1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1987 7–8 3rd NFC East Gene Stallings Bill Bidwill Busch Stadium Did not qualify QB Neil LomaxOT Luis SharpeFB Ron WolfleyPR Vai Sikahema 1988 (Phoenix) Cardinals seasons The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League and the 28th and final season in St. Louis as the team moved to Tempe, Arizona in March 1988. This move left St. Louis without an NFL franchise until the Los Angeles Rams moved there in 1995 to play, only to relocate back to Los Angeles in 2016, once again leaving St. Louis without an NFL team. Offseason NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1 6 Kelly Stouffer QB Colorado State Refused to sign with teamhttps://www.si.com/vault/1988/04/11/117470/a-lonely-road-to-the-nfl-quarterback-kelly-stouffer-the-cardinals-first-draft-pick-in-1987-is-still-holding-out Sports Illustrated Zimmerman Paul A lonely road to the NFL April 11, 1988 63 2 34 Tim McDonald S USC yes yes 3 62 Rob Awalt TE San Diego State yes 3 70 Colin Scotts DT Hawaii yes 4 90 Rod Saddler DT Texas A&M yes 5 118 George Swarn RB Miami (OH) 5 126 John Bruno P Penn State 5 127 Ilia Jarostchuk LB New Hampshire yes 6 146 Mark Garalczyk DT Western Michigan yes 7 174 Tim Peoples DB Washington 7 195 William Harris TE 1986 Bishop Tigers Bishop 8 201 Steve Alvord DT Washington yes 9 229 Wayne Davis LB Alabama 10 257 Charles Wright DB Tulsa 11 285 Todd Peat OG Northern Illinois yes no Personnel Staff 1987 St. Louis Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Director of pro personnel – Larry Wilson Director of player personnel – George Boone Head coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coordinator – Jim Shofner Running backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive line – Tom Bresnahan Special assistant/quality control – Leon McLaughlin Defensive line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive backs – Mel Renfro Special teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: 1987 St. Louis Cardinals replacement rosterQuarterbacks 19 Shawn Halloran 16 Shane Lamb 12 Gregg Tipton 10 Sammy Garza Running backs 33 Derrick McAdoo 36 Vai Sikahema 37 Larry Cowan 37 Broderick Sargent 40 Don Goodman 35 Robert Mimbs 34 Eric Drains Wide receivers 81 Roy Green 84 J. T. Smith 85 Clarence Collins 87 Troy Johnson 87 Gill Stegall 85 Kenny Nash 80 Lonnie Turner 83 Ron Brown 86 Fred Lane Tight ends 89 William Harris 80 Bob Keseday Offensive linemen 62 Ray Brown 66 Tom Welter 75 Charlie Vatterott 70 Victor Perry 64 Joe Bock 56 Ron Pasquale 51 Keith Radecic Defensive linemen 75 Curtis Greer 76 Mark Garalczyk 79 Gary Dulin 78 Ron Bohm 71 Victor Burnett 73 Jim Pauciello 72 Anthony BurkeLinebackers 54 Phil Forney 53 Bill Altena 50 Tony Buford 52 Jimmie Carter 58 Terence Mack 57 Pete Noga 55 Paul Savage Defensive backs 20 Dwayne Anderson 20 Travis Curtis 45 Leonard Smith 21 Mark Jackson 22 Terrence Anthony 41 Richard Atkinson 38 Mark Mathis 25 Ken Sims 27 Tony Mayes 23 Ed Scott 48 Jeff Colter 48 Garcia Lane Special teams 13 Jim Gallery K 17 Jason Staurovsky K 14 Greg Cater P 14 Mark Royals P 11 Mike Crow P Roster 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Sammy Garza y 15 Neil Lomax 18 Cliff Stoudt 33 Derrick McAdoo y 30 Stump Mitchell 39 Broderick Sargent 36 Vai Sikahema 24 Ron Wolfley 82 Ron Brown no 81 Roy Green 83 Don Holmes American football 87 Troy Johnson wide receiver 84 J. T. Smith American football 80 Robert Awalt y 89 William Harris American football y 85 Jay Novacek 62 Ray Brown offensive lineman G 74 Gene Chilton T 70 Derek Kennard C 64 Todd Peat y G 63 Tootie Robbins T 51 Mike Ruether C 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith American football G 66 Tom Welter y no T 60 Steve Alvord y DT 79 Bob Clasby DT 65 David Galloway American football DE 76 Mark Garalczyk y DT 53 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler y DE 69 Colin Scotts y DT 52 Charles Baker American football OLB 55 Anthony Bell American football OLB 53 Wayne Davis linebacker y OLB 50 Ilia Jarostchuk y MLB 54 E. J. Junior OLB 57 Niko Noga MLB 41 Carl Carter CB 20 Travis Curtis y FS 21 Mark Jackson defensive back CB 27 Gregg Johnson American football SS 47 Cedric Mack CB 46 Tim McDonald American football y SS 45 Leonard Smith American football SS 43 Lonnie Young FS 17 Al Del Greco K 13 Jim Gallery K 11 Greg Horne y P 68 Mike Morris long snapper y LS 71 Joe Bostic G IR 14 Greg Cater P IR 73 Mark Duda DT IR 31 Earl Ferrell FB IR 75 Curtis Greer DE IR 26 Tim Peoples y no S IR -- Charlie Vatterott no y G IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 Dallas Cowboys W 24–13 1–0 Busch Stadium 47,241 2 September 20 at San Diego Chargers L 24–28 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,988 – September 27 Indianapolis Colts canceled 1–1 Busch Stadium 3 October 4 at Washington Redskins L 21–28 1–2 RFK Stadium 27,728 4 October 11 New Orleans Saints W 24–19 2–2 Busch Stadium 11,795 5 October 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–34 2–3 Candlestick Park 38,094 6 October 25 at New York Giants L 7–30 2–4 Giants Stadium 74,391 7 November 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 23–28 2–5 Busch Stadium 24,586 8 November 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–28 3–5 Busch Stadium 22,449 9 November 15 Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 3–6 Busch Stadium 27,730 10 November 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–19 4–6 Veterans Stadium 55,592 11 November 29 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–21 5–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 15,909 12 December 6 Washington Redskins L 17–34 5–7 Busch Stadium 31,324 13 December 13 New York Giants W 27–24 6–7 Busch Stadium 29,623 14 December 20 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–14 7–7 Tampa Stadium 32,046 15 December 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–21 7–8 Texas Stadium 36,788 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals September 13 12:00 p.m. CDT Cowboys 0 6 0 7 Cardinals 3 0 0 21 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 47,241 72 F C CBS Week 3: at Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins October 4 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals 0 7 7 7 Redskins 7 7 14 0 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 27,728 50 F C Jerry Seeman CBS Tim Ryan and Joe Theismann Box score First quarter WAS – Anthony Allen 34-yard pass from Ed Rubbert (Brendan Toibin kick), 1:20. Redskins 7–0. Second quarter STL – Earl Ferrell 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 9:28. Tied 7–7. WAS – Anthony Allen 88-yard pass from Ed Rubbert (Brendan Toibin kick), 9:05. Redskins 14–7. Third quarter STL – Earl Ferrell 1-yard run (Jason Staurovsky kick), 8:01. Tied 14–14. WAS – Lionel Vital 8-yard run (Brendan Toibin kick), 5:24. Redskins 21–14. WAS – Anthony Allen 48-yard pass from Ed Rubbert (Brendan Toibin kick), 2:02. Redskins 28–14. Fourth quarter STL – Pete Noga 60-yard interception return (Jason Staurovsky kick), 12:17. Redskins 28–21. Top passers STL – Shawn Halloran – 16/35, 258 yards WAS – Ed Rubbert – 14/24, 334 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Earl Ferrell – 27 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD WAS – Lionel Vital – 27 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers STL – J. T. Smith – 6 receptions, 116 yards WAS – Anthony Allen – 7 receptions, 255 yards, 3 TD Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Cardinals November 8 12:00 p.m. EST Buccaneers 7 7 14 0 Cardinals 0 3 0 28 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 22,449 58 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Jack Buck and Will McDonough Box score First quarter TB – Mark Carrier 5-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 7–0. Second quarter TB – Gerald Carter 3-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 14–0. STL – Jim Gallery 31-yard field goal. Buccaneers 14–3. Third quarter TB – Jeff Smith 34-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 21–3. TB – Jeff Smith 3-yard run (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 28–3. Fourth quarter STL – Robert Awalt 4-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick). Buccaneers 28–10. STL – Niko Noga 24-yard fumble return (Jim Gallery kick). Buccaneers 28–17. STL – J. T. Smith 11-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick). Buccaneers 28–24. STL – J. T. Smith 17-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick). Cardinals 31–28. Top passers TB – Steve DeBerg – 23/37, 303 yards, 3 TD STL – Neil Lomax – 25/36, 314 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers TB – James Wilder – 11 rushes, 49 yards STL – Stump Mitchell – 17 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers TB – James Wilder – 6 receptions, 87 yards STL – Robert Awalt – 9 receptions, 124 yards, TD Days before the game Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill announced that the team would be moving to another city. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/26/sports/nfl-bears-defeat-bucs.html?sec=&spon=&scp=2&sq=buccaneers%20falcons%201987&st=cse NFL: Cowboys Cut Off At Pass by Lions November 9, 1987 Associated Press The New York Times 3 sec C August 21, 2023https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/06/sports/nfl-matchups-surprise-colts-and-chargers-spotlighted.html?scp=119&sq=buccaneers%20packers%201987&st=cse&pagewanted=2 NFL Matchups: Surprise: Colts and Chargers Spotlighted Eskenazi Gerald November 6, 1987 The New York Times 36 sec A August 21, 2023 The announcement increased fan apathy, resulting in an official game attendance of only 22,449, the Cardinals' lowest in four years. Entering the fourth quarter, the Cardinals were down 28–3 to the Buccaneers. St. Louis would score 28 unanswered points in the final quarter to win 31–28. Tampa kicker Donald Igwebuike attempted a 53-yard field goal to tie the game as time expired but the ball bounced off the crossbar. The Cardinals' 25-point fourth quarter comeback is the largest in NFL history.For 15 minutes, Bucs' play hit an all-time low Mizell Hubert November 9, 1987 St. Petersburg Times Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 13: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals December 6 12:00 p.m. CST Redskins 10 0 21 3 Cardinals 0 14 3 0 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 31,324 39 F C Tom Dooley CBS Tim Ryan and Joe Theismann Box score First quarter WAS – Gary Clark 84-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick). Redskins 7–0. WAS – Ali Haji-Sheikh 22-yard field goal. Redskins 10–0. Second quarter STL – Stump Mitchell 3-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick). Redskins 10–7. STL – J. T. Smith 4-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick). Cardinals 14–10. Third quarter STL – Jim Gallery 48-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. WAS – Jay Schroeder 7-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick). Tied 17–17. WAS – George Rogers 6-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick). Redskins 24–17. WAS – Clint Didier 19-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick). Redskins 31–17. Fourth quarter WAS – Ali Haji-Sheikh 40-yard field goal. Redskins 34–17. Top passers WAS – Jay Schroeder – 13/25, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT STL – Neil Lomax – 21/39, 241 yards, 2 TD Top rushers WAS – George Rogers – 29 rushes, 133 yards, TD STL – Stump Mitchell – 20 rushes, 101 yards Top receivers WAS – Gary Clark – 5 receptions, 130 yards, TD STL – Roy Green – 6 receptions, 90 yards Week 14: vs. New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals December 13 3:00 p.m. EST Giants 7 3 7 7 Cardinals 14 13 0 0 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 29,623 34 F C CBS Dick Stockton and Terry Bradshaw This would be the Cardinals' final home game in St. Louis as the franchise would relocate to the Phoenix metro area for the 1988 season. This would be the last NFL game played in St. Louis until September 10, 1995 when the Rams, who had relocated to St. Louis from Los Angeles following the 1994 season, hosted the New Orleans Saints. However, the Rams would move back to Los Angeles prior to the 2016 season. Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys St. Louis Cardinals 1987 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys December 27 12:00 p.m. CST Cardinals 3 7 0 6 Cowboys 0 14 0 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 36,788 35 F C CBS Dick Stockton and Terry Bradshaw Entering the final week of the season, the Cardinals needed a win over the Cowboys to secure the NFC's final wild card spot. The Cardinals wound up losing the regular season finale, knocking them out of playoff contention. This would be the final game for the St. Louis Cardinals NFL team. On March 15, 1988, NFL owners approved the Cardinals' move from St. Louis to Tempe, Arizona.Eskenazi Gerald N.F.L. Approves Team Shift https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/16/sports/nfl-approves-team-shift.html The New York Times March 16, 1988 August 21, 2023 Starting with the following season, the Cardinals played as the Phoenix Cardinals before changing the franchise's geographic name to the Arizona Cardinals prior to the 1994 season.Arizona Cardinals Team History https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/arizona-cardinals/team-history/ NFL Enterprises, LLC ProFootballHOF.com August 21, 2023 May 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200518071913/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/arizona-cardinals/team-history/ live Standings Awards and records Luis Sharpe, NFC Pro Bowl selection J.T. Smith, NFL Receiving Leader, 91 Receptions NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451 J.T. Smith, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,117 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452 Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection References External links 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Saint Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons