1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Don Coryell |
Jim Champion | Defense |
Joe Gibbs | Offensive Backs |
Sid Hall | Defensive Line/Linebackers |
Jim Hanifan | Offensive Line |
Wayne Sevier | Special Assignments |
Ray Willsey | Defensive Coordinator |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 7/27/1974 | N | Buffalo Bills | 21-13 | W | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 17286 | |
Sat | 8/3/1974 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-7 | W | Champaign, IL | Memorial Stadium | 12877 | |
Sat | 8/10/1974 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-13 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 43000 | |
Sun | 8/18/1974 | N | San Diego Chargers | 48-14 | W | Seattle, WA | Husky Stadium | 5184 | |
Fri | 8/23/1974 | H | New York Jets | 7-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 39643 | |
Sat | 8/31/1974 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-14 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38040 | |
Fri | 9/6/1974 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-31 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 46067 | |
Sun | 9/15/1974 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 40322 | |
Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53888 | |
Sun | 9/29/1974 | H | Cleveland Browns | 29-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43472 | |
Sun | 10/6/1974 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 34-9 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 47675 | |
Sun | 10/13/1974 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-28 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49885 | |
Sun | 10/20/1974 | A | Houston Oilers | 31-27 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 26371 | |
Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | Washington Redskins | 23-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49410 | |
Sun | 11/3/1974 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64146 | |
Mon | 11/11/1974 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 24-28 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50183 | |
Sun | 11/17/1974 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 61982 | |
Sun | 11/24/1974 | A | New York Giants | 23-21 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 40615 | |
Sun | 12/1/1974 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-17 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41863 | |
Sun | 12/8/1974 | A | New Orleans Saints | 0-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 47172 | |
Sun | 12/15/1974 | H | New York Giants | 26-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47414 | |
NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sat | 12/21/1974 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 14-30 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44626 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Sergio Albert | 18 | K | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | Anahuac; U.S. International | 12 | 0 |
Donny Anderson | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 212 | 31 | Texas Tech | 14 | 1 |
Mark Arneson | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Arizona | 14 | 11 |
Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 34 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
Tom Banks | 54 | C | 6-1 | 240 | 26 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
Pete Barnes | 59 | RLB | 6-2 | 243 | 29 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
Bob Bell | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Cincinnati | 9 | 0 |
Willie Belton | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 5 | 0 |
Tom Brahaney | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
Leo Brooks | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 27 | Texas | 14 | 13 |
Dave Butz | 62 | LDT | 6-7 | 295 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
J.V. Cain | 88 | WR | 6-4 | 224 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 3 |
Bob Crum | 65 | DE | 6-5 | 240 | 23 | Arizona | 14 | 0 |
Dwayne Crump | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 14 | 0 |
Dan Dierdorf | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
Conrad Dobler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | Wyoming | 14 | 14 |
Clarence Duren | 41 | RS | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; California | 14 | 14 |
Roger Finnie | 60 | LOG-LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 29 | Florida A&M | 14 | 7 |
Steve George | 63 | DT | 6-6 | 265 | 23 | Houston | 13 | 0 |
Mel Gray | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 26 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 14 | 14 |
Gary Hammond | 30 | WR-RB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 0 |
Reggie Harrison | 42 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
Greg Hartle | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Newberry | 14 | 3 |
Steve Jones | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Duke | 7 | 0 |
Greg Kindle | 69 | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Tennessee State | 10 | 2 |
Jack LeVeck | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 224 | 24 | Ohio University | 13 | 0 |
Jim McFarland | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 27 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
Ernie McMillan | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 258 | 36 | Illinois | 11 | 11 |
Terry Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 14 | 13 |
Terry Miller | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 26 | Centerville JC; Southeast Missouri State | 11 | 0 |
Steve Neils | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
Jim Otis | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 2 |
Ken Reaves | 36 | LS | 6-3 | 206 | 30 | Norfolk State | 6 | 6 |
Hal Roberts | 14 | P | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | Houston | 14 | 0 |
Bob Rowe | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 29 | Western Michigan | 14 | 14 |
Council Rudolph | 74 | LDE | 6-3 | 248 | 24 | Kentucky State | 14 | 14 |
Hurles Scales | 38 | CB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Cisco JC; North Texas | 7 | 0 |
Dennis Shaw | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 213 | 27 | Southern California; Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 34 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 14 |
Maurice Spencer | 46 | CB | 6-0 | 176 | 22 | North Carolina Central | 7 | 0 |
Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
Scott Stringer | 28 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | San Joaquin Delta JC; California | 5 | 0 |
Earl Thomas | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Houston | 14 | 11 |
Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 29 | Laney JC; Utah | 12 | 12 |
Jim Tolbert | 45 | LS-LCB | 6-3 | 205 | 30 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 10 |
Roger Wehrli | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
Ken Willard | 20 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 31 | North Carolina | 7 | 2 |
Cal Withrow | 56 | C | 6-0 | 230 | 29 | Kentucky | 12 | 0 |
Ron Yankowski | 78 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 28 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
Bob Young | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 32 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 9 | 8 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 7 | J.V. Cain | TE | Colorado |
2 | 33 | Greg Kindle | T | Tennessee State |
3 | 60 | Steve George | DT | Houston |
4 | 85 | Durwood Keeton | DB | Oklahoma |
4 | 91 | Ike Harris | WR | Iowa State |
5 | 111 | Steve Neils | LB | Minnesota |
8 | 189 | Sergio Albert | K | U.S. International |
9 | 215 | Reggie Harrison | RB | Cincinnati |
10 | 251 | Greg Hartle | LB | Newberry |
12 | 293 | Roger Wallace | WR | Bowling Green State |
13 | 319 | Jimmy Poulos | RB | Georgia |
14 | 345 | Charles Smith | RB | Yankton |
15 | 371 | Vince Ancell | DB | Arkansas State |
16 | 397 | Alonzo Emery | RB | Arizona State |
17 | 423 | John Moseley | DB | Missouri |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 56 | 80 | 100 | 49 | 285 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 58 | 34 | 76 | 218 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 247 | 120 | 117 | 10 | 65/182 35.7% | / % | 77 | 645 | |
Opponents Totals | 249 | 108 | 122 | 19 | 73/188 38.8% | / % | 80 | 654 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 0 | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 69 |
Terry Metcalf | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Donny Anderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Mel Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Earl Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Jackie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Jim Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
J.V. Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jim Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ken Willard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ron Yankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 36 | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 285 |
Opponents Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 218 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 2 | 47 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 5/9 | 6/10 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 2 | 47 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 5/9 | 6/10 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Metcalf | 152 | 718 | 4.7 | 75t | 6 |
Jim Otis | 158 | 664 | 4.2 | 23 | 1 |
Donny Anderson | 90 | 316 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 |
Ken Willard | 40 | 175 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
Willie Belton | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 16 | 2 |
Eddie Moss | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 466 | 1956 | 4.2 | 75t | 12 |
Opponents Totals | 461 | 1888 | 4.1 | 66t | 15 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Hart | 388 | 200 | 51.5 | 180 | 2411 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 80t | 20 | 5.2 | 8 | 2.1 | 16 | 134 | 2277 | 79.5 |
Gary Hammond | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 81 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 118.8 |
Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 391 | 201 | 51.4 | 182 | 2492 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 81 | 20 | 5.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 16 | 134 | 2358 | 80.0 |
Opponents Totals | 413 | 230 | 55.7 | 167 | 2581 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 65 | 11 | 2.7 | 16 | 3.9 | 35 | 218 | 2363 | 67.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Metcalf | 50 | 377 | 7.5 | 22t | 1 |
Mel Gray | 39 | 770 | 19.7 | 80t | 6 |
Earl Thomas | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 52t | 5 |
Jackie Smith | 25 | 413 | 16.5 | 81 | 3 |
Jim Otis | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
Donny Anderson | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 25 | 3 |
J.V. Cain | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 40t | 1 |
Ken Willard | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
Gary Hammond | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 201 | 2492 | 12.4 | 81 | 20 |
Opponents Totals | 230 | 2581 | 11.2 | 65 | 11 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norm Thompson | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 56t | 1 |
Roger Wehrli | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 53t | 1 |
Clarence Duren | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
Jim Tolbert | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
Larry Stallings | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
Ken Reaves | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
Dwayne Crump | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 372 | 23.3 | 56t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Roberts | 81 | 3131 | 38.7 | 57 | 0 | 518 | ||||
Team Totals | 81 | 3131 | 38.7 | 57 | 0 | 518 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 85 | 3329 | 39.2 | 69 | 0 | 512 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Metcalf | 26 | 3 | 340 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 |
Gary Hammond | 17 | 1 | 125 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
Roger Wehrli | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9.8 | 32 | 0 |
Willie Belton | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
Jim Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Duren | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Scott Stringer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 52 | 9 | 512 | 9.8 | 43 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 56 | 3 | 518 | 9.3 | 98t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Metcalf | 20 | 623 | 31.2 | 94t | 1 | |
Gary Hammond | 11 | 268 | 24.4 | 34 | 0 | |
Eddie Moss | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 21 | 0 | |
Willie Belton | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 | |
Jack Leveck | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 | |
Ken Reaves | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
Roger Finnie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
J.V. Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
Bob Crum | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 50 | 1203 | 24.1 | 94t | 1 | |
Opponents Totals | 54 | 1203 | 22.3 | 67 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Bob Rowe | 8.0 | |
Bob Bell | 5.0 | |
Council Rudolph | 5.0 | |
Ron Yankowski | 5.0 | |
Leo Brooks | 4.0 | |
Clarence Duren | 2.0 | |
Pete Barnes | 1.0 | |
(Team) | 5.0 | |
Team Totals | 35.0 | 218.0 |
Opponents Totals | 16.0 | 134.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donny Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Belton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Brahaney | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Crum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Conrad Dobler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Duren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Finnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
Greg Hartle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Le Veck | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie McMillan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Metcalf | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Council Rudolph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jackie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Norm Thompson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
Ron Yankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 1 |
Team Totals | 27 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 75 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 24 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 |
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