1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1982 5–4 6th NFC (3rd NFC East) Jim Hanifan Tom Bettis & Floyd Peters Bill Bidwill Busch Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Packers) 16–41 None Cardinals seasons thumb|right|The Cardinals playing against the Packers in the 1982 NFC First Round Playoff game. The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise’s 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the team’s 1988 move to Arizona, as well as the last NFL postseason appearance for any St. Louis franchise until the Rams’ Super Bowl championship season of 1999. The 1982 Football Cardinals were 5–4 during the regular-season. In the postseason the Cardinals faced the Green Bay Packers and were trounced 41–16. This season would be the last season the Cardinals made the playoffs until 1998, when the team was far into its tenure in Arizona. This was the only postseason appearance for the franchise between 1976 and 1997. Offseason NFL draft 1982 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team Personnel Staff 1982 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 Quarterbacks – Harry Gilmer Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Assistant head coach/defense – Floyd Peters Defensive coordinator – Tom Bettis Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Special Teams – Chuck Banker Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown Roster 1982 St. Louis Cardinals 17 Jim Hart American football 16 Rusty Lisch 15 Neil Lomax 32 Ottis Anderson 31 Earl Ferrell y 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell 24 Wayne Morris American football 81 Roy Green 84 Mike Shumann 86 Ken Thompson no y 83 Pat Tilley 89 Greg LaFleur 87 Doug Marsh 87 Eddie McGill y 71 Joe Bostic G 64 Randy Clark American football C/G 72 Dan Dierdorf C 66 George Collins American football G 70 Art Plunkett T 63 Tootie Robbins y T 74 Bob Sebro y no G/C 67 Luis Sharpe y T 68 Terry Stieve G 69 Rush Brown DT 73 Mike Dawson defensive end DT 65 David Galloway American football y DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 76 Stafford Mays DE 79 Bruce Thornton defensive lineman DT/DE 78 Elois Grooms DE 58 Dave Ahrens MLB 51 Kurt Allerman OLB 52 Charles Baker American football OLB 57 John Gillen American football OLB 54 E. J. Junior OLB 50 Craig Puki MLB 27 Carl Allen cornerback CB 41 Vance Bedford y CB 46 Don Bessillieu SS 37 Ken Greene FS 35 Jeff Griffin CB 38 Lee Nelson American football SS 23 Benny Perrin y FS 21 Dave Stief FS 42 Herb Williams American football SS 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Neil O'Donoghue K 13 David Bolton y no WR IR 60 Barney Cotton G IR 56 Darnell Dailey y no LB IR 85 Mel Gray wide receiver WR IR -- Rick Kehr T IR 53 Craig Shaffer y LB IR 44 Wayne Smith defensive back CB IR 22 Roger Wehrli CB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at New Orleans Saints W 21–7 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 58,673 2 September 19 Dallas Cowboys L 7–24 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,705 – Players' strike 3 November 21 San Francisco 49ers L 20–31 1–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 38,064 4 November 28 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–20 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33,411 5 December 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–20 3–2 Veterans Stadium 63,622 6 December 12 Washington Redskins L 7–12 3–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,308 7 December 19 at Chicago Bears W 10–7 4–3 Soldier Field 43,270 8 December 26 New York Giants W 24–21 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,824 9 January 2, 1983 at Washington Redskins L 0–28 5–4 RFK Stadium 55,045 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 3 49ers 3 7 7 14 Cardinals 0 7 6 7 November 21 Busch Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 38,064 53 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knot Tom Dooley yes Q1 SF Wersching 36 yard field goal SF 3–0 Q2 SF Moore 1 yard run (Wersching kick) SF 10–0 Q2 STL Green 17 yard pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) SF 10–7 Q3 STL O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q3 STL O'Donoghue 32 yard field goal STL 13–10 Q3 SF Francis 6 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 17–13 Q4 SF Clark 33 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 24–13 Q4 SF Cooper 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) SF 31–13 Q4 STL Anderson 2 yard run (O'Donoghue kick) SF 31–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-22. Playoffs 1982–83 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard January 8, 1983 at Green Bay Packers (3) L 16–41 0–1 Lambeau Field 54,282 NFC: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16 text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Cardinals 3 6 0 7 Packers 7 21 10 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST 26 °F °C 1, overcast CBS Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris 54,282 Fred Wyant Scoring STL – field goal O'Donoghue 18 STL 3–0 GB – Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 7–3 GB – Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 14–3 GB – Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick) GB 21–3 GB – Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 28–3 STL – Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked) GB 28–9 GB – field goal Stenerud 46 GB 31–9 GB – Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 38–9 GB – field goal Stenerud 34 GB 41–9 STL – Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) GB 41–16 Standings Awards and records Luis Sharpe, NFL All-Rookie team References Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons