1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1974 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner Bill Bidwill
Head coach Don Coryell
Home field Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Vikings) 14–30
Pro Bowlers T Dan Dierdorf
QB Jim Hart
RB Terry Metcalf
WR Mel Gray
CB Roger Wehrli

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points, en route to the NFC East Championship. [1]

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The 10–4 Cardinals qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1948 when the franchise was based in Chicago. It was the team's first winning season since 1970 when the Cardinals went 8–5–1. [1] Although the Cardinals and the Washington Redskins finished with identical 10–4 records, the Cardinals won the NFC East title, because of their two victories over Washington that season.

The Cardinals won their first seven games, and were at least tied for first place from Week One to the end of the regular season.

The Cardinals would not start a season with a 7–0 record again until 2021. By then, they would be based in Arizona.

Offseason

NFL draft

1974 St. Louis Cardinals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
17 J. V. Cain   Tight end Colorado
233 Greg Kindle   Guard Tennessee State
360 Steve George   Defensive tackle Houston
485 Durwood Keeton   Defensive back Oklahoma Signed with Southern California Sun (WFL)
491 Ike Harris   Wide receiver Iowa State Played with Cardinals 75–77
5111 Steve Neils   Linebacker Minnesota
8189 Sergio Albert   Kicker U.S. International
9215 Reggie Harrison   Running back Cincinnati
10251 Greg Hartle  Linebacker Newberry
12293 Roger Wallace  Wide receiver Bowling Green Signed with Memphis Grizzlies (WFL)
13319 Jimmy Poulos  Running back Georgia Signed with Jacksonville Express (WFL)
14345Charles Smith Running back Yankton
15371Vincent Ancell Defensive back Arkansas State
16397Alonzo Emery Running back Arizona State
17423John Moseley Defensive back Missouri
      Made roster  

[2]

Roster

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

Hall of Fame Game

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–31–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,322 Recap
2September 22at Washington Redskins W 17–102–0 RFK Stadium 53,888 Recap
3September 29 Cleveland Browns W 29–73–0Busch Memorial Stadium43,472 Recap
4October 6at San Francisco 49ers W 34–94–0 Candlestick Park 48,675 Recap
5October 13 Dallas Cowboys W 31–285–0Busch Memorial Stadium49,885 Recap
6October 20at Houston Oilers W 31–276–0 Astrodome 26,371 Recap
7October 27 Washington Redskins W 23–207–0Busch Memorial Stadium49,410 Recap
8November 3at Dallas Cowboys L 14–177–1 Texas Stadium 64,146 Recap
9November 11 Minnesota Vikings L 24–287–2Busch Memorial Stadium50,183 Recap
10November 17at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–38–2 Veterans Stadium 61,982 Recap
11November 24at New York Giants W 23–219–2 Yale Bowl 40,615 Recap
12December 1 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–179–3Busch Memorial Stadium41,863 Recap
13December 8at New Orleans Saints L 0–149–4 Tulane Stadium 57,152 Recap
14December 15 New York Giants W 26–1410–4Busch Memorial Stadium47,414 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 11 at Giants

St. Louis Cardinals (8–2) at New York Giants (2–8)
Period1234Total
Cardinals6071023
Giants077721

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 40,615 [4]
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV: CBS
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Week 14

1234Total
Giants0140014
• Cardinals0020626
Scoring summary
2NYG Ron Johnson 2 yard run (Pete Gogolak kick)Giants 7–0
2NYG Joe Dawkins 1 yard run (Pete Gogolak kick)Giants 14–0
3STL Ken Willard 4 yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)Giants 14–6
3STL Jackie Smith 28 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Giants 14–13
3STL Terry Metcalf 1 yard run (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 20–14
4STLTerry Metcalf 16 yard run (kick failed)Cardinals 26–14

[5]

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
St. Louis Cardinals 1040.7147–18–3285218W1
Washington Redskins 1040.7145–38–3320196W2
Dallas Cowboys 860.5714–46–5297235L1
Philadelphia Eagles 770.5003–55–6242217W3
New York Giants 2120.1431–71–10195299L6

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

1234Total
Cardinals070714
Vikings0716730

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

Awards and records

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References

  1. 1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
  2. ↑ "1974 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  4. ↑ "The Yale Bowl and the Giants". Newsday . September 5, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  6. ↑ "1974 NFL Playoffs – www.football.com". Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  7. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
  8. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 443
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