1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
NFL team season
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points.[ 1] The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses (the best finish in the Coryell era). They never returned the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998 , by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona.
The team was nicknamed the “Cardiac Cards” , because eight of their games were decided in the final minute of play; the Cardinals went 7–1 in these games.[ 2]
After this season, the Cardinals never reached the top of the NFC East again. They would not again have a division title until 33 years later , after they had moved to Arizona, and later to the NFC West.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team
Roster
St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 21
Atlanta Falcons
W 23–20
1–0
Busch Memorial Stadium
42,172
2
September 28
at Dallas Cowboys
L 31–37 (OT)
1–1
Texas Stadium
52,417
3
October 5
New York Giants
W 26–14
2–1
Busch Memorial Stadium
44,919
4
at Washington Redskins
L 17–27
2–2
RFK Stadium
54,693
5
October 19
Philadelphia Eagles
W 31–20
3–2
Busch Memorial Stadium
45,242
6
at New York Giants
W 20–13
4–2
Shea Stadium
49,598
7
November 2
New England Patriots
W 24–17
5–2
Busch Memorial Stadium
45,907
8
November 9
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 24–23
6–2
Veterans Stadium
60,277
9
November 16
Washington Redskins
W 20–17 (OT)
7–2
Busch Memorial Stadium
49,919
10
November 23
at New York Jets
W 37–6
8–2
Shea Stadium
53,169
11
November 27
Buffalo Bills
L 14–32
8–3
Busch Memorial Stadium
41,899
12
December 7
Dallas Cowboys
W 31–17
9–3
Busch Memorial Stadium
49,701
13
December 14
at Chicago Bears
W 34–20
10–3
Soldier Field
35,052
14
December 21
at Detroit Lions
W 24–13
11–3
Pontiac Municipal Stadium
64,656
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal – Cardinals 10–7
ATL – Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed) – Falcons 13–10
STL – Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal – Tied 13–13
Third quarter
ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Falcons 20–13
Fourth quarter
STL – Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) – Tied 20–20
STL – Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal – Cardinals 23–20
Falcons
Steve Bartkowski 8/16, 81 Yds, INT
Dave Hampton 23 Rush, 135 Yds, 2 TD
Woody Thompson 3 Rec, 29 Yds
Cardinals
Jim Hart 12/23, 150 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Terry Metcalf 20 Rush, 99 Yds, TD
Mel Gray 3 Rec, 65 Yds
Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
Awards and records
Milestones
Terry Metcalf, Second Consecutive 2000 Combined Net Yards Season (816 Rush Yards, 378 Pass Receiving Yards, 285 Punt Return Yards, 960 Kick Return Yards, 23 fumble return yards) [ 3]
References
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 298
^ "Hulu.com: 1975 St. Louis Cardinals NFL team highlights" . Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012 .
^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 443
Sources
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (7) Conference championships (1) League championships (2) Retired numbers Current league affiliations
Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)