1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1975 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner Bill Bidwill
Head coach Don Coryell
Home field Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost 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.

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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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1975 St. Louis Cardinals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
121 Tim Gray   Safety Texas A&M
246 Jim Germany   Running back New Mexico State
5124 Harvey Goodman   Offensive tackle Colorado
6152 Larry Jameson   Defensive tackle Indiana
7177 Steve Beaird  Running back Baylor
8188John Adams Defensive tackle West Virginia
8202Louis Lauriano  Defensive back Long Beach State
10255 Mike McGraw   Linebacker Wyoming
11280 Jerry Latin  Running back Northern Illinois
12308Ben Jones  Wide receiver LSU
13333Steve Lindgren  Defensive end Hamline
14358Ritch Bahe Wide receiver Nebraska
15386Ron Franklin Defensive tackle Boise State
16411Mark Miller Wide receiver Missouri
17436Ken Monroe Running back Indiana State
      Made roster  

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

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21 Atlanta Falcons W 23–201–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,172
2September 28at Dallas Cowboys L 31–37 (OT)1–1 Texas Stadium 52,417
3October 5 New York Giants W 26–142–1Busch Memorial Stadium44,919
4October 13at Washington Redskins L 17–272–2 RFK Stadium 54,693
5October 19 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–203–2Busch Memorial Stadium45,242
6October 25at New York Giants W 20–134–2 Shea Stadium 49,598
7November 2 New England Patriots W 24–175–2Busch Memorial Stadium45,907
8November 9at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–236–2 Veterans Stadium 60,277
9November 16 Washington Redskins W 20–17 (OT)7–2Busch Memorial Stadium49,919
10November 23at New York Jets W 37–68–2Shea Stadium53,169
11 November 27 Buffalo Bills L 14–328–3Busch Memorial Stadium41,899
12December 7 Dallas Cowboys W 31–179–3Busch Memorial Stadium49,701
13December 14at Chicago Bears W 34–2010–3 Soldier Field 35,052
14December 21at Detroit Lions W 24–1311–3 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 64,656
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
St. Louis Cardinals (3)1130.7866–29–2356276W3
Dallas Cowboys (4)1040.7146–28–3350268W2
Washington Redskins 860.5714–47–4325276L2
New York Giants 590.3571–73–8216306W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4100.2863–54–7225302W1
NFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Minnesota Vikings (1)1220.8575–18–2377180W1
Detroit Lions 770.5004–26–5245262L1
Chicago Bears 4100.2862–44–7191379W1
Green Bay Packers 4100.2861–54–7226285W1
NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams (2)1220.8575–19–2312135W6
San Francisco 49ers 590.3573–34–7255286L4
Atlanta Falcons 4100.2863–33–8240289L1
New Orleans Saints 2120.1431–52–9165360L7

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Quarter1234Total
Falcons767020
Cardinals7601023

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: Sunday, September 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12.2 °C), wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

Quarter1234Total
Cardinals097723
Rams14140735

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Awards and records

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References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 298
  2. ↑ "Hulu.com: 1975 St. Louis Cardinals NFL team highlights". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 443

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