1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1970 8–5–1 3rd NFC East Charley Winner Busch Memorial Stadium Did not qualify T Ernie McMillanTE Jackie SmithRB MacArthur LaneLB Larry StallingsCB Roger WehrliFS Larry Wilson Cardinals seasons The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning eight games.1970 St. Louis Cardinals Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents (and holding a fourth, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, without a touchdown in a 6–6 draw), they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, thanks to three consecutive losses in December. The Cardinals entered their regular season finale at Washington needing to defeat the Redskins, plus for losses by the Cowboys (to the Oilers) and the Giants (to the Rams), to reach the playoffs. It all became academic after the Cardinals lost 28-27 to the Redskins and the Cowboys mauled the Oilers 52–10 to win the NFC East. Prior to the season-ending skid, the Cardinals swept the Dallas Cowboys, with the second victory a 38–0 destruction on Monday Night Football at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas did not lose again until it fell to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. The Cardinals swept the Cowboys only one other time, in 1989, (one year after the Cardinals' relocation to Arizona), when Dallas went 1-15 under first-year coach Jimmy Johnson. (The Cardinals and Cowboys have not been division rivals since 2001, as the now-Arizona Cardinals were moved to the NFC West in 2002.) Offseason NFL draft 1970 NFL draft 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 1 8 Larry Stegent Running back Texas A&M yes 2 33 Jim Corrigall Linebacker Kent State no 2 38 Chuck Hutchison Guard Ohio State from N. Y. Giants yes 3 58 Charlie Pittman Running back Penn State yes 3 69 Eric Harris Defensive back Colorado from Washington no 4 86 Greg Lens Defensive tackle Trinity (TX) no 4 91 Don Parish Linebacker Stanford yes 5 111 Tom Lloyd Tackle Bowling Green no 5 127 Barry Pierson Defensive back Michigan no 6 136 James Manuel Tackle Toledo no 7 164 Jim McFarland Tight end Nebraska yes 8 189 Tom Banks Center Auburn yes yes 8 201 Mike Holmgren Quarterback USC no 9 214 Paul White Running back UTEP yes 10 242 Tony Plummer Safety Pacific yes 11 267 Mike Siwek Defensive tackle Western Michigan yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1970 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCharlie HayesTackleWeber State Personnel Staff / Coaches 1970 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Charley Winner Offensive Backfield - Leeman Bennett Offensive line – Red Miller Receivers Coach / Game Scouting – Ken Shipp Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Linebackers Coach – Ken Blue Defensive Line – Dick Voris Defensive Backs - Chuck Drulis Source:1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1970nflstl.html 2026-08-29 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1970 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks 10 Pete Beathard 17 Jim Hart American football 18 David Olivo no× Running backs 39 Cid Edwards 36 MacArthur Lane 28 Charlie Pittman y 23 Johnny Roland 27 Roy Shivers 30 Paul White American football, born 1948 y Wide receivers 31 Jerry Daanen 44 John Gilliam 88 Fred Hyatt 80 Dave Williams wide receiver Tight ends 89 Robert Brown tight end 83 Jim McFarland y 81 Jackie SmithOffensive linemen 54 Tom Banks American football y C× 76 Vern Emerson T 55 Irv Goode G 65 Chuck Hutchison y G 66 Mike LaHood G 73 Ernie McMillan T 50 Wayne Mulligan C 74 Bob Reynolds American football, born 1939 T 63 Clyde Williams guard G Defensive linemen 74 Fred Heron DT 70 Rolf Krueger DE 75 Bob Rowe American football DT 82 Joe Schmiesing DE/DT 68 Mike Siwek y DT 87 Cal Snowden DE 79 Chuck Walker American football DE Linebackers 56 Chip Healy OLB 51 Dave Olerich MLB 57 Don Parish American football y OLB 53 Jamie Rivers American football MLB 34 Rocky Rosema OLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB Defensive backs 24 Terry Brown American football FS 20 Miller Farr CB 43 Tony Plummer y CB 21 Jerry Stovall SS 22 Roger Wehrli CB  8 Larry Wilson American football FS 41 Nate Wright CB Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K 26 Chuck Latourette P/SS Reserve lists 45 Eric Harris y no CB IR 35 Larry Stegent y RB IR ×Taxi Squad only rookies in italics Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18, 1970 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–34 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,130 2 September 27 Washington Redskins W 27–17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,246 3 October 4 Dallas Cowboys W 20–7 2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,780 4 October 11 New Orleans Saints W 24–17 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,294 5 October 18 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 4–1 Franklin Field 59,002 6 October 25 at New York Giants L 17–35 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,984 7 November 1 Houston Oilers W 44–0 5–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,911 8 November 8 Boston Patriots W 31–0 6–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,446 9 November 16, 1970 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–0 7–2 Cotton Bowl 69,323 10 November 22 at Kansas City Chiefs T 6–6 7–2–1 Municipal Stadium 50,711 11 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 8–2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,581 12 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 3–16 8–3–1 Tiger Stadium 56,362 13 December 13 New York Giants L 17–34 8–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,845 14 December 20 at Washington Redskins L 27–28 8–5–1 RFK Stadium 50,415 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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