1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1968 9–4–1 2nd Century Charley Winner Busch Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 49th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning nine games.1968 St. Louis Cardinals Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1968 NFL draft 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 13 MacArthur Lane Running Back Utah State yes yes 2 40 Fred Hyatt Wide receiver Auburn yes 2 42 Bob Atkins Defensive Back Grambling yes 4 87 Don Fitzgerald Running Back Kent State yes 4 96 Joe Schmiesing Defensive end New Mexico State yes 5 123 Rocky Rosema Linebacker Michigan yes yes no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Charley Winner Quarterbacks / Passing Offense - Harry Gilmer Offensive Backs - Red Cochran Offensive line / Rushing Offense – Red Miller Receivers Coach / Game Scouting – Ken Shipp Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Linebackers Coach – Don Shroyer Defensive Line – Dick Voris Defensive Backs - Chuck Drulis Source:1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1968nflstl.html 2026-08-31 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1968 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks 17 Jim Hart American football 12 Charley Johnson Running backs 33 Willis Crenshaw 39 Cid Edwards 36 MacArthur Lane y 23 Johnny Roland 27 Roy Shivers Wide receivers 40 Bobby Joe Conrad 31 Jerry Daanen y 88 Fred Hyatt y 47 Bobby Lee American football y 80 Dave Williams wide receiver Tight ends 83 Chuck Logan American football 81 Jackie SmithOffensive linemen 61 Bob DeMarco C 69 Bobby Duncum T 76 Vern Emerson y T× 55 Irv Goode G 64 Ken Gray American football G 51 Dick Kasperek C 73 Ernie McMillan T 74 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 66 Rick Sortun G 54 Ted Wheeler American football G 63 Clyde Williams guard G/T Defensive linemen 83 Don Brumm DE 72 Dan Goich DT× 74 Fred Heron DT 89 Dave Long American football DE 75 Bob Rowe American football DT 82 Joe Schmiesing y DE 79 Chuck Walker American football DE/DT Linebackers 59 Ernie Clark American football OLB 60 Dave Meggyesy OLB 53 Jamie Rivers American football MLB 34 Rocky Rosema y OLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB 57 Mike Strofolino MLB Defensive backs 48 Bob Atkins American football y CB 20 Mike Barnes no SS 29 Brady Keys CB 42 Lonnie Sanders CB 43 Mack Sauls y no CB/S 21 Jerry Stovall SS  8 Larry Wilson American football FS Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K 26 Chuck Latourette P/SS Reserve lists 32 Phil Rogers y no WR Military 16 Tim Van Galder QB Military ×Taxi Squad only rookies in italics Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16, 1968 Los Angeles Rams L 13–24 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,757 2 September 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–35 0–2 Kezar Stadium 27,557 3 September 29 at New Orleans Saints W 21–20 1–2 Tulane Stadium 79,021 4 October 6 Dallas Cowboys L 10–27 1–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,296 5 October 13 at Cleveland Browns W 27–21 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,349 6 October 20 Washington Redskins W 41–14 3–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,456 7 October 27 New Orleans Saints W 31–17 4–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,476 8 November 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 45–17 5–3 Franklin Field 59,208 9 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers T 28–28 5–3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,432 10 November 17 at Baltimore Colts L 0–27 5–4–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238 11 November 24 Atlanta Falcons W 17–12 6–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,246 12 December 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 7–4–1 Pitt Stadium 22,682 13 December 8 at New York Giants W 28–21 8–4–1 Yankee Stadium 62,709 14 December 14, 1968 Cleveland Browns W 27–16 9–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,746 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals