | October 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–20 | 3–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,242 | |
6 | October 25 | at New York Giants | W 20–13 | 4–2 | Shea Stadium | 49,598 | |
7 | November 2 | New England Patriots | W 24–17 | 5–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,907 | |
8 | November 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–23 | 6–2 | Veterans Stadium | 60,277 | |
9 | November 16 | Washington Redskins | W 20–17 (OT) | 7–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,919 | |
10 | November 23 | at New York Jets | W 37–6 | 8–2 | Shea Stadium | 53,169 | |
11 | November 27 | Buffalo Bills | L 14–32 | 8–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41,899 | |
12 | December 7 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–17 | 9–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,701 | |
13 | December 14 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–20 | 10–3 | Soldier Field | 35,052 | |
14 | December 21 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–13 | 11–3 | Pontiac Municipal Stadium | 64,656 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
St. Louis Cardinals(3) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 356 | 276 | W3 |
Dallas Cowboys(4) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 350 | 268 | W2 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 325 | 276 | L2 |
New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–7 | 3–8 | 216 | 306 | W2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 225 | 302 | W1 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Rams | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Sources
1975 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
---|---|
Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Don Coryell |
Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost
Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 23–35 |
Pro Bowlers | C
Tom Banks G Conrad Dobler T Dan Dierdorf QB Jim Hart RB Terry Metcalf RB Jim Otis RB Mel Gray CB Roger Wehrli K Jim Bakken |
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points. [1] The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses (the best finish in the Coryell era). They never returned the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona.
The team was nicknamed the “Cardiac Cards”, because eight of their games were decided in the final minute of play; the Cardinals went 7–1 in these games. [2]
After this season, the Cardinals never reached the top of the NFC East again. They would not again have a division title until 33 years later, after they had moved to Arizona, and later to the NFC West.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
---|
St. Louis Cardinals roster | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Reserve lists
Practice squad rookies in italics |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 21 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–20 | 1–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,172 | |
2 | September 28 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–37 (OT) | 1–1 | Texas Stadium | 52,417 | |
3 | October 5 | New York Giants | W 26–14 | 2–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44,919 | |
4 | October 13 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–27 | 2–2 | RFK Stadium | 54,693 | |
5 | October 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–20 | 3–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,242 | |
6 | October 25 | at New York Giants | W 20–13 | 4–2 | Shea Stadium | 49,598 | |
7 | November 2 | New England Patriots | W 24–17 | 5–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45,907 | |
8 | November 9 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–23 | 6–2 | Veterans Stadium | 60,277 | |
9 | November 16 | Washington Redskins | W 20–17 (OT) | 7–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,919 | |
10 | November 23 | at New York Jets | W 37–6 | 8–2 | Shea Stadium | 53,169 | |
11 | November 27 | Buffalo Bills | L 14–32 | 8–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41,899 | |
12 | December 7 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–17 | 9–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,701 | |
13 | December 14 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–20 | 10–3 | Soldier Field | 35,052 | |
14 | December 21 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–13 | 11–3 | Pontiac Municipal Stadium | 64,656 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFC East | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
St. Louis Cardinals(3) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 356 | 276 | W3 |
Dallas Cowboys(4) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 350 | 268 | W2 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 325 | 276 | L2 |
New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–7 | 3–8 | 216 | 306 | W2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 225 | 302 | W1 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Rams | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Sources