1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1969 4–9–1 3rd NFL Century Charley Winner Busch Memorial Stadium Did not qualify T Bob ReynoldsT Ernie McMillanTE Jackie SmithLS Jerry StovallRS Larry Wilson Cardinals seasons The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 50th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–4–1, winning only four games.1969 St. Louis Cardinals They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season. Despite the presence of future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Larry Wilson and Roger Wehrli, as well former All-Pro Jerry Stovall, the Cardinals’ defense allowed 38 passing touchdowns, the second-highest total in pro football history.Only the AFL's 1963 Broncos allowed more (40) Offseason NFL draft 1969 NFL draft 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 19 Roger Wehrli Cornerback Missouri yes yes yes Undrafted free agents + 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDavid OlivoQuarterbackMiami (FL) Personnel Staff / Coaches 1969 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Charley Winner Quarterbacks Coach - Harry Gilmer Offensive Backs - Red Cochran Offensive line – 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:1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1969nflstl.html 2026-10-12 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1969 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks 17 Jim Hart American football 12 Charley Johnson Running backs 33 Willis Crenshaw 39 Cid Edwards 36 MacArthur Lane 23 Johnny Roland 27 Roy Shivers Wide receivers 31 Jerry Daanen 44 John Gilliam 88 Fred Hyatt 80 Dave Williams wide receiver Tight ends 89 Robert Brown tight end 81 Jackie SmithOffensive linemen 76 Vern Emerson T 55 Irv Goode G 61 Bob DeMarco C 73 Ernie McMillan T 50 Wayne Mulligan y C 74 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 66 Rick Sortun G 63 Clyde Williams guard G/T Defensive linemen 70 Rolf Krueger y DE 75 Bob Rowe American football DT 82 Joe Schmiesing DT 87 Cal Snowden y DE 79 Chuck Walker American football DE Linebackers 56 Chip Healy y MLB 60 Dave Meggyesy OLB 51 Dave Olerich OLB 53 Jamie Rivers American football MLB 34 Rocky Rosema OLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB Defensive backs 48 Bob Atkins American football CB 24 Terry Brown American football y SS 21 Jerry Stovall SS 22 Roger Wehrli y CB  8 Larry Wilson American football FS 41 Nate Wright y CB Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K 10 King Hill P Reserve lists 86 Don Brumm DE IR 64 Ken Gray American football G IR 74 Fred Heron DT IR 26 Chuck Latourette P IR 42 Lonnie Sanders CB IR 11 Jerry Warren y no K NF-Inj. 37 Mike Wilson y no CB/S IR Taxi Squad 18 David Olivo y no QB 32 Phil Rogers no WR 29 Walt Shockley y no CB rookies in italics Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–24 0–1 Cotton Bowl 62,134 2 September 28 Chicago Bears W 20–17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,039 3 October 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–14 2–1 Pitt Stadium 45,011 4 October 12 at Washington Redskins L 17–33 2–2 RFK Stadium 50,481 5 October 19 Minnesota Vikings L 10–27 2–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,430 6 October 26 at Cleveland Browns T 21–21 2–3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,186 7 November 2 New Orleans Saints L 42–51 2–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,718 8 November 9 New York Giants W 42–17 3–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,194 9 November 16 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 3–5–1 Tiger Stadium 51,749 10 November 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 30–34 3–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,512 11 November 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 47–10 4–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,721 12 December 7 at New York Giants L 6–49 4–7–1 Yankee Stadium 62,973 13 December 14 Cleveland Browns L 21–27 4–8–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,924 14 December 21 at Green Bay Packers L 28–45 4–9–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals