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1975 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachDon Coryell
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Rams) 23–35
Pro BowlersC 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.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
1975 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 21 Tim Gray  Safety Texas A&M
2 46 Jim Germany  Running back New Mexico State
5 124 Harvey Goodman  Offensive tackle Colorado
6 152 Larry Jameson  Defensive tackle Indiana
7 177 Steve Beaird  Running back Baylor
8 188 John Adams  Defensive tackle West Virginia
8 202 Louis Lauriano  Defensive back Long Beach State
10 255 Mike McGraw  Linebacker Wyoming
11 280 Jerry Latin  Running back Northern Illinois
12 308 Ben Jones  Wide receiver LSU
13 333 Steve Lindgren  Defensive end Hamline
14 358 Ritch Bahe  Wide receiver Nebraska
15 386 Ron Franklin  Defensive tackle Boise State
16 411 Mark Miller  Wide receiver Missouri
17 436 Ken Monroe  Running back Indiana State
      Made roster  

Roster

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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

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Schedule

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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.

Standings

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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
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(1) 12 2 0 .857 5–1 8–2 377 180 W1
Detroit Lions 7 7 0 .500 4–2 6–5 245 262 L1
Chicago Bears 4 10 0 .286 2–4 4–7 191 379 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 10 0 .286 1–5 4–7 226 285 W1
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–2 312 135 W6
San Francisco 49ers 5 9 0 .357 3–3 4–7 255 286 L4
Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 .286 3–3 3–8 240 289 L1
New Orleans Saints 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 165 360 L7

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 6 7020
Cardinals 7 6 01023

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

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NFC Divisional Playoff

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 9 7723
Rams 14 14 0735

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Awards and records

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Milestones

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  • Terry Metcalf, Second Consecutive 2000 Combined Net Yards Season (816 Rush Yards, 378 Pass Receiving Yards, 285 Punt Return Yards, 960 Kick Return Yards, 23 fumble return yards) [3]

References

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  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. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443

Sources

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