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1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
teamdisplay	St. Louis Cardinals
year	1975
record	11–3
division_place	1st NFC East
coach	Don Coryell
owner	Bill Bidwill
stadium	Busch Memorial Stadium
playoffs	Lost [Divisional Playoffs](1975-76-nfl-playoffs)
(at [Rams](1975-los-angeles-rams-season)) 23–35
pro_bowlers	C Tom Banks
G Conrad Dobler
T Dan Dierdorf
QB Jim Hart
RB Terry Metcalf
RB Jim Otis
RB Mel Gray
CB Roger Wehrli
K Jim Bakken
shortnavlink	Cardinals seasons

(at Rams) 23–35 G Conrad Dobler T Dan Dierdorf QB Jim Hart RB Terry Metcalf RB Jim Otis RB Mel Gray CB Roger Wehrli K Jim Bakken 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. 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 to 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.

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, when they played in Super Bowl XLIII after they had moved to Arizona, as well as to the NFC West.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1975 NFL draft

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill
Director of Pro Football Operations – Joe Sullivan
Head Coach – Don Coryell
Quarterbacks / Receivers Coach - Harry Gilmer
Offensive Backs – Joe Gibbs
Offensive line – Jim Hanifan
Defensive Coordinator / Secondary – Ray Willsey
Defensive Line / Linebackers – Sid Hall
Defensive Backs = Jim Champion
Special Assignments - Wayne Seiver

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Roster

1975 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Regular season

Schedule

St. Louis Cardinals	year=1975	border=2}}"	Week	St. Louis Cardinals	year=1975
September 21	[Atlanta Falcons](1975-atlanta-falcons-season)	W 23–20	1–0	Busch Memorial Stadium	42,172
September 28	at [Dallas Cowboys](1975-dallas-cowboys-season)	L 31–37 (OT)	1–1	Texas Stadium	52,417
October 5	[New York Giants](1975-new-york-giants-season)	W 26–14	2–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	44,919
	at [Washington Redskins](1975-washington-redskins-season)	L 17–27	2–2	RFK Stadium	54,693
October 19	[Philadelphia Eagles](1975-philadelphia-eagles-season)	W 31–20	3–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	45,242
	at [New York Giants](1975-new-york-giants-season)	W 20–13	4–2	Shea Stadium	49,598
November 2	[New England Patriots](1975-new-england-patriots-season)	W 24–17	5–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	45,907
November 9	at [Philadelphia Eagles](1975-philadelphia-eagles-season)	W 24–23	6–2	Veterans Stadium	60,277
November 16	[Washington Redskins](1975-washington-redskins-season)	W 20–17 (OT)	7–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,919
November 23	at [New York Jets](1975-new-york-jets-season)	W 37–6	8–2	Shea Stadium	53,169
November 27	[Buffalo Bills](1975-buffalo-bills-season)	L 14–32	8–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	41,899
December 7	[Dallas Cowboys](1975-dallas-cowboys-season)	W 31–17	9–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,701
December 14	at [Chicago Bears](1975-chicago-bears-season)	W 34–20	10–3	Soldier Field	35,052
December 21	at [Detroit Lions](1975-detroit-lions-season)	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

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

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

Awards and records

Terry Metcalf, NFL Leader, 2,462 Combined Net Yards

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)

References

Sources

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".
https://www.profootballarchives.com/1975nflstl.html
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443

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