1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1984 9–7 2nd NFC East Jim Hanifan Bill Bidwill Busch Stadium Did not qualify QB Neil LomaxWR Roy GreenLB E.J. Junior Cardinals seasons The 1984 NFL season was the 65th year of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League and their 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.(Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs. thumb|right|Cardinals wide receiver Roy Green rushing the ball against the Patriots during an away game in 1984. The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending total yards. Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998. Offseason NFL draft 1984 NFL draft 1984 St. Louis Cardinals 1 17 Clyde Duncan Wide receiver Tennessee yes 2 45 Doug Dawson Guard Texas yes 3 80 Rick McIvor Quarterback Texas yes 4 101 Martin Bayless Defensive back Bowling Green yes 5 129 Jeff Leiding Linebacker Texas 5 136 John Goode Tight end Youngstown State yes 6 157 Rod Clark Linebacker Southwest Texas State 7 185 Quentin Walker Running back Virginia yes 8 201 Niko Noga Linebacker Hawaii yes 8 213 Bob Paulling Kicker Clemson 9 241 John Walker Running back Texas 10 269 Mark Smythe Defensive tackle Indiana 11 296 Kyle Mackey Quarterback East Texas State 12 325 Paul Parker Guard Oklahoma no yeshttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1984_draft.htm 1984 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees Pro Football Reference July 29, 2024 Personnel Staff 1984 St. Louis Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head Coach – Jim Hanifan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Leon McLaughlin Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Floyd Peters Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Assistant – Chuck Banker Special Teams – Chuck Banker Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown Roster 1984 St. Louis Cardinals 15 Neil Lomax 12 Kyle Mackey y 14 Rick McIvor y 32 Ottis Anderson 31 Earl Ferrell 39 Willard Harrell 36 Perry Harrington 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell 86 Clyde Duncan y 81 Roy Green 85 Danny Pittman 83 Pat Tilley 84 John Goode American football y 89 Greg LaFleur 87 Doug Marsh 71 Joe Bostic G 64 Randy Clark American football C 66 Doug Dawson y G 70 Art Plunkett T 63 Tootie Robbins T 56 Carlos Scott American football C 67 Luis Sharpe T 68 Terry Stieve G 60 Al Baker DE 62 Ramsey Dardar DT 65 David Galloway American football DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 78 Elois Grooms DT 76 Stafford Mays DE 72 Dan Ralph y no DT 58 Dave Ahrens OLB 51 Kurt Allerman MLB 52 Charles Baker American football OLB 55 Billy Davis linebacker OLB 50 Bob Harris American football OLB 59 Thomas Howard Sr. OLB 54 E. 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Junior OLB/MLB 57 Niko Noga y MLB 35 Jeff Griffin CB 46 Victor Heflin CB 47 Cedric Mack CB 38 Lee Nelson American football FS 23 Benny Perrin SS 46 Leonard Smith American football SS 44 Wayne Smith defensive back CB 48 Lionel Washington CB 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Neil O'Donoghue K 61 Dan Audick G NF-Inj. -- Rod Clark y no LB IR 73 Mark Duda DT IR 87 Eddie McGill TE IR 26 George Schmitt S IR 34 John Walker y no RB IR 33 Quentin Walker y RB IR 42 Bill Whitaker American football S IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Green Bay Packers L 23–24 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,738 2 September 9 Buffalo Bills W 37–7 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,785 3 September 16 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–33 2–1 Hoosier Dome 60,274 4 September 23 at New Orleans Saints L 24–34 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 58,723 5 September 30 Miami Dolphins L 28–36 2–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,991 6 October 7 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–20 3–3 Texas Stadium 61,438 7 October 14 Chicago Bears W 38–21 4–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,554 8 October 21 Washington Redskins W 26–24 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,262 9 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14 6–3 Veterans Stadium 54,310 10 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 13–16 6–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 51,010 11 November 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,721 12 November 18 at New York Giants L 10–16 6–6 Giants Stadium 73,428 13 November 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–16 7–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,858 14 December 2 at New England Patriots W 33–10 8–6 Sullivan Stadium 53,558 15 December 9 New York Giants W 31–21 9–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,973 16 December 16 at Washington Redskins L 27–29 9–7 RFK Stadium 54,299 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Awards and records Neil Lomax, led NFC, touchdown passes, 28 passesNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450 Milestones Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457 Ottis Anderson, 5th season, 1,000 rushing yards in one season, 1,174 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437 Neil Lomax, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,614 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94 Neil Lomax, tied franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 28 Passes Neil O’Donoghue, tied franchise record, most points scored in one season, 117 Points Notes "note" References Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons