1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1965 5–9 5th (tied) NFL Eastern Wally Lemm Busch Stadium Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th year in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth season in St. Louis. After losing the season opener in Philadelphia, the Cardinals reeled off four consecutive wins to move into a tie with the Cleveland Browns at 4–1 after five weeks. However, the Cardinals lost their final six games to finish in sixth place at 5–9, ahead of only the 2–12 Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Eastern Conference. It was the final season at Busch Stadium, formerly known as Sportsman's Park. Head coach Wally Lemm resigned after the 1965 season and returned to his previous position with the Houston Oilers of the AFL. The Cardinals moved to the new Busch Memorial Stadium for the 1966 season. Offseason NFL draft In November 1964, the Cardinals selected quarterback Joe Namath of Alabama in the first round of the 1965 NFL draft, but he signed a record contract with the New York Jets of the American Football League.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lqxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6848%2C4091797 Eugene Register-Guard Namath's a pro, but pins dubious Smits Ted June 19, 1966 2B It was the height of the bidding war between the leagues, which subsided with the merger announcement in June 1966. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 27–34 0–1 Franklin Field 54,260 2 September 26 at Cleveland Browns W 49–13 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,161 3 October 4, 1965 Dallas Cowboys W 20–13 2–1 Busch Stadium 32,034 4 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 37–16 3–1 D.C. Stadium 50,205 5 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–7 4–1 Pitt Stadium 31,085 6 October 24 Washington Redskins L 20–24 4–2 Busch Stadium 32,228 7 October 31 at New York Giants L 10–14 4–3 Yankee Stadium 62,807 8 November 7 Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–17 5–3 Busch Stadium 31,899 9 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–34 5–4 Wrigley Field 45,663 10 November 21 New York Giants L 15–28 5–5 Busch Stadium 31,704 11 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–28 5–6 Busch Stadium 28,706 12 December 5 Los Angeles Rams L 3–27 5–7 Busch Stadium 27,943 13 December 11, 1965 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–27 5–8 Cotton Bowl 38,499 14 December 19 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 5–9 Busch Stadium 29,348 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1965 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Wally Lemm Assistant Coach / Talent Scout - Abe Stuber Offensive Backs / Game Scouting - Charley Trippi Offensive line – Ray Prochaska Receivers Coach – Fran Polsfoot Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Source:1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1965nflstl.html 2026-08-30 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1965 St. Louis Cardinals 11 Buddy Humphrey 14 Terry Nofsinger 33 Willis Crenshaw 36 Bill Thornton American football 38 Bill Triplett 40 Bobby Joe Conrad  3 Billy Gambrell 28 Ray Ogden y 88 Sonny Randle 33 Mal Hammack 83 Chuck Logan American football 81 Jackie Smith 50 Mike Alford y C 75 Ed Cook American football G 61 Bob DeMarco C 55 Irv Goode G/T 64 Ken Gray American football G 73 Ernie McMillan T 69 Ed McQuarters y T 71 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 66 Rick Sortun G 86 Don Brumm DE 82 Mike Melinkovich y DE 78 Luke Owens DT 84 Joe Robb DE 72 Sam Silas DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DT 34 Bill Koman OLB 60 Dave Meggyesy OLB 62 Dale Meinert MLB 52 Marion Rushing OLB 53 Dave Simmons linebacker, born 1943 y MLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB 20 Monk Bailey SS 49 Jimmy Burson CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 45 Carl Silvestri y FS  8 Larry Wilson American football FS 42 Abe Woodson CB 25 Jim Bakken K 35 Joe Childress RB IR 22 Prentice Gautt RB IR 12 Charley Johnson QB IR 65 Tom Redmond DE IR 21 Jerry Stovall S IR 63 Herschel Turner T IR Richard Hard no DE Frank Roy y no G References External links 1965 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons