1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 6th place • Eastern Conference • 4-9-1 .308 |
| Head Coach: Wally Lemm |
| Chuck Drulis | Defensive Line |
| Fran Polsfoot | Ends |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Line |
| Don Shroyer | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1962 | N | New York Giants | 21-21 | T | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1962 | N | Green Bay Packers | 14-41 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 21622 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1962 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 24-21 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Parade Stadium | 15500 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1962 | N | Detroit Lions | 14-19 | L | Omaha, NE | Rosenblatt Stadium | 13519 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1962 | H | Detroit Lions | 0-14 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32429 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1962 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 58910 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1962 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-17 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 44885 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1962 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-24 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 37419 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1962 | H | New York Giants | 14-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 20327 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1962 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-17 | T | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 18104 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1962 | H | Cleveland Browns | 7-34 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 23256 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1962 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 28-24 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 16027 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1962 | A | New York Giants | 28-31 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62755 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1962 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-26 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 20264 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1962 | A | Cleveland Browns | 14-38 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 41815 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 17532 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1962 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-19 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 18556 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1962 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 52-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 14102 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1962 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 45-35 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 14989 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Taz Anderson | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 22 | Wisconsin | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Bates | 51 | MLB-RLB | 6-2 | 219 | 26 | Oregon State | 8 | 6 |
| Norm Beal | 21 | LS-RS | 5-11 | 170 | 22 | Missouri | 7 | 0 |
| Garland Boyette | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 237 | 22 | Grambling State | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Bryant | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | Ohio State | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 35 | HB-FB | 6-0 | 202 | 29 | Auburn | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 40 | FL-K | 6-0 | 194 | 27 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Cook | 75 | ROT | 6-2 | 245 | 30 | Notre Dame | 7 | 4 |
| John David Crow | 44 | HB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Bob DeMarco | 61 | C | 6-3 | 243 | 24 | Indiana; Dayton | 14 | 14 |
| Fate Echols | 63 | ROT | 6-1 | 258 | 23 | Northwestern | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Elwell | 81 | SE-FL | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Purdue | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 14 | QB-P | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Denver | 14 | 4 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 170 | 22 | Nebraska | 12 | 6 |
| Frank Fuller | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 244 | 33 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Prentice Gautt | 22 | FB | 6-0 | 204 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 8 |
| Irv Goode | 55 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 22 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Gray | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Howard Payne | 14 | 14 |
| Mal Hammack | 31 | FB-HB | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Arlington State JC; Florida | 14 | 6 |
| Ed Henke | 80 | LDE-MLB | 6-3 | 227 | 35 | Ventura JC; Southern California | 8 | 8 |
| Jimmy Hill | 41 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 34 | Sam Houston State | 14 | 14 |
| George Hultz | 76 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 0 |
| Roland Jackson | 33 | FL | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Rice | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 191 | 24 | Schreiner Institute JC; New Mexico State | 11 | 10 |
| Bill Koman | 34 | LLB-RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 28 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Mike McGee | 68 | LOG | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Duke | 13 | 12 |
| Hugh McInnis | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 219 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie McMillan | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 258 | 24 | Illinois | 14 | 10 |
| Dale Meinert | 62 | MLB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 |
| Don Owens | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 255 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Luke Owens | 78 | RDE | 6-2 | 254 | 28 | Kent State | 14 | 10 |
| Ken Panfil | 74 | ROT | 6-6 | 262 | 32 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Perry | 79 | K | 6-4 | 237 | 32 | Pepperdine; Compton JC; California | 14 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 88 | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Virginia Military Institute; Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Redmond | 65 | LOG-ROG | 6-5 | 243 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 2 |
| Joe Robb | 84 | LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 238 | 25 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Marion Rushing | 52 | RLB | 6-2 | 223 | 26 | Southern Illinois | 13 | 12 |
| Billy Stacy | 24 | LCB-LS | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 |
| Bill Triplett | 38 | LS-FB | 6-2 | 212 | 22 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 9 |
| Larry Wilson | 8 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Fate Echols | T | Northwestern |
| 1 | 12 | Irv Goode | C | Kentucky |
| 2 | 19 | Bobby Jackson | DB | New Mexico State |
| 3 | 34 | Chuck Bryant | E | Ohio State |
| 4 | 47 | Roger Kochman | HB | Penn State |
| 5 | 69 | Bill Rice | E | Alabama |
| 6 | 75 | Jack Elwell | E | Purdue |
| 7 | 90 | Bill Kirchiro | G | Maryland |
| 8 | 103 | George Gross | T | Auburn |
| 9 | 118 | Wilburn Hollis | QB | Iowa |
| 10 | 131 | George Francovitch | G | Syracuse |
| 11 | 146 | Jimmy Saxton | B | Texas |
| 12 | 159 | Bob O'Billovich | B | Montana |
| 13 | 174 | Bill Diamond | G | Miami (Florida) |
| 14 | 187 | George Mans | E | Michigan |
| 15 | 202 | Dick Barlund | E | Maryland |
| 16 | 215 | Bill Wegener | G | Missouri |
| 17 | 230 | Don Kasso | HB | Oregon State |
| 18 | 243 | Don Donatelli | C | Florida State |
| 19 | 258 | Don Smith | B | Langston |
| 20 | 271 | Judge Dickson | B | Minnesota |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 85 | 55 | 112 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 112 | 58 | 116 | 361 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 268 | 109 | 138 | 21 | / % | / % | 56 | 655 | |
| Opponents Totals | 251 | 93 | 141 | 17 | / % | / % | 63 | 584 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John David Crow | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||
| Gerry Perry | 0 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 53 |
| Sonny Randle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Taz Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charley Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Prentice Gautt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Childress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mal Hammack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 287 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 43 | 44 | 97.7 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 0 | 361 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Perry | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 42 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 |
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 42 | 0/5 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 4/ | 8/ | 5/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John David Crow | 192 | 751 | 3.9 | 35 | 14 |
| Prentice Gautt | 114 | 470 | 4.1 | 34 | 2 |
| Joe Childress | 37 | 162 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 38 | 160 | 4.2 | 23t | 1 |
| Charley Johnson | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 19 | 3 |
| Bill Triplett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 1698 | 4.1 | 35 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 452 | 1724 | 3.8 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 308 | 150 | 48.7 | 138 | 2440 | 7.9 | 16.3 | 86t | 16 | 5.2 | 20 | 6.5 | 184 | 2256 | 65.9 | |
| Sam Etcheverry | 106 | 58 | 54.7 | 38 | 707 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 68t | 2 | 1.9 | 10 | 9.4 | 104 | 603 | 42.5 | |
| John David Crow | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 8 | 241 | 12.1 | 20.1 | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 102.3 |
| Team Totals | 434 | 220 | 50.7 | 184 | 3388 | 7.8 | 15.4 | 18 | 18 | 4.1 | 30 | 6.9 | 288 | 3100 | 61.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 377 | 196 | 52.0 | 165 | 3302 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 21 | 5.6 | 16 | 4.2 | 315 | 2987 | 82.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Randle | 63 | 1158 | 18.4 | 86t | 7 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 62 | 954 | 15.4 | 72t | 4 |
| Taz Anderson | 35 | 535 | 15.3 | 51 | 3 |
| John David Crow | 23 | 246 | 10.7 | 53 | 3 |
| Prentice Gautt | 16 | 240 | 15.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 15 | 207 | 13.8 | 42 | 1 |
| Mal Hammack | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Elwell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hugh McInnis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 220 | 3388 | 15.4 | 86t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 196 | 3302 | 16.8 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Stacy | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 57t | 1 |
| Jimmy Hill | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dale Meinert | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Koman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 57t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 389 | 13.0 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Etcheverry | 59 | 2259 | 38.3 | 61 | 1 | 122 | ||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2259 | 38.3 | 61 | 1 | 122 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 2476 | 40.6 | 134 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Beal | 7 | 8 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Stacy | 5 | 0 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 4 | 5 | 37 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 23 | 134 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 122 | 4.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Triplett | 24 | 608 | 25.3 | 49 | 0 | |
| Norm Beal | 16 | 394 | 24.6 | 66 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 7 | 187 | 26.7 | 43 | 0 | |
| Prentice Gautt | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Billy Stacy | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Joe Childress | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mal Hammack | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Taz Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 64 | 1495 | 23.4 | 66 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 870 | 21.2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taz Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Beal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Childress | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| John David Crow | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Sam Etcheverry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prentice Gautt | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mal Hammack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Koman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McGee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh McInnis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie McMillan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Robb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Marion Rushing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stacy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1 |
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