1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1975 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Don Coryell
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Divisional Playoff

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 club appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses. They were not again to appear in the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they had left St. Louis.

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]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	Atlanta Falcons	W 23–20	42,172
2	September 28, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	L 37–31 (OT)	52,417
3	October 5, 1975	New York Giants	W 26–14	44,919
4	October 13, 1975	at Washington Redskins	L 27–17	54,693
5	October 19, 1975	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–20	45,242
6	October 25, 1975	at New York Giants	W 20–13	49,598
7	November 2, 1975	New England Patriots	W 24–17	45,907
8	November 9, 1975	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–23	60,277
9	November 16, 1975	Washington Redskins	W 20–17 (OT)	49,919
10	November 23, 1975	at New York Jets	W 37–6	53,169
11	November 27, 1975	Buffalo Bills	L 32–14	41,899
12	December 7, 1975	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–17	49,701
13	December 14, 1975	at Chicago Bears	W 34–20	35,052
14	December 21, 1975	at Detroit Lions	W 24–13	64,656

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	356	276	W3
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	350	268	W2
Washington Redskins	8	6	0	.571	4–4	7–4	325	276	L2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	1–7	3–8	216	306	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	3–5	4–7	225	302	W1

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	7	0	20
Cardinals	7	6	0	10	23

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: Sunday, September 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54°F, wind 10 mph
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Game information

First Quarter

STL – Terry Metcalf 39-yard run (Jim Bakken kick) – Cardinals 7–0
ATL – Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Tied 7–7

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

Roster

St. Louis Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks

17 Jim Hart

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	9	7	7	23
Rams	14	14	0	7	35

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game attendance: 72,650
TV: CBS

Awards and records

Terry Metcalf, NFL Leader, 2,462 Combined Net Yards ^[3]

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) ^[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 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443

Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals seasons

Chicago 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 St. Louis 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Phoenix 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Arizona 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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