1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1966 8–5–1 4th NFL Eastern Charley Winner Busch Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Cardinals seasons FS Larry Wilson RG Ken Gray, LT Bob Reynolds, DE Joe Robb, HB Johnny Roland, TE Jackie Smith, SS Jerry Stovall, DT Chuck Walker, FS Larry Wilson The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 47th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL), and the seventh in St. Louis. The team moved its home games from the old Busch Stadium to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, and bettered their 1965 record of 5–9, winning eight games.1966 St. Louis Cardinals Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season. NFL draft 1966 St. Louis Cardinals 1 8 Carl McAdams DT Oklahoma 2 23 Harold Lucas T Michigan State 3 43 Dave Long DE Iowa yes 4 58 Gary Snook QB Iowa 5 73 Jack Clancy SE Michigan yes 6 88 Tim Van Galder QB Iowa State later played for the Cardinals from 1967, 1971–72 7 102 Charley Arkwright T Georgia 8 121 Dan Goich DT California 9 135 Charlie Bryant RB Allen 10 149 Mike Ringer HB Oklahoma 11 163 Bobby Williams DB Central State (OK) yes 12 177 Rickey Johnson T Clemson 13 196 Jim Brown G Nebraska 14 210 LaVerle Pratt LB Idaho 15 224 Darryl Alleman E Wyoming 16 238 Dick Kasperek C Iowa State yes 17 252 Benny Russell QB Louisville 18 271 Willie Jones DT Kansas State 19 285 Tony Golmont DB NC State 20 299 Tom Gallagher DE Indiana Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRon SnyderLinebackerMissouri Personnel Staff / Coaches 1966 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Charley Winner Assistant Coach / Talent Scout - Abe Stuber Quarterbacks Coach - Harry Gilmer Offensive Backs / Game Scouting - Rick Forzano Offensive line – Red Miller Receivers Coach – Fran Polsfoot Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Linebackers Coach – Don Shroyer Defensive Line – Jim Champion Defensive Backs - Chuck Drulis Source:1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1966nflstl.html 2026-08-30 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1966 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks  7 Jim Hart y American football 18 Terry Nofsinger Running backs 33 Willis Crenshaw 23 Johnny Roland y 30 Charlie Bryant y 22 Prentice Gautt 27 Roy Shivers y Wide receivers 40 Bobby Joe Conrad  3 Billy Gambrell 28 Ray Ogden 88 Sonny Randle Tight ends 31 Mal Hammack 81 Jackie Smith POffensive linemen 55 Irv Goode G/C 64 Ken Gray American football G 51 Dick Kasperek C y 73 Ernie McMillan T 52 Dave O'Brien G/T American football 74 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 68 Frank Roy G no 66 Rick Sortun G Defensive linemen 83 Don Brumm DE 74 Fred Heron y DE/DT 89 Dave Long American football y DT 82 Mike Melinkovich DE 84 Joe Robb DE 72 Sam Silas DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DT Linebackers 34 Bill Koman OLB 60 Dave Meggyesy OLB 62 Dale Meinert MLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB 57 Mike Strofolino MLB Defensive backs 37 Pat Fischer CB 26 Jimmy Heidel FS 21 Jerry Stovall SS 45 Bobby Williams defensive back y CB  8 Larry Wilson American football FS 42 Abe Woodson CB Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K/P Reserve lists 49 Jimmy Burson CB IR 61 Bob DeMarco C IR 12 Charley Johnson QB IR 76 John McDowell T American football IR 53 Dave Simmons linebacker, born 1943 LB IR -- Gary Snook y no QB Military 36 Bill Thornton American football RB IR 63 Herschel Turner T IR Taxi squad -- Jerry Jones American football, born 1944 T 83 Chuck Logan American football y TE -- Buddy Owens y no G 38 Bill Triplett RB rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 16–13 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,065 Recap 2 September 18 Washington Redskins W 23–7 2–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,198 Recap 3 September 25 at Cleveland Browns W 34–28 3–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,814 Recap 4 October 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 41–10 4–0 Franklin Field 59,305 Recap 5 October 9 New York Giants W 24–19 5–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,893 Recap 6 October 16 Dallas Cowboys T 10–10 5–0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,673 Recap 7 October 23 at Washington Redskins L 20–26 5–1–1 D.C. Stadium 50,154 Recap 8 October 31, 1966 Chicago Bears W 24–17 6–1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,516 Recap 9 November 6 at New York Giants W 20–17 7–1–1 Yankee Stadium 62,967 Recap 10 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–30 7–2–1 Pitt Stadium 28,552 Recap 11 Bye 12 November 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–3 8–2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,099 Recap 13 December 4 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–34 8–3–1 Cotton Bowl 76,965 Recap 14 December 11 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–16 8–4–1 Atlanta Stadium 57,169 Recap 15 December 17 Cleveland Browns L 10–38 8–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,721 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Eagles 3 7 0 3 Cardinals 0 3 3 10 September 11 Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO 72 F; wind 5 mph 0 on yes Q1 PHI Baker 23 yard field goal PHI 3–0 Q2 STL Bakken 9 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 PHI Brown 23 yard run (Baker kick) PHI 10–3 Q3 STL Bakken 47 yard field goal PHI 10–6 Q4 STL Johnson 1 yard run (Bakken kick) STL 13–10 Q4 PHI Baker 33 yard field goal Tie 13–13 Q4 STL Bakken 27 yard field goal STL 16–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15. Week 5 vs New York Giants Week Five: New York Giants (0-3-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (4-0) St. Louis Cardinals 1966 2; text-align:center 7 0 17 6 10 3 0 0 Cardinals Giants Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis October 9 64 °F °C Box Score First quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 32-yard field goal. Giants 7–0. New York– Homer Jones 9-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 10–0. Second quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Giants 13–0. Third quarter St. Louis – Johnny Roland 2-yard rush (Bakken kick), Giants 13–7. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 16–7. St. Louis – Bobby Joe Conrad 40-yard pass from Johnny Roland (Bakken kick), Giants 16–14. New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 19–14. St. Louis – Billy Gambrell 30-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 21–19. St. Louis – Jim Bakken 36-yard field goal, Cardinals 24–19. Top Passers Giants – Earl Morrall: 19/35, 162 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 8/17, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers Giants – Ernie Koy Jr.: 22 car, 81 yds, Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 19 car, 60 yds. 1 TD Top receivers Giants – Aaron Thomas: 8 rec, 86 yds. Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 49 yds. Week 9 at New York Giants Week Nine: St. Louis Cardinals (6-1-1) at New York Giants (1-5-1) St. Louis Cardinals 1966 2; text-align:center 0 14 10 3 0 3 0 7 Giants Cardinals Yankee Stadium, New York City November 6 48 °F °C Box Score First quarter Second quarter St. Louis – Jim Bakken 20-yard field goal, Cardinals 3–0. New York – Jerry Hillebrand 31-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 7–3. Third quarter St. Louis – Jackie Smith 69-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 10–7. St. Louis – Prentice Gautt 8-yard pass from Terry Nofsinger (Bakken kick), Cardinals 17–7. Fourth quarter New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Cardinals 17–10. St. Louis – Jim Bakken 41-yard field goal, Cardinals 20–10. New York – Joe Morrison 7-yard pass from Gary Wood (Pete Gogolak kick), Cardinals 20–17. Top Passers Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 7/19, 123 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Giants – Gary Wood: 15/33, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 23 car, 76 yds. Giants – Chuck Mercein: 7 car, 15 yds, Top receivers Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 103 yds 1 TD Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 95 yds 1 TD. Standings References External links 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals Category:1966 in sports in Missouri