1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1982 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	5–4
Division place	6th NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Playoff

The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the team's 1988 move to Arizona, as well as the last NFL postseason appearance for any St. Louis franchise until the Rams' Super Bowl championship season of 1999. The '82 Football Cardinals were 5–4 during the regular-season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1982 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office

President – Bill Bidwill
Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson
Director of Player Personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jim Hanifan
Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Leon McLaughlin

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Harry Gilmer
Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson
Receivers – Emmitt Thomas
Offensive Line – Tom Lovat

Defensive coaches

Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Floyd Peters
Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis
Linebackers – Rudy Feldman

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–7	58,673
2	September 19, 1982	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–7	50,705
3	November 21, 1982	San Francisco 49ers	L 31–20	38,064
4	November 28, 1982	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–20	33,411
5	December 5, 1982	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–20	63,622
6	December 12, 1982	Washington Redskins	L 12–7	35,308
7	December 19, 1982	at Chicago Bears	W 10–7	43,270
8	December 26, 1982	New York Giants	W 24–21	39,824
9	January 2, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 28–0	55,045

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 49ers	3	7	7	14	31
Cardinals	0	7	6	7	20

Date: November 21
Location: Busch Stadium
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 38,064
Game weather: 53°F; wind 10
Referee: Tom Dooley

Scoring summary

Q1	SF	Wersching 36 yard field goal	SF 3–0

Q2	SF	Moore 1 yard run (Wersching kick)	SF 10–0

Q2	STL	Green 17 yard pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick)	SF 10–7

Q3	STL	O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q3	STL	O'Donoghue 32 yard field goal	STL 13–10

Q3	SF	Francis 6 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)	SF 17–13

Q4	SF	Clark 33 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)	SF 24–13

Q4	SF	Cooper 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick)	SF 31–13

Q4	STL	Anderson 2 yard run (O'Donoghue kick)	SF 31–20

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 8, 1983	at Green Bay Packers	L 41–16	54,282

NFC: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	6	0	7	16
Packers	7	21	10	3	41

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 54,282
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris

Game information
Scoring STL – field goal O'Donoghue 18 STL 3–0 GB – Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 7–3 GB – Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 14–3 GB – Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick) GB 21–3 GB – Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 28–3 STL – Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked) GB 28–9 GB – field goal Stenerud 46 GB 31–9 GB – Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 38–9 GB – field goal Stenerud 34 GB 41–9 STL – Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) GB 41–16

Game information

Scoring
- STL – field goal O'Donoghue 18 STL 3–0
- GB – Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 7–3
- GB – Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 14–3
- GB – Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick) GB 21–3
- GB – Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 28–3
- STL – Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked) GB 28–9
- GB – field goal Stenerud 46 GB 31–9
- GB – Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 38–9
- GB – field goal Stenerud 34 GB 41–9
- STL – Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) GB 41–16

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾	8	1	0	.889	6–1	8–1	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	6	3	0	.667	2–1	4–2	226	145	L2
St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾	5	4	0	.556	3–1	5–4	135	170	L1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	2–3	3–5	164	160	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	1–4	1–5	191	195	L1

National Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
Green Bay Packers⁽³⁾	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings⁽⁴⁾	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
Atlanta Falcons⁽⁵⁾	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers⁽⁷⁾	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
Detroit Lions⁽⁸⁾	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1

Awards and records

Luis Sharpe, NFL All-Rookie team

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-22.

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

1982 NFL season

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

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