1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 3rd place National Football Conference Eastern Division 8-5-1 .615 |
| Head Coach: Charley Winner |
| Leeman Bennett | Offensive Backs |
| Ken Blue | Linebackers |
| Chuck Drulis | Defense |
| Red Miller | Offensive Line |
| Ken Shipp | Receivers |
| Dick Voris | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/15/1970 | A | Denver Broncos | 16-26 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 36327 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1970 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 41-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 15864 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38888 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 38888 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1970 | N | San Diego Chargers | 27-38 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83043 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1970 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 34-24 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50661 | |
| Fri | 9/18/1970 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13-34 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 63130 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44246 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 20-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50780 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | H | New Orleans Saints | 24-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 45294 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-20 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 59002 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | A | New York Giants | 17-35 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62984 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | Houston Oilers | 44-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47911 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | H | Boston Patriots | 31-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46466 | |
| Mon | 11/16/1970 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 38-0 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 69323 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 6-6 | T | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50711 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46581 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | A | Detroit Lions | 3-16 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 56362 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | H | New York Giants | 17-34 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50845 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | A | Washington Redskins | 27-28 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50415 | |
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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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | 6-0 | 199 | 30 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Pete Beathard | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Bob Brown | WR | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Alcorn State | 14 | 1 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | RS | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 1 |
| 31 | Jerry Daanen | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Cid Edwards | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Tennessee State | 11 | 7 |
| 76 | Vern Emerson | OT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Minnesota-Duluth | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Miller Farr | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | John Gilliam | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | South Carolina State | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 30 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Chip Healy | LB | 6-3 | 233 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Fred Heron | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Chuck Hutchison | OG | 6-3 | 242 | 22 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 |
| 88 | Freddie Hyatt | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Auburn | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Rolf Krueger | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Mike LaHood | OG | 6-3 | 249 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | MacArthur Lane | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 28 | Merritt JC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Chuck Latourette | LS-P | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Rice | 14 | 3 |
| 83 | Jim McFarland | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 23 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | ROT | 6-6 | 258 | 32 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | 6-2 | 246 | 23 | Clemson | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Dave Olerich | MLB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | San Francisco | 11 | 2 |
| 57 | Don Parish | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Charlie Pittman | RB | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Penn State | 8 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Plummer | S | 5-10 | 189 | 23 | San Mateo JC; Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | LOT | 6-6 | 264 | 31 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Jamie Rivers | MLB | 6-2 | 238 | 25 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 12 |
| 23 | Johnny Roland | FB | 6-2 | 213 | 27 | Missouri | 14 | 7 |
| 34 | Rocky Rosema | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Michigan | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Rowe | RDT-LDT | 6-4 | 258 | 25 | Western Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Joe Schmiesing | RDE | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | Minnesota; North Dakota State Science JC; New Mexico State | 14 | 4 |
| 27 | Roy Shivers | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Oakland JC; Utah State | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Siwek | DT | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Western Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Cal Snowden | DE | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | LS | 6-2 | 201 | 29 | Louisiana State | 11 | 11 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | RDE | 6-2 | 249 | 29 | Duke | 11 | 10 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Paul White | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Texas-El Paso | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Clyde Williams | ROG | 6-2 | 252 | 30 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Dave Williams | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Washington | 14 | 13 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 32 | Utah | 13 | 13 |
| 41 | Nate Wright | CB | 5-11 | 179 | 23 | Monterey Peninsula JC; San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Larry Stegent | RB | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 33 | Jim Corrigall | LB | Kent State |
| 2 | 38 | Chuck Hutchison | G | Ohio State |
| 3 | 58 | Charlie Pittman | RB | Penn State |
| 3 | 69 | Eric Harris | DB | Colorado |
| 4 | 86 | Greg Lens | DT | Trinity (Texas) |
| 4 | 91 | Don Parish | LB | Stanford |
| 5 | 111 | Tom Lloyd | T | Bowling Green State |
| 5 | 127 | Barry Pierson | DB | Michigan |
| 6 | 136 | James Manuel | T | Toledo |
| 7 | 164 | Jim McFarland | TE | Nebraska |
| 8 | 189 | Tom Banks | C | Auburn |
| 8 | 201 | Mike Holmgren | QB | Southern California |
| 9 | 214 | Paul White | RB | Texas-El Paso |
| 10 | 242 | Tony Plummer | DB | Pacific |
| 11 | 267 | Mike Siwek | DT | Western Michigan |
| 12 | 292 | Charlie Collins | WR | Kansas State |
| 13 | 320 | Jack Thomas | G | Mississippi State |
| 14 | 345 | Ray Groth | WR | Utah |
| 15 | 370 | Ron Wilson | WR | Western Illinois |
| 16 | 398 | Gary Fowler | RB | California |
| 17 | 423 | Cliff Powell | LB | Arkansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 56 | 91 | 77 | 101 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 71 | 23 | 76 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 226 | 110 | 104 | 12 | / % | / % | 84 | 896 | |
| Opponents Totals | 242 | 96 | 116 | 30 | / % | / % | 68 | 659 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 0 | 97 |
| MacArthur Lane | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| John Gilliam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Johnny Roland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dave Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Miller Farr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chuck Latourette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Parish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 0 | 325 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 0 | 228 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 1 | 49 | 4/4 | 3/6 | 7/7 | 6/11 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 1 | 49 | 4/4 | 3/6 | 7/7 | 6/11 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 0/6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 206 | 977 | 4.7 | 75 | 11 |
| Johnny Roland | 94 | 392 | 4.2 | 20 | 3 |
| Cid Edwards | 70 | 350 | 5.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Roy Shivers | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 29t | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 48t | 1 |
| Jackie Smith | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Chuck Latourette | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 18 | 18 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Pittman | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 429 | 1998 | 4.7 | 75 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 472 | 1762 | 3.7 | 57t | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 373 | 171 | 45.8 | 184 | 2575 | 6.9 | 15.1 | 79 | 14 | 3.8 | 18 | 4.8 | 26 | 216 | 2359 | 61.5 |
| Pete Beathard | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 9 | 114 | 6.7 | 16.3 | 58t | 2 | 11.8 | 1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 79.0 |
| Team Totals | 390 | 178 | 45.6 | 193 | 2689 | 6.9 | 15.1 | 79 | 16 | 4.1 | 19 | 4.9 | 26 | 216 | 2473 | 62.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 382 | 183 | 47.9 | 178 | 2416 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 59 | 16 | 4.2 | 21 | 5.5 | 40 | 309 | 2107 | 59.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gilliam | 45 | 952 | 21.2 | 79 | 5 |
| Jackie Smith | 37 | 687 | 18.6 | 59t | 4 |
| MacArthur Lane | 32 | 365 | 11.4 | 78t | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 23 | 364 | 15.8 | 58t | 3 |
| Cid Edwards | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 39 | 1 |
| Johnny Roland | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Roy Shivers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Daanen | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 178 | 2689 | 15.1 | 79 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 183 | 2416 | 13.2 | 59 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Wehrli | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Miller Farr | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 19t | 1 |
| Jerry Stovall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Parish | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 255 | 12.1 | 41t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 276 | 14.5 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Latourette | 65 | 2659 | 40.9 | 59 | 0 | 90 | ||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 2659 | 40.9 | 59 | 0 | 90 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 3199 | 40.0 | 55 | 0 | 315 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Latourette | 30 | 12 | 171 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 10 | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 24 | 315 | 7.7 | 74t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 20 | 90 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Latourette | 13 | 254 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Charlie Pittman | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Nate Wright | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 26 | 0 | |
| Paul White | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Terry Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 926 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 1262 | 23.4 | 98t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Walker | 7.5 | |
| Bob Rowe | 7.0 | |
| Fred Heron | 5.0 | |
| Joe Schmiesing | 4.0 | |
| Larry Stallings | 4.0 | |
| Cal Snowden | 3.5 | |
| Rolf Krueger | 2.5 | |
| Larry Wilson | 1.5 | |
| Miller Farr | 1.0 | |
| Chip Healy | 1.0 | |
| Dave Olerich | 0.5 | |
| Don Parish | 1.5 | |
| Team Totals | 40.0 | 309.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26.0 | 216.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| Terry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Daanen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Latourette | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 | |
| Don Parish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
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