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1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
teamdisplay	St. Louis Cardinals
year	1964
record	9–3–2
division_place	2nd NFL Eastern
coach	Wally Lemm
stadium	Busch Stadium (I)
playoffs	Won NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. [Packers](1964-green-bay-packers-season)) 24–17
shortnavlink	Cardinals seasons

Note

the National Football League team

(vs. Packers) 24–17 The ** St. Louis Cardinals season** was the team's 45th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth season in St. Louis.

The Cardinals (9–3–2) were the runner-up in the Eastern Conference, finishing a half game behind the Cleveland Browns (10–3–1), who won the NFL championship game on December 27. The Cardinals tied the Browns in Cleveland in September and defeated them in St. Louis in December.

As the conference runner-up, the Cardinals played the Green Bay Packers of the Western Conference in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, Florida. Held on January 3 at the Orange Bowl, St. Louis won in an upset, 24–17. It was the Cardinals' only postseason appearance between 1948 and 1974.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1964 NFL draft

Regular season

Schedule

St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Week	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964
	at [Dallas Cowboys](1964-dallas-cowboys-season)	W 16–6	1–0	Cotton Bowl	36,605
September 20	at [Cleveland Browns](1964-cleveland-browns-season)	T 33–33	1–0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	76,954
September 27	at [San Francisco 49ers](1964-san-francisco-49ers-season)	W 23–13	2–0–1	Kezar Stadium	30,969
October 4	at [Washington Redskins](1964-washington-redskins-season)	W 23–17	3–0–1	D.C. Stadium	49,219
	at [Baltimore Colts](1964-baltimore-colts-season)^	L 27–47	3–1–1	Memorial Stadium	60,213
October 18	[Washington Redskins](1964-washington-redskins-season)	W 38–24	4–1–1	Busch Stadium	23,748
October 25	[Dallas Cowboys](1964-dallas-cowboys-season)	L 13–31	4–2–1	Busch Stadium	28,253
November 1	at [New York Giants](1964-new-york-giants-season)	L 17–34	4–3–1	Yankee Stadium	63,072
November 8	[Pittsburgh Steelers](1964-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	W 34–30	5–3–1	Busch Stadium	28,245
November 15	[New York Giants](1964-new-york-giants-season)	T 10–10	5–3–2	Busch Stadium	29,608
November 22	at [Philadelphia Eagles](1964-philadelphia-eagles-season)	W 38–13	6–3–2	Franklin Field	60,671
November 29	at [Pittsburgh Steelers](1964-pittsburgh-steelers-season)	W 21–20	7–3–2	Pitt Stadium	27,807
December 6	[Cleveland Browns](1964-cleveland-browns-season)	W 28–19	8–3–2	Busch Stadium	31,585
December 13	[Philadelphia Eagles](1964-philadelphia-eagles-season)	W 36–34	9–3–2	Busch Stadium	24,636
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

^ The game with the Baltimore Colts on October 12 was originally scheduled for St. Louis, but was moved to Baltimore due to the baseball Cardinals' participation in the World Series.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Cleveland Browns

;First Quarter

STL - John David Crow 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 7-0
CLE - Lou Groza 32 yard field goal - Cardinals 7-3
CLE - Lou Groza 12 yard field goal - Cardinals 7-6
STL - Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal - Cardinals 10-6 ;Second Quarter
CLE - Lou Groza 37 yard field goal - Cardinals 10-9
STL - Jim Bakken 51 yard field goal - Cardinals 13-9
CLE - Paul Warfield 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 16-13 ;Third Quarter
STL - Sonny Randle 38 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 20-16
STL - Jim Bakken 44 yard field goal - Cardinals 23-16
CLE - Gary Collins 7 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Tied 23-23 ;Fourth Quarter
STL - Sonny Randle 50 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 30-23
CLE - Lou Groza 25 yard field goal - Cardinals 30-26
CLE - Jim Brown 1 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 33-30
STL - Jim Bakken 28 yard field goal - Tied 33-33 ;Cardinals

;Browns

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns

;First Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 22 yard field goal - Browns 3-0 ;Second Quarter
STL - Joe Childress 46 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 7-3
STL - Charley Johnson 1 yard run - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 14-3
STL - Bobby Joe Conrad 8 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 21-3
CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Cardinals 21-6 ;Third Quarter
CLE - Lou Groza 17 yard field goal - Cardinals 21-9
STL - Charley Johnson 1 yard run - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 28-9 ;Fourth Quarter
CLE - Lou Groza 36 yard field goal - Cardinals 28-12
CLE - Ernie Green 30 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Cardinals 28-19 ;Browns

;Cardinals

Standings

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill
Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr.
Head Coach – Wally Lemm
Offensive Backs / Game Scouting - Charley Trippi
Offensive line – Ray Prochaska
Receivers Coach – Fran Polsfoot
Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis
Defensive Backs Coach - Walt Schlinkman

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Roster

SS/P

Postseason

Playoff Bowl

Main article: Playoff Bowl

St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Round	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Date	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Opponent	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Result	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Venue	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1964	border=2}}"	Attendance	Playoff Bowl
January 3, 1965	[Green Bay Packers](1964-green-bay-packers-season)	W 24–17	Orange Bowl	56,218

Source:

References

Lea, Bud. (January 4, 1965). "Cards blunt Packers' rally, 24-17". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Johnson, Chuck. (January 4, 1965). "Packers season ends as it began; Cardinals win in an exhibition". Milwaukee Journal.
(January 4, 1965). "'Peanuts' leads Cards to victory". Eugene Register-Guard.
https://www.profootballarchives.com/1964nflstl.html
0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

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