1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Eastern Conference • 9-5-0 .643 |
| Head Coach: Wally Lemm |
| Chuck Drulis | Defense |
| Ed Henke | Defensive Line |
| Fran Polsfoot | Ends |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Line |
| Don Shroyer | Offensive Backs |
| Charley Trippi | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/16/1963 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 24-22 | W | Salt Lake City, UT | Ute Stadium | 19038 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | N | Detroit Lions | 17-22 | L | Omaha, NE | Rosenblatt Stadium | 14400 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60884 | |
| Fri | 9/6/1963 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 0-35 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 30842 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1963 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 34-7 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 36432 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1963 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-24 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60671 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1963 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 28225 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1963 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 56-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 30220 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-23 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 23715 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1963 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-30 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32224 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-7 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 46921 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1963 | H | New York Giants | 21-38 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 29482 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 18197 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1963 | A | Cleveland Browns | 20-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 75932 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1963 | A | New York Giants | 24-17 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62992 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1963 | H | Cleveland Browns | 10-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 32531 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1963 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 38-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 15979 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1963 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-28 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 12695 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Taz Anderson | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 23 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Garland Boyette | 50 | MLB-LLB | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Grambling State | 9 | 0 |
| Don Brumm | 86 | RDE | 6-3 | 243 | 22 | Purdue | 13 | 12 |
| Jimmy Burson | 49 | CB | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 35 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 202 | 30 | Auburn | 14 | 13 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 40 | FL | 6-0 | 194 | 28 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Cook | 75 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| John David Crow | 44 | HB | 6-2 | 218 | 28 | Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Bob DeMarco | 61 | C | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Indiana; Dayton | 14 | 14 |
| Fate Echols | 63 | RDT-LDT | 6-1 | 258 | 24 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 37 | LCB | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Gambrell | 3 | SE-FL | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 22 | FB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Irv Goode | 55 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Kentucky | 13 | 13 |
| Ken Gray | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Howard Payne | 14 | 14 |
| Mal Hammack | 33 | TE-FB | 6-2 | 205 | 30 | Arlington State JC; Florida | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Henke | 80 | LDE | 6-3 | 227 | 36 | Ventura JC; Southern California | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 41 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 35 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 12 |
| John Houser | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 239 | 28 | Redlands | 7 | 0 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 28 | Baylor | 4 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Schreiner Institute JC; New Mexico State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Koman | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 229 | 29 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie McMillan | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 258 | 25 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Meggyesy | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 221 | 22 | Syracuse | 6 | 0 |
| Dale Meinert | 62 | MLB | 6-2 | 220 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Owens | 70 | LDT | 6-5 | 255 | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 12 |
| Luke Owens | 78 | RDT | 6-2 | 254 | 29 | Kent State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Paremore | 23 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Florida A&M | 14 | 1 |
| Sonny Randle | 88 | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 27 | Virginia Military Institute; Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Redmond | 65 | LDT-RDE | 6-5 | 243 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 2 |
| Bob Reynolds | 71 | LOT | 6-6 | 264 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 1 |
| Joe Robb | 84 | LDE | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Marion Rushing | 52 | LLB-RLB | 6-2 | 223 | 27 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 6 |
| Sam Silas | 72 | DT-LOG | 6-4 | 251 | 23 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE-SE | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 11 |
| Billy Stacy | 24 | LS-RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 27 | Mississippi State | 9 | 6 |
| Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB-RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 10 |
| Jerry Stovall | 21 | LS-P | 6-2 | 201 | 22 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| John Symank | 31 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Arlington State JC; Florida | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Thornton | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 214 | 24 | Nebraska | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Triplett | 38 | HB | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 12 |
| Larry Wilson | 8 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Jerry Stovall | B | Louisiana State |
| 1 | 13 | Don Brumm | DE | Purdue |
| 2 | 17 | Bob Reynolds | T | Bowling Green State |
| 3 | 30 | Danny Brabham | DE | Arkansas |
| 3 | 33 | Mike Fracchia | B | Alabama |
| 4 | 45 | Don Estes | T | Louisiana State |
| 5 | 58 | Bill Thornton | B | Nebraska |
| 6 | 73 | Bob Paremore | B | Florida A&M |
| 7 | 86 | Jim Moss | T | South Carolina |
| 8 | 101 | Duane Cook | G | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 114 | Willis Crenshaw | B | Kansas State |
| 10 | 129 | Jackie Smith | E | Northwestern State (Louisiana) |
| 11 | 142 | Jimmy Burson | B | Auburn |
| 12 | 157 | Chuck Walker | G | Duke |
| 13 | 170 | Alex Zyskowski | B | Wichita State |
| 14 | 185 | Paul Lea | B | Oklahoma |
| 15 | 198 | Ed Scrutchins | E | Toledo |
| 16 | 213 | John Slafkosky | T | Notre Dame |
| 17 | 226 | Dave Meggyesy | LB | Syracuse |
| 18 | 241 | Larry Stallings | T | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | 254 | Darnel Haney | T | Utah State |
| 20 | 269 | Billy Clay | E | Arkansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 109 | 104 | 98 | 341 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 130 | 27 | 90 | 283 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 254 | 105 | 134 | 15 | / % | / % | 69 | 692 | |
| Opponents Totals | 235 | 105 | 107 | 23 | / % | / % | 51 | 577 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 77 |
| Sonny Randle | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Bill Triplett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Joe Childress | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Paremore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Symank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 341 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 0 | 283 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 45 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 45 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 2/6 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 4/ | 4/ | 2/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Childress | 174 | 701 | 4.0 | 28 | 2 |
| Bill Triplett | 134 | 652 | 4.9 | 63t | 5 |
| Charley Johnson | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Bill Thornton | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 55t | 1 |
| Bob Paremore | 36 | 107 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 35t | 1 |
| John David Crow | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 423 | 1839 | 4.3 | 63t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 461 | 1802 | 3.9 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 423 | 222 | 222 | 180 | 3280 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 78t | 28 | 6.6 | 21 | 5.0 | 40 | 372 | 2908 | 79.5 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 96 | 8.7 | 24.0 | 33 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 99.1 |
| John David Crow | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 17 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 134.7 |
| Prentice Gautt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 438 | 228 | 228 | 189 | 3403 | 7.8 | 14.9 | 78t | 30 | 6.8 | 21 | 4.8 | 40 | 372 | 3031 | 80.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 370 | 180 | 180 | 172 | 2519 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 13 | 3.5 | 18 | 4.9 | 41 | 367 | 2152 | 62.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 73 | 967 | 13.2 | 48 | 10 |
| Sonny Randle | 51 | 1014 | 19.9 | 68t | 12 |
| Bill Triplett | 31 | 396 | 12.8 | 38 | 3 |
| Jackie Smith | 28 | 445 | 15.9 | 55t | 2 |
| Joe Childress | 25 | 354 | 14.2 | 78t | 2 |
| Bob Paremore | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Taz Anderson | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Thornton | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Prentice Gautt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 228 | 3403 | 14.9 | 78t | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 180 | 2519 | 14.0 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Fischer | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 55 | 0 |
| John Symank | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Larry Wilson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Billy Stacy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 383 | 21.3 | 58t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 284 | 13.5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stovall | 65 | 2647 | 40.7 | 69 | 0 | 294 | ||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 2647 | 40.7 | 69 | 0 | 294 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 2971 | 40.1 | 166 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Gambrell | 11 | 15 | 111 | 10.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 9 | 8 | 25 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Paremore | 4 | 2 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Stacy | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 26 | 166 | 6.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 294 | 11.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stovall | 15 | 419 | 27.9 | 55 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 14 | 229 | 16.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bob Paremore | 12 | 292 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Bill Thornton | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mal Hammack | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Irv Goode | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1070 | 20.6 | 55 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 1279 | 25.1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Boyette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Brumm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Cook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Gambrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charley Johnson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Koman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Meinert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paremore | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sonny Randle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marion Rushing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Stallings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Stovall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 52 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 1 |
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