1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1975 11–3 1st NFC East Don Coryell Bill Bidwill Busch Memorial Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Rams) 23–35 C Tom BanksG Conrad DoblerT Dan DierdorfQB Jim HartRB Terry MetcalfRB Jim OtisRB Mel GrayCB Roger WehrliK Jim Bakken Cardinals seasons The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298 The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses (the best finish in the Coryell era). They never returned to the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona. The team was nicknamed the “Cardiac Cards”, because eight of their games were decided in the final minute of play; the Cardinals went 7–1 in these games.Hulu.com: 1975 St. Louis Cardinals NFL team highlights http://www.hulu.com/watch/151811/team-highlights-st-louis-cardinals https://www.webcitation.org/65YdRqwfm?url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/151811/team-highlights-st-louis-cardinals 2012-02-19 live 2012-02-16 After this season, the Cardinals never reached the top of the NFC East again. They would not again have a division title until 33 years later, when they played in Super Bowl XLIII after they had moved to Arizona, as well as to the NFC West. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 St. Louis Cardinals 1 21 Tim Gray Safety Texas A&M yes 2 46 Jim Germany Running back New Mexico State no 5 124 Harvey Goodman Offensive tackle Colorado no 6 152 Larry Jameson Defensive tackle Indiana no 7 177 Steve Beaird Running back Baylor no 8 188 John Adams Defensive tackle West Virginia no 8 202 Louis Lauriano Defensive back Long Beach State no 10 255 Mike McGraw Linebacker Wyoming no 11 280 Jerry Latin Running back Northern Illinois yes 12 308 Ben Jones Wide receiver LSU no 13 333 Steve Lindgren Defensive end Hamline no 14 358 Ritch Bahe Wide receiver Nebraska no 15 386 Ron Franklin Defensive tackle Boise State no 16 411 Mark Miller Wide receiver Missouri no 17 436 Ken Monroe Running back Indiana State no no no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Director of Pro Football Operations – Joe Sullivan Head Coach – Don Coryell Quarterbacks / Receivers Coach - Harry Gilmer Offensive Backs – Joe Gibbs Offensive line – Jim Hanifan Defensive Coordinator / Secondary – Ray Willsey Defensive Line / Linebackers – Sid Hall Defensive Backs = Jim Champion Special Assignments - Wayne Seiver Source:1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1975nflstl.html 2026-08-01 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1975 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks 17 Jim Hart American football 12 Gary Keithley 11 Dennis Shaw Running backs 31 Josh Ashton 34 Steve Jones American football 32 Jerry Latin y 21 Terry Metcalf 35 Jim Otis Wide receivers 85 Mel Gray wide receiver 30 Gary Hammond 84 Ike Harris 82 Earl Thomas wide receiver Tight ends 88 J. 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Cain 81 Jackie Smith Offensive linemen 61 Hank Allison T/G 54 Tom Banks American football C 51 Tom Brahaney C 72 Dan Dierdorf T 66 Conrad Dobler G 60 Roger Finnie T 69 Greg Kindle G/T 64 Bob Young offensive lineman G Defensive linemen 79 Bob Bell American football DE 70 Leo Brooks American football DT 76 Charlie Davis defensive tackle DT 75 Bob Rowe American football DT 74 Council Rudolph DE 78 Ron Yankowski DE Linebackers 57 Mark Arneson MLB 59 Pete Barnes OLB 50 Greg Hartle MLB 53 Steve Neils OLB 67 Larry Stallings OLB 55 Ray White American football OLB Defensive backs 26 Dwayne Crump SS 41 Clarence Duren FS 33 Tim Gray y CB 36 Ken Reaves SS 43 Norm Thompson American football CB 45 Jim Tolbert CB/S 22 Roger Wehrli CB Special teams 25 Jim Bakken K 80 Jeff West American football y P Reserve lists 68 John Adams y no DT PUP 65 Bob Crum DE DNR 63 Steve George American football DT IR 58 Terry Miller linebacker LB IR 27 Eddie Moss RB IR rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 Atlanta Falcons W 23–20 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,172 2 September 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–37 (OT) 1–1 Texas Stadium 52,417 3 October 5 New York Giants W 26–14 2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,919 4 October 13, 1975 at Washington Redskins L 17–27 2–2 RFK Stadium 54,693 5 October 19 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–20 3–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,242 6 October 25, 1975 at New York Giants W 20–13 4–2 Shea Stadium 49,598 7 November 2 New England Patriots W 24–17 5–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,907 8 November 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–23 6–2 Veterans Stadium 60,277 9 November 16 Washington Redskins W 20–17 (OT) 7–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,919 10 November 23 at New York Jets W 37–6 8–2 Shea Stadium 53,169 11 November 27 Buffalo Bills L 14–32 8–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,899 12 December 7 Dallas Cowboys W 31–17 9–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,701 13 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 34–20 10–3 Soldier Field 35,052 14 December 21 at Detroit Lions W 24–13 11–3 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 64,656 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons autocollapse Sunday, September 21 1:00 p.m. Falcons 7 6 7 0 Cardinals 7 6 0 10 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 54 °F °C 1, wind 10 mph km/h knots Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter STL – Terry Metcalf 39-yard run (Jim Bakken kick) – Cardinals 7–0 ATL – Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Tied 7–7 Second quarter STL – Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal – Cardinals 10–7 ATL – Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed) – Falcons 13–10 STL – Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal – Tied 13–13 Third quarter ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Falcons 20–13 Fourth quarter STL – Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) – Tied 20–20 STL – Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal – Cardinals 23–20 Falcons Steve Bartkowski 8/16, 81 Yds, INT Dave Hampton 23 Rush, 135 Yds, 2 TD Woody Thompson 3 Rec, 29 Yds Cardinals Jim Hart 12/23, 150 Yds, TD, 2 INT Terry Metcalf 20 Rush, 99 Yds, TD Mel Gray 3 Rec, 65 Yds Postseason NFC Divisional Playoff December 27, 1975 Cardinals 0 9 7 7 Rams 14 14 0 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 72,650 Dick Jorgensen CBS Frank Glieber and Hank Stram Awards and records Terry Metcalf, NFL Leader, 2,462 Combined Net Yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443 Milestones Terry Metcalf, Second Consecutive 2000 Combined Net Yards Season (816 Rush Yards, 378 Pass Receiving Yards, 285 Punt Return Yards, 960 Kick Return Yards, 23 fumble return yards) References Sources Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons