1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1985 5–11 5th NFC East Jim Hanifan Larry Wilson Bill Bidwill Busch Stadium Did not qualify LB E. J. Junior Cardinals seasons The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 66th season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–7, winning only five games.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1985.htm 1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs. The Cardinals fired head coach Jim Hanifan the following season when the Cardinals finished in last place after a 3–1 start. Offseason Draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 St. Louis Cardinals 1 18 Freddie Joe Nunn Linebacker Ole Miss yes no 2 51 Scott Bergold Offensive tackle Wisconsin yes no Personnel Staff 1985 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 Offensive coordinator – Dick Jamieson Offensive Backfield – Chuck Banker Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan Assistant head coach/defense – Floyd Peters Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt Special Teams – Jerry Smith Roster 1985 St. Louis Cardinals 12 Scott Brunner 15 Neil Lomax 14 Rick McIvor 32 Ottis Anderson 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell 34 Tony Mumford y 24 Ron Wolfley y 86 Clyde Duncan 87 Earnest Gray 81 Roy Green 85 Jay Novacek y 84 J. T. Smith American football 83 Pat Tilley 89 Greg LaFleur 80 Doug Marsh 74 Scott Bergold y T 71 Joe Bostic G 64 Randy Clark American football C 66 Doug Dawson G 63 Tootie Robbins T 56 Carlos Scott C/G 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith American football y T/G 60 Al Baker DE 73 Mark Duda DT 65 David Galloway American football DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 76 Stafford Mays DE 52 Charles Baker American football OLB 50 Bob Harris American football OLB 59 Thomas Howard Sr. 54 E. J. Junior MLB 57 Niko Noga OLB 53 Freddie Joe Nunn y OLB 35 Jeff Griffin CB 42 Bobby Johnson defensive back FS 47 Cedric Mack CB 38 Lee Nelson American football SS 46 Leonard Smith American football SS 44 Wayne Smith defensive back CB 48 Lionel Washington CB 43 Lonnie Young y FS 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Novo Bojovic y K 31 Earl Ferrell RB IR 78 Elois Grooms DT IR 36 Perry Harrington RB IR 51 Ron Monaco C IR 23 Benny Perrin S IR 72 Dan Ralph DT IR 33 Quentin Walker RB IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 at Cleveland Browns W 27–24 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,107 2 September 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 41–27 2–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,321 3 September 22 at New York Giants L 17–27 2–1 Giants Stadium 74,987 4 September 29 Green Bay Packers W 43–28 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,598 5 October 7, 1985 at Washington Redskins L 10–27 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,134 6 October 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–30 3–3 Veterans Stadium 48,186 7 October 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–23 3–4 Three Rivers Stadium 56,478 8 October 27 Houston Oilers L 10–20 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,190 9 November 4, 1985 Dallas Cowboys W 21–10 4–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,347 10 November 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–16 4–6 Tampa Stadium 34,736 11 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 4–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,032 12 November 24 New York Giants L 3–34 4–8 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,248 13 November 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–35 4–9 Texas Stadium 54,125 14 December 8 New Orleans Saints W 28–16 5–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 29,527 15 December 15 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–46 5–10 Anaheim Stadium 52,052 16 December 21, 1985 Washington Redskins L 16–27 5–11 Busch Memorial Stadium 28,090 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals