1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1983 8–7–1 3rd NFC East Jim Hanifan Bill Bidwill Busch Stadium Did not qualify WR Roy GreenP Carl Birdsong Cardinals seasons The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 64th season the team was in the National Football League. The Cardinals won eight games, including victories over both participants in that year's AFC Championship Game, the Raiders and Seahawks.1983 St. Louis Cardinals However, the team also lost in meetings over both participants of the 1983 NFC Championship Game, the 49ers and the Redskins. Despite their winning record, the team failed to reach the playoffs. The Cardinals had a winning record, despite being outscored by a total of 54 points during the regular season. In fact, St. Louis’ 428 points surrendered was, to that point, the most points given up by a team with a winning record in NFL history; it is still second-most all time.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the Regular Season, team with winning record, sorted by descending Points Allowed.It was eclipsed in 2000 by the St. Louis Rams, with 471 points surrendered. Personnel Staff 1983 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 – Rod Dowhower Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Floyd Peters Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Assistant – Chuck Banker Special Teams – Chuck Banker Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown Roster 1983 St. Louis Cardinals 17 Jim Hart American football 16 Rusty Lisch 15 Neil Lomax 32 Ottis Anderson 31 Earl Ferrell 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell 82 Steve Bird y 81 Roy Green 85 Danny Pittman 84 Mike Shumann 83 Pat Tilley 89 Greg LaFleur 87 Doug Marsh 87 Eddie McGill 61 Dan Audick G 71 Joe Bostic G 64 Randy Clark American football C 72 Dan Dierdorf C 70 Art Plunkett T 63 Tootie Robbins T 56 Carlos Scott American football y C/G 67 Luis Sharpe y T 68 Terry Stieve G 60 Al Baker DE 69 Rush Brown DT 73 Mark Duda y DT 65 David Galloway American football DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 78 Elois Grooms DT 76 Stafford Mays DT/DE 58 Dave Ahrens MLB 51 Kurt Allerman MLB 52 Charles Baker American football OLB 59 Paul Davis linebacker OLB 54 E. J. Junior OLB 57 Chet Parlavecchio OLB 55 Bill Whitaker American football OLB 46 Victor Heflin y CB 47 Cedric Mack y CB 38 Lee Nelson American football SS 23 Benny Perrin FS 26 George Schmitt y FS 46 Leonard Smith American football y SS 44 Wayne Smith defensive back CB 48 Lionel Washington y CB 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Neil O'Donoghue K 66 Ramsey Dardar y DT IR 35 Jeff Griffin CB IR 50 Bob Harris American football LB IR 53 Craig Shaffer LB IR 24 Wayne Morris American football RB IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at New Orleans Saints L 17–28 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 60,430 2 September 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–34 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,532 3 September 18 San Francisco 49ers L 27–42 0–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 38,132 4 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles W 14–11 1–3 Veterans Stadium 64,465 5 October 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–38 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium 58,975 6 October 9 Washington Redskins L 14–38 1–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,698 7 October 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–27 2–5 Tampa Stadium 48,224 8 October 24, 1983 New York Giants T 20–20 2–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,630 9 October 30 Minnesota Vikings W 41–31 3–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,575 10 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 7–45 3–6–1 RFK Stadium 51,380 11 November 13 Seattle Seahawks W 33–28 4–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 33,280 12 November 20 San Diego Chargers W 44–14 5–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,644 13 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–35 5–7–1 Texas Stadium 60,974 14 December 4 at New York Giants W 10–6 6–7–1 Giants Stadium 25,156 15 December 11 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–24 7–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 32,111 16 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–7 8–7–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 21,902 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Notes "note" References Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals