1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-3-0 .786 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Coryell |
| Jim Champion | Defensive Line |
| Joe Gibbs | Offensive Backs |
| Harry Gilmer | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Sid Hall | Linebackers |
| Jim Hanifan | Offensive Line |
| Wayne Sevier | Special Assignments |
| Ray Willsey | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 40081 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | H | New York Jets | 13-14 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41265 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | A | Chicago Bears | 13-14 | L | Champaign, IL | Memorial Stadium | 19127 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | H | San Diego Chargers | 14-9 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 37468 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-6 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46975 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1975 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-21 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 45631 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 23-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42172 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 31-37 | L | OT | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 52417 |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | New York Giants | 26-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44919 | |
| Mon | 10/13/1975 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54693 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45242 | |
| Sat | 10/25/1975 | A | New York Giants | 20-13 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 49598 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | New England Patriots | 24-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45907 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-23 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 60277 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | H | Washington Redskins | 20-17 | W | OT | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49919 |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | A | New York Jets | 37-6 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53169 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1975 | H | Buffalo Bills | 14-32 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41899 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49701 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | A | Chicago Bears | 34-20 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 35052 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-13 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64272 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 23-35 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 72650 | |
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 |
| Hank Allison | 68 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Sequoias JC; San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 26 | Arizona | 14 | 11 |
| Josh Ashton | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Blinn JC; Tulsa | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 35 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Banks | 54 | C-LOG | 6-1 | 240 | 27 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | RLB | 6-2 | 243 | 30 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Bell | 79 | LDE | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Brahaney | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 2 |
| Leo Brooks | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 28 | Texas | 8 | 2 |
| J.V. Cain | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 224 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 7 |
| Dwayne Crump | 26 | FS | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 14 | 3 |
| Charlie Davis | 76 | LDT | 6-2 | 275 | 24 | Texas Christian | 14 | 12 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Conrad Dobler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 25 | Wyoming | 14 | 14 |
| Clarence Duren | 31 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; California | 13 | 11 |
| Roger Finnie | 60 | LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 30 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Mel Gray | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 27 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Tim Gray | 33 | CB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 30 | RB-WR | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 207 | 23 | Iowa State | 14 | 5 |
| Jim Hart | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 31 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Hartle | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Newberry | 13 | 3 |
| Steve Jones | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Duke | 13 | 1 |
| Greg Kindle | 69 | OT-OG | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 22 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 13 | 13 |
| Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Centerville JC; Southeast Missouri State | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Reaves | 36 | SS | 6-3 | 206 | 31 | Norfolk State | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Rowe | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 30 | Western Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Council Rudolph | 74 | RDE | 6-3 | 248 | 25 | Kentucky State | 13 | 1 |
| Dennis Shaw | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 213 | 28 | Southern California; Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 3 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 35 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 9 | 7 |
| Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 34 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 |
| Earl Thomas | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 27 | Houston | 11 | 9 |
| Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 30 | Laney JC; Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Tolbert | 45 | RCB-SS | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 2 |
| Roger Wehrli | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Missouri | 14 | 13 |
| Jeff West | 80 | P-TE | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | Cincinnati | 14 | 0 |
| Ray White | 55 | LLB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 1 |
| Ron Yankowski | 78 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 29 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Young | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 33 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Tim Gray | DB | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 46 | Jim Germany | RB | New Mexico State |
| 5 | 124 | Harvey Goodman | OT | Colorado |
| 6 | 152 | Larry Jameson | DT | Indiana |
| 7 | 177 | Steve Beaird | RB | Baylor |
| 8 | 188 | John Adams | DT | West Virginia |
| 8 | 202 | Louis Lauriano | DB | Long Beach State |
| 10 | 255 | Mike McGraw | LB | Wyoming |
| 11 | 280 | Jerry Latin | RB | Northern Illinois |
| 12 | 308 | Ben Jones | WR | Louisiana State |
| 13 | 333 | Steve Lindgren | DE | Hamline |
| 14 | 358 | Ritch Bahe | WR | Nebraska |
| 15 | 386 | Ron Franklin | DT | Boise State |
| 16 | 411 | Mark Miller | WR | Missouri |
| 17 | 436 | Ken Monroe | RB | Indiana State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 96 | 83 | 82 | 92 | 3 | 356 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 61 | 79 | 92 | 6 | 276 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 276 | 131 | 128 | 17 | 82/184 44.6% | / % | 83 | 730 | |
| Opponents Totals | 284 | 118 | 142 | 24 | 88/204 43.1% | / % | 82 | 679 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 97 |
| Terry Metcalf | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Mel Gray | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Jim Otis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Steve Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwayne Crump | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eddie Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 41 | 43 | 95.3 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 356 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0 | 276 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 3 | 48 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 5/7 | 4/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 3 | 48 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 5/7 | 4/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 5/9 | 6/9 | 0/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Otis | 269 | 1076 | 4.0 | 30 | 5 |
| Terry Metcalf | 165 | 816 | 4.9 | 52t | 9 |
| Steve Jones | 54 | 275 | 5.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Jerry Latin | 35 | 165 | 4.7 | 57t | 1 |
| Josh Ashton | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie Moss | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 555 | 2402 | 4.3 | 57t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 487 | 1925 | 4.0 | 32t | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 345 | 182 | 52.8 | 144 | 2507 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 80 | 19 | 5.5 | 19 | 5.5 | 6 | 43 | 2464 | 71.7 |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 51 | 25.5 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 135.4 |
| Dennis Shaw | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 61 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 35.9 |
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -9 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 355 | 187 | 52.7 | 148 | 2619 | 7.4 | 14.0 | 80 | 20 | 5.6 | 20 | 5.6 | 8 | 66 | 2553 | 72.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 446 | 233 | 52.2 | 191 | 2862 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 48 | 16 | 3.6 | 22 | 4.9 | 24 | 192 | 2670 | 63.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 48 | 926 | 19.3 | 74t | 11 |
| Terry Metcalf | 43 | 378 | 8.8 | 30t | 2 |
| Earl Thomas | 21 | 375 | 17.9 | 80t | 2 |
| Steve Jones | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Ike Harris | 15 | 266 | 17.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 13 | 246 | 18.9 | 45 | 2 |
| J.V. Cain | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 187 | 2619 | 14.0 | 80t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 2862 | 12.3 | 48 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Thompson | 7 | 141 | 20.1 | 61t | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Council Rudolph | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 249 | 11.3 | 61t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 216 | 10.8 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff West | 64 | 2412 | 37.7 | 58 | 1 | 329 | ||||
| Team Totals | 64 | 2412 | 37.7 | 58 | 1 | 329 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2688 | 40.1 | 59 | 0 | 410 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 23 | 3 | 285 | 12.4 | 69t | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 9 | 2 | 70 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 7 | 1 | 53 | 7.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 6 | 410 | 10.3 | 69t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 7 | 329 | 9.7 | 43 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 35 | 960 | 27.4 | 93t | 1 | |
| Gary Hammond | 13 | 254 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tim Gray | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Greg Hartle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1337 | 24.3 | 93t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 1609 | 22.7 | 97t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Rowe | 8.0 | |
| Bob Bell | 6.0 | |
| Charlie Davis | 4.0 | |
| Ron Yankowski | 3.0 | |
| Council Rudolph | 2.0 | |
| Ray White | 1.0 | |
| Pete Barnes | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=24.5 | 24.0 | 192.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8.0 | 66.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Arneson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brahaney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Dobler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 0 | |
| Greg Hartle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |
| Steve Neils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Reaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1 |
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