1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-11-1 .281 |
| Head Coach: Gene Stallings |
| Marv Braden | Special Teams |
| Tom Bresnahan | Offensive Line |
| LeBaron Caruthers | Strength and Conditioning |
| Jim Johnson | Defensive Line |
| Hank Kuhlmann | Running Backs |
| Leon McLaughlin | Special Assistant |
| Mal Moore | Receivers |
| Joe Pascale | Linebackers |
| Mel Renfro | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/2/1986 | N | New England Patriots | 16-21 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 22729 | |
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26-10 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 31550 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 26-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 30305 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1986 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 66030 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1986 | A | San Diego Chargers | 17-24 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 44744 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 10-16 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 40347 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 13-33 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 46463 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1986 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65762 | |
| Mon | 9/29/1986 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 49077 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | H | New York Giants | 6-13 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 40562 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1986 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30-19 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 33307 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-28 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53494 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 6-37 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60756 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 33051 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-43 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 59172 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | H | New Orleans Saints | 7-16 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32069 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 29680 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1986 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 35637 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-10 | T | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 50148 |
| Sun | 12/14/1986 | A | New York Giants | 7-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75261 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 23957 | |
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 |
| Ottis Anderson | 32 | HB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 |
| Evan Arapostathis | 17 | P | 5-9 | 160 | 23 | Grossmont JC; Eastern Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Kent Austin | 16 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Bubba Baker | 60 | RDE | 6-6 | 275 | 30 | Colorado State | 16 | 13 |
| Charlie Baker | 52 | ROLB | 6-2 | 234 | 29 | New Mexico | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Bell | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | Michigan State | 16 | 1 |
| Cap Boso | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | Joliet JC; Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Bostic | 71 | ROG | 6-3 | 268 | 29 | Clemson | 13 | 13 |
| Ray Brown | 62 | LOG | 6-5 | 311 | 24 | Memphis; Arkansas State | 11 | 4 |
| Carl Carter | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Texas Tech | 14 | 4 |
| Greg Cater | 14 | P | 6-1 | 191 | 29 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Chilton | 58 | C-LOG | 6-3 | 284 | 22 | Texas | 16 | 7 |
| Randy Clark | 64 | C | 6-3 | 262 | 29 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 10 |
| Bob Clasby | 79 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Notre Dame | 16 | 10 |
| Doug Dawson | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 288 | 25 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Rick DiBernardo | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Duda | 73 | NT | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Maryland | 14 | 3 |
| Gary Dulin | 94 | RDE | 6-4 | 275 | 29 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Ferrell | 31 | FB | 6-0 | 232 | 28 | East Tennessee State | 16 | 15 |
| Chas Fox | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Furman | 4 | 3 |
| David Galloway | 65 | NT | 6-3 | 279 | 27 | Florida | 14 | 13 |
| Roy Green | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Henderson State | 11 | 10 |
| Scott Holman | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 24 | Oregon | 3 | 1 |
| Don Holmes | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Colorado; Gavilan JC; Colorado; Colorado Mesa | 12 | 0 |
| Van Hughes | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 280 | 26 | Texas Tech; Texas State | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 42 | CB-S | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Texas | 3 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | Southeastern Louisiana; Southern University | 13 | 2 |
| E.J. Junior | 54 | LILB | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Alabama | 13 | 13 |
| Derek Kennard | 70 | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 290 | 24 | Nevada-Reno | 15 | 10 |
| Greg LaFleur | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 237 | 28 | Louisiana State | 4 | 0 |
| John Lee | 10 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 22 | UCLA | 11 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 27 | Portland State | 14 | 14 |
| Cedric Mack | 47 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 26 | Baylor | 15 | 9 |
| Doug Marsh | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 28 | Michigan | 16 | 15 |
| Stafford Mays | 76 | LDE | 6-2 | 251 | 28 | Mount Hood JC; Washington | 16 | 6 |
| Stump Mitchell | 30 | HB | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | The Citadel | 15 | 13 |
| Ronnie Monaco | 59 | LILB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | San Diego State; Vanderbilt; Northwest Mississippi CC; South Carolina | 15 | 2 |
| Niko Noga | 57 | RILB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Hawaii | 16 | 16 |
| Jay Novacek | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 228 | 24 | Wyoming | 8 | 0 |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 53 | LOLB | 6-4 | 244 | 24 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| Tootie Robbins | 63 | ROT | 6-5 | 306 | 28 | East Carolina | 12 | 5 |
| Mike Ruether | 51 | C | 6-4 | 279 | 24 | Texas | 10 | 1 |
| Broderick Sargent | 39 | RB | 5-10 | 215 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Schubert | 11 | K | 5-8 | 193 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 |
| Luis Sharpe | 67 | LOT | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Vai Sikahema | 36 | RB | 5-9 | 193 | 24 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 31 | North Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Lance Smith | 61 | ROT-LOG | 6-2 | 271 | 23 | Louisiana State | 15 | 13 |
| Leonard Smith | 45 | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 26 | McNeese State | 16 | 16 |
| Wayne Smith | 44 | RCB | 6-0 | 170 | 29 | Wisconsin-La Crosse; Loop JC; Purdue | 16 | 7 |
| Robert Stallings | 89 | TE | 6-6 | 250 | 22 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 18 | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 31 | Youngstown State | 5 | 2 |
| Eric Swanson | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 23 | FS | 5-11 | 178 | 30 | Southern California | 16 | 3 |
| Pat Tilley | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 33 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Lionel Washington | 48 | LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Tulane | 16 | 12 |
| Ron Wolfley | 24 | FB | 6-0 | 226 | 24 | West Virginia | 16 | 1 |
| Lonnie Young | 43 | FS | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | Michigan State | 13 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Anthony Bell | LB | Michigan State |
| 2 | 32 | John Lee | K | UCLA |
| 3 | 59 | Gene Chilton | C | Texas |
| 4 | 89 | Carl Carter | DB | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 116 | Jeff Tupper | DE | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 170 | Eric Swanson | WR | Tennessee |
| 8 | 201 | Ray Brown | G | Arkansas State |
| 9 | 227 | Kent Kafentzis | DB | Hawaii |
| 10 | 254 | Vai Sikahema | RB | Brigham Young |
| 10 | 255 | Wes Smith | WR | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 11 | 281 | Wayne Dillard | LB | Alcorn State |
| 12 | 312 | Kent Austin | QB | Mississippi |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 79 | 41 | 83 | 0 | 218 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 106 | 64 | 99 | 0 | 351 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:18 | 273 | 102 | 149 | 22 | 70/214 32.7% | 8/15 53.3% | 116 | 932 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:42 | 304 | 125 | 149 | 30 | 80/220 36.4% | 8/14 57.1% | 86 | 682 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lee | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 38 |
| Roy Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| J.T. Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Stump Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eric Schubert | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chas Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Neil Lomax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 218 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 1 | 351 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lee | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 47 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| Eric Schubert | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 1 | 46 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/4 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/9 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 9/11 | 9/15 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Mitchell | 174 | 800 | 4.6 | 44 | 5 |
| Earl Ferrell | 124 | 548 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 51 | 156 | 3.1 | 14 | 2 |
| Neil Lomax | 35 | 148 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Vai Sikahema | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kent Austin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 419 | 1787 | 4.3 | 44 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 560 | 2227 | 4.0 | 54 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Lomax | 421 | 240 | 57.0 | 169 | 2583 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 48t | 13 | 3.1 | 12 | 2.9 | 52 | 381 | 2202 | 73.6 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 91 | 52 | 57.1 | 32 | 542 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 24t | 3 | 3.3 | 7 | 7.7 | 7 | 43 | 499 | 53.5 |
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 90.3 |
| Evan Arapostathis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 516 | 293 | 56.8 | 204 | 3140 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 48t | 17 | 3.3 | 19 | 3.7 | 59 | 424 | 2716 | 70.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 436 | 215 | 49.3 | 211 | 2992 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 51 | 21 | 4.8 | 10 | 2.3 | 41 | 355 | 2637 | 78.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Smith | 80 | 1014 | 12.7 | 45 | 6 |
| Earl Ferrell | 56 | 434 | 7.8 | 30t | 3 |
| Roy Green | 42 | 517 | 12.3 | 48t | 6 |
| Stump Mitchell | 41 | 276 | 6.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh | 25 | 313 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 14 | 203 | 14.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Chas Fox | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 38t | 1 |
| Pat Tilley | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Scott Holman | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 293 | 3140 | 10.7 | 48t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 215 | 2992 | 13.9 | 51 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Mack | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Lionel Washington | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wayne Smith | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 271 | 14.3 | 78t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Cater | 61 | 2271 | 37.2 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 130 | 2061 | 33.2 |
| Evan Arapostathis | 30 | 1140 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 974 | 32.5 |
| Team Totals | 92 | 3411 | 37.1 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 296 | 3035 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 3514 | 42.3 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 528 | 2786 | 33.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 43 | 16 | 522 | 12.1 | 71t | 2 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 16 | 528 | 11.7 | 71t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 20 | 296 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 37 | 0 | 847 | 22.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Eric Swanson | 10 | 0 | 206 | 20.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 203 | 33.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Chas Fox | 6 | 0 | 161 | 26.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Holmes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 0 | 0 | -6 | -6L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 70 | 0 | 1548 | 22.1 | 53 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 0 | 886 | 17.7 | 56 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bubba Baker | 10.5 | |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 7.0 | |
| Leonard Smith | 5.0 | |
| David Galloway | 4.5 | |
| Anthony Bell | 4.0 | |
| Charlie Baker | 3.5 | |
| Bob Clasby | 3.0 | |
| Niko Noga | 2.0 | |
| Lonnie Young | 1.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 355.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 59.0 | 424.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Chilton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Clasby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E.J. Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cedric Mack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Monaco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Noga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Thurman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 0 |
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