1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1971 4–9–1 4th NFC East Bidwill brothers(Charles, Jr. & Bill) Busch Memorial Stadium Bob Hollway Did not qualify CB Roger Wehrli Cardinals seasons The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 52nd season the team was in the National Football League and twelfth in St. Louis. Led by first-year head coach Bob Hollway, the Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's 8–5–1 record, winning only four games.1971 St. Louis Cardinals They failed to reach the playoffs for the 23rd straight season, their previous appearance was in 1948 in the championship game. This was the last season the team was co-owned by Charles Bidwill, Jr.; he sold his share to his younger brother Bill in September 1972.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=480fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5NgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5608%2C1068812 Southeast Missorian Cape Girardeau Associated Press Bill Bidwill sole owner of Cards September 12, 1972 8 The adopted sons of Charles and Violet Bidwill,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/02/02/page/71/article/court-rules-for-bidwills Chicago Daily Tribune Howard Robert Court rules for Bidwills February 2, 1963 1, part 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ITsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7CYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2373%2C430376 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press High court rules in favor of sons February 2, 1963 2, part 2 the two had co-owned the team since their mother's death in January 1962.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1962/01/30/page/27/article/mrs-wolfner-cardinals-owner-dies Chicago Daily Tribune Associated Press Mrs. Wolfner, Cardinals' owner, dies January 30, 1962 1, part 3 Hired in February, Hollway was previously the defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings under head coach Bud Grant.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e2kfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0dQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2833%2C4293703 Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau Associated Press Bob Hollway to head Cardinals February 13, 1971 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M9UbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qlAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5760%2C4220148 Pittsburgh Press UPI Cards hire Viking aide February 13, 1971 6 Offseason NFL draft 1971 NFL draft 1971 St. Louis Cardinals 1 17 Norm Thompson Cornerback Utah yes 2 43 Dan Dierdorf Offensive tackle Michigan yes yes yes 3 61 James Livesay Wide receiver Richmond no 4 95 Larry Willingham Defensive back Auburn yes 5 121 Rocky Wallace Linebacker Missouri no 6 147 Mel Gray Wide receiver Missouri yes yes Personnel Staff / Coaches 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Bob Hollway Offensive Backfield - Leeman Bennett Offensive line – Joe Spencer Receivers Coach – Lew Carpenter Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach – Dick Voris Defensive Line – Bob Leach Defensive Backs - Chuck Drulis Special Teams / Special Assignments - Tony Versaci Source:1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1971nflstl.html 2026-10-05 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1971 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks 10 Pete Beathard 17 Jim Hart American football 16 Tim Van Galder Running backs 39 Cid Edwards 23 Johnny Roland 27 Roy Shivers 35 Larry Stegent 30 Paul White American football, born 1948 Wide receivers 44 John Gilliam 85 Mel Gray wide receiver y 88 Fred Hyatt 80 Dave Williams wide receiver Tight ends 83 Jim McFarland 81 Jackie Smith Offensive linemen 72 Dan Dierdorf y G 76 Vern Emerson T 55 Irv Goode G 65 Chuck Hutchison G 73 Ernie McMillan T 50 Wayne Mulligan C 74 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 63 Clyde Williams guard G Defensive linemen 68 Paul Dickson American football DT 70 Rolf Krueger DT/DE 75 Bob Rowe American football DT 82 Joe Schmiesing DE/DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DE 78 Ron Yankowski y DE Linebackers 60 Jim Hargrove American football MLB 56 Mike McGill American football OLB 58 Terry Miller linebacker OLB 52 Rick Ogle OLB 53 Jamie Rivers American football MLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB Defensive backs 37 Jeff Allen defensive back, born 1948 y CB 20 Miller Farr CB 49 Dale Hackbart SS 45 George Hoey CB 46 Tom Longo FS 28 Ted Provost SS 21 Jerry Stovall SS 43 Norm Thompson American football y CB 22 Roger Wehrli CB/FS 33 Larry Willingham y FS/SS  8 Larry Wilson American football FS/SS Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K 26 Chuck Latourette P Reserve lists 54 Tom Banks American football C IR 24 Terry Brown American football S IR 74 Fred Heron DT IR 36 MacArthur Lane RB Susp. 18 David Olivo no QB IR 69 Rocky Wallace y no LB IR Practice squad rookies in italics Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 Washington Redskins L 17–24 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,805 2 September 27, 1971 New York Jets W 17–10 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,358 3 October 3 New York Giants L 20–21 1–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,571 4 October 10 at Atlanta Falcons W 26–9 2–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 5 October 17 at Washington Redskins L 0–20 2–3 RFK Stadium 53,041 6 October 24 San Francisco 49ers L 14–26 2–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,419 7 October 31 at Buffalo Bills W 28–23 3–4 War Memorial Stadium 40,040 8 November 7 Dallas Cowboys L 13–16 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,486 9 November 15, 1971 at San Diego Chargers L 17–20 3–6 San Diego Stadium 46,486 10 November 21 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–37 3–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,658 11 November 28 at New York Giants W 24–7 4–7 Yankee Stadium 62,878 12 December 5 Green Bay Packers T 16–16 4–7–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,443 13 December 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–19 4–8–1 Veterans Stadium 65,358 14 December 18, 1971 at Dallas Cowboys L 12–31 4–9–1 Texas Stadium 66,672 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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