1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-9-1 .321 |
| Head Coach: Don Coryell |
| Rod Dowhower | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Joe Gibbs | Offensive Backs |
| Sid Hall | Defensive Line/Linebackers |
| Jim Hanifan | Offensive Line |
| Jacki Simpson | Defensive Backs/Linebackers |
| Ray Willsey | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | A | San Diego Chargers | 17-13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 40447 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-38 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 39088 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | H | New York Jets | 13-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41040 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-31 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-16 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49486 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-23 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 61103 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | Washington Redskins | 34-27 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50316 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-45 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64729 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | H | Oakland Raiders | 10-17 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49051 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44400 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | A | Washington Redskins | 13-31 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54381 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | H | New York Giants | 35-27 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47589 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-17 | T | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46565 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-25 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52922 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | A | New York Giants | 13-24 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 65795 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-42 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50918 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44982 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1973 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 32-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 48030 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 3-30 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43946 | |
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 |
| Donny Anderson | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 212 | 30 | Texas Tech | 14 | 13 |
| Mark Arneson | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Arizona | 14 | 4 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 33 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Banks | 54 | LOG-C | 6-1 | 240 | 25 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | RLB | 6-2 | 243 | 28 | Southern University | 12 | 12 |
| Willie Belton | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Brahaney | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 22 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Brooks | 70 | LDE | 6-5 | 256 | 26 | Texas | 13 | 5 |
| Dave Butz | 62 | LDE-RDE | 6-7 | 295 | 23 | Purdue | 12 | 10 |
| Dwayne Crump | 26 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 14 | 7 |
| Ron Davis | 76 | DE | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Virginia State | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 42 | LS-RS | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Utah State | 10 | 6 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 72 | LOT-ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Conrad Dobler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | Wyoming | 12 | 12 |
| Andy Dorris | 69 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 22 | New Mexico State | 4 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 41 | LS | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Los Angeles CC; California | 11 | 9 |
| Roger Finnie | 60 | ROT-LOT-LOG | 6-3 | 245 | 28 | Florida A&M | 12 | 6 |
| Walker Gillette | 84 | WR | 6-5 | 200 | 26 | Richmond | 14 | 9 |
| Mel Gray | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 25 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 12 | 9 |
| Gary Hammond | 30 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 29 | Southern Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| Leo Hayden | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 212 | 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Keithley | 17 | P-QB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Texas; Texas-El Paso | 14 | 2 |
| Warren Koegel | 55 | OT | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Jack LeVeck | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 224 | 23 | Ohio University | 11 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 13 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 38 | Rice; Texas-El Paso | 2 | 0 |
| Jim McFarland | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 26 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie McMillan | 73 | ROT-LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 35 | Illinois | 7 | 6 |
| Terry Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 12 | 10 |
| Terry Miller | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | Illinois | 14 | 1 |
| Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Centerville JC; Southeast Missouri State | 5 | 0 |
| Wayne Mulligan | 50 | C | 6-2 | 246 | 26 | Clemson | 13 | 13 |
| Clancy Oliver | 20 | S | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 25 | Ohio State | 10 | 2 |
| Marv Owens | 37 | WR | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | San Diego State | 8 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 28 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 24 | Oregon | 13 | 10 |
| Bob Reynolds | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 264 | 34 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| John Richardson | 71 | LDT | 6-2 | 260 | 28 | UCLA | 14 | 12 |
| Jamie Rivers | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 238 | 28 | Bowling Green State | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Rowe | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 28 | Western Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Council Rudolph | 74 | DE | 6-3 | 248 | 23 | Kentucky State | 5 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 28 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 11 | 3 |
| Bonnie Sloan | 79 | LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Austin Peay State | 4 | 2 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 33 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Staggs | 87 | RLB | 6-2 | 242 | 29 | Brigham Young; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 13 | 1 |
| Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Taylor | 68 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 6 | 3 |
| Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB-RS | 6-1 | 179 | 28 | Laney JC; Utah | 11 | 10 |
| Jim Tolbert | 45 | RS-LCB | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 13 | 13 |
| Eric Washington | 40 | CB | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 9 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Missouri | 11 | 11 |
| Ron Yankowski | 27 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Young | 31 | ROG | 6-2 | 269 | 31 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 13 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Dave Butz | DT | Purdue |
| 2 | 45 | Gary Keithley | QB | Texas-El Paso |
| 3 | 59 | Fred Sturt | G | Bowling Green State |
| 3 | 63 | Terry Metcalf | RB | Long Beach State |
| 5 | 109 | Tom Brahaney | C | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 137 | Dwayne Crump | DB | Fresno State |
| 6 | 148 | Phil Andre | DB | Washington |
| 7 | 164 | Ken Jones | T | Oklahoma |
| 8 | 188 | Ken Garrett | RB | Wake Forest |
| 9 | 213 | Kenny King | LB | Kentucky |
| 10 | 242 | Bonnie Sloan | DT | Austin Peay State |
| 11 | 267 | Danny Sanspree | DE | Auburn |
| 12 | 292 | Dean Unruh | T | Oklahoma |
| 13 | 317 | Ed Robinson | DB | Lamar |
| 14 | 346 | Dan Peiffer | G | Southeast Missouri State |
| 15 | 371 | Mel Parker | LB | Duke |
| 16 | 396 | Jim Hann | LB | Montana |
| 17 | 421 | Eric Crone | QB | Harvard |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 53 | 66 | 102 | 286 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 100 | 58 | 147 | 365 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 238 | 96 | 111 | 31 | 67/182 36.8% | / % | 61 | 594 | |
| Opponents Totals | 307 | 135 | 157 | 15 | 88/197 44.7% | / % | 95 | 892 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 0 | 100 |
| Donny Anderson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Mel Gray | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Shy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Walker Gillette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim McFarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 0 | 286 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 41 | 42 | 97.6 | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 0 | 365 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 3 | 46 | 4/4 | 6/7 | 10/12 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 3 | 46 | 4/4 | 6/7 | 10/12 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 10/10 | 6/8 | 6/7 | 1/6 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donny Anderson | 167 | 679 | 4.1 | 54 | 10 |
| Terry Metcalf | 148 | 628 | 4.2 | 50 | 2 |
| Jim Otis | 55 | 234 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Don Shy | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Moss | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Keithley | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 416 | 1671 | 4.0 | 54 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 504 | 2120 | 4.2 | 24 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 320 | 178 | 55.6 | 132 | 2223 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 69t | 15 | 4.7 | 10 | 3.1 | 22 | 168 | 2055 | 80.0 |
| Gary Keithley | 73 | 32 | 43.8 | 36 | 369 | 5.1 | 11.5 | 80t | 1 | 1.4 | 5 | 6.8 | 5 | 41 | 328 | 35.7 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 394 | 210 | 53.3 | 169 | 2592 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 80t | 16 | 4.1 | 15 | 3.8 | 27 | 209 | 2383 | 71.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 417 | 252 | 60.4 | 155 | 3226 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 54 | 23 | 5.5 | 10 | 2.4 | 29 | 197 | 3029 | 93.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Smith | 41 | 600 | 14.6 | 42 | 1 |
| Donny Anderson | 41 | 409 | 10.0 | 44 | 3 |
| Terry Metcalf | 37 | 316 | 8.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 30 | 409 | 13.6 | 65t | 3 |
| Mel Gray | 29 | 513 | 17.7 | 80t | 7 |
| Walker Gillette | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 48t | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim McFarland | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 210 | 2592 | 12.3 | 80t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 252 | 3226 | 12.8 | 54 | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tolbert | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jamie Rivers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 267 | 17.8 | 68t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Keithley | 66 | 2478 | 37.5 | 55 | 1 | 186 | ||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 2478 | 37.5 | 55 | 1 | 186 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 2236 | 41.4 | 62 | 1 | 192 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hammond | 11 | 2 | 80 | 7.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 9 | 7 | 92 | 10.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 6 | 2 | 18 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 192 | 7.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 186 | 8.1 | 46 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Shy | 16 | 445 | 27.8 | 97t | 1 | |
| Gary Hammond | 12 | 314 | 26.2 | 47 | 0 | |
| Leo Hayden | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Willie Belton | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jim McFarland | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chuck Detwiler | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Butz | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Marv Owens | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 58 | 1369 | 23.6 | 97t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1350 | 23.7 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Rowe | 9.5 | |
| Leo Brooks | 5.5 | |
| Dave Butz | 5.0 | |
| John Richardson | 4.0 | |
| Ron Yankowski | 4.0 | |
| Jeff Staggs | 2.0 | |
| Terry Miller | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=30.5 | 29.0 | 197.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 209.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donny Anderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Arneson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Banks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brahaney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Butz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Dobler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Dorris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Gary Keithley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| Jim McFarland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Terry Metcalf | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Mulligan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Staggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Yankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 69 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0 |
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