1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
4th place National Football Conference Eastern Division 4-9-1 .321 |
Head Coach: Bob Hollway |
Bill Austin | Offensive Line |
Lew Carpenter | Receivers |
Chuck Drulis | Defense/Linebackers |
Paul Lanham | Special Teams |
Bob Leach | Defensive Line |
Bill Thornton | Offensive Backs |
Larry Wilson | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/4/1972 | A | Buffalo Bills | 27-10 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 38338 | |
Sat | 8/12/1972 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 78190 | |
Sat | 8/19/1972 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-13 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 34506 | |
Thu | 8/24/1972 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-33 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38596 | |
Sat | 9/2/1972 | A | Green Bay Packers | 31-10 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
Sat | 9/9/1972 | H | Chicago Bears | 33-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48112 | |
Sun | 9/17/1972 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 53652 | |
Sun | 9/24/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-24 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
Sun | 10/1/1972 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19-25 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49140 | |
Sun | 10/8/1972 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 19-17 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 49687 | |
Sun | 10/15/1972 | H | Washington Redskins | 3-33 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50454 | |
Sun | 10/22/1972 | A | New York Giants | 21-27 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62756 | |
Sun | 10/29/1972 | H | Chicago Bears | 10-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50464 | |
Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 6-6 | T | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
Sun | 11/12/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-33 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65218 | |
Sun | 11/19/1972 | H | New York Giants | 7-13 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48014 | |
Mon | 11/27/1972 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
Sun | 12/3/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 6-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49787 | |
Sun | 12/10/1972 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 36873 | |
Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-23 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 34872 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
44 | Donny Anderson | RB-P | 6-3 | 212 | 29 | Texas Tech | 14 | 13 |
57 | Mark Arneson | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 23 | Arizona | 14 | 10 |
25 | Jim Bakken | K | 6-0 | 199 | 32 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
54 | Tom Banks | C-LOG | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Auburn | 14 | 11 |
48 | Craig Baynham | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 |
31 | Chuck Beatty | S | 6-2 | 203 | 26 | North Texas | 4 | 1 |
89 | Tom Beckman | DE | 6-5 | 250 | 22 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
55 | Dave Bradley | LOT | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
86 | Don Brumm | LDE-RDE-LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 243 | 31 | Purdue | 14 | 12 |
38 | Leon Burns | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Laney JC; Long Beach State | 14 | 5 |
36 | Jim Butler | RB | 5-10 | 191 | 29 | Edward Waters | 5 | 0 |
47 | Steve Conley | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Arizona Western JC; Kansas | 7 | 0 |
15 | Gary Cuozzo | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 31 | Virginia | 8 | 6 |
72 | Dan Dierdorf | LOT-LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 280 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
60 | Conrad Dobler | LOG-LOT | 6-3 | 254 | 22 | Wyoming | 12 | 9 |
20 | Miller Farr | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Wichita State | 13 | 12 |
84 | Walker Gillette | WR | 6-5 | 200 | 25 | Richmond | 14 | 13 |
85 | Mel Gray | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 24 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 7 | 1 |
49 | Dale Hackbart | LS | 6-3 | 210 | 34 | Wisconsin | 14 | 3 |
60 | Jim Hargrove | LLB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Howard Payne | 10 | 1 |
17 | Jim Hart | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Southern Illinois | 6 | 3 |
32 | Leo Hayden | RB | 6-0 | 212 | 24 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 |
34 | Don Heater | RB | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Montana Tech | 2 | 0 |
74 | Fred Heron | LDT | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | San Jose State | 6 | 6 |
70 | John Hoffman | LDE | 6-7 | 260 | 29 | Southern California; Hawaii | 2 | 1 |
65 | Chuck Hutchison | ROG | 6-3 | 242 | 24 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 |
88 | Freddie Hyatt | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Auburn | 12 | 2 |
62 | Marty Imhof | RDE | 6-6 | 256 | 23 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 13 | 8 |
59 | Jeff Lyman | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 22 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
80 | Jim McFarland | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 25 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 |
56 | Mike McGill | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 |
73 | Ernie McMillan | ROT | 6-6 | 258 | 34 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
58 | Terry Miller | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Illinois | 12 | 9 |
50 | Wayne Mulligan | C | 6-2 | 246 | 25 | Clemson | 12 | 5 |
76 | Scott Palmer | DT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Texas | 5 | 0 |
51 | Don Parish | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
30 | Ara Person | TE | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Morgan State | 4 | 0 |
28 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 13 |
71 | John Richardson | LDT | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | UCLA | 11 | 8 |
53 | Jamie Rivers | MLB | 6-2 | 238 | 27 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 2 |
23 | Johnny Roland | RB | 6-2 | 213 | 29 | Missouri | 14 | 9 |
75 | Bob Rowe | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 27 | Western Michigan | 14 | 14 |
27 | Roy Shivers | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 30 | Oakland JC; Utah State | 2 | 0 |
81 | Jackie Smith | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 32 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 14 | 14 |
87 | Jeff Staggs | RLB | 6-2 | 242 | 28 | Brigham Young; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 8 | 5 |
67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 |
43 | Norm Thompson | RCB-LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 27 | Laney JC; Utah | 12 | 11 |
16 | Tim Van Galder | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Iowa State | 5 | 5 |
79 | Chuck Walker | DT | 6-2 | 249 | 31 | Duke | 2 | 0 |
40 | Eric Washington | RCB-LCB | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Texas-El Paso | 6 | 1 |
22 | Roger Wehrli | RS-RCB-lCB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
42 | Bob Wicks | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Utah State | 9 | 0 |
33 | Larry Willingham | RS | 6-0 | 198 | 24 | Auburn | 11 | 3 |
8 | Larry Wilson | LS-RS | 6-0 | 190 | 34 | Utah | 12 | 12 |
35 | Tom Woodeshick | RB | 6-1 | 219 | 31 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 |
62 | Steve Wright | LOT | 6-6 | 250 | 30 | Alabama | 5 | 4 |
78 | Ron Yankowski | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 10 | 6 |
64 | Bob Young | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 30 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 14 | 9 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 4 | Ahmad Rashad | RB-WR | Oregon |
2 | 32 | Mark Arneson | LB | Arizona |
3 | 57 | Tom Beckman | DE | Michigan |
4 | 82 | Jeff Lyman | LB | Brigham Young |
4 | 84 | Marty Imhof | DT | San Diego State |
5 | 110 | Conrad Dobler | G | Wyoming |
6 | 135 | Don Heater | RB | Montana Tech |
7 | 160 | Council Rudolph | DE | Kentucky State |
8 | 188 | Bob Wicks | WR | Utah State |
9 | 213 | Gene Macken | C | South Dakota |
10 | 238 | Eric Washington | DB | Texas-El Paso |
10 | 250 | Mike Franks | QB | Eastern New Mexico |
11 | 265 | Ronnie Jones | LB | Arkansas |
12 | 291 | Tommy Gay | DT | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
13 | 316 | Tom Campana | DB | Ohio State |
14 | 344 | Pat McTeer | K | New Mexico State |
15 | 369 | Mark Herman | TE | Yankton |
16 | 394 | Henry Alford | DE | Pittsburgh |
17 | 422 | Kent Carter | LB | Southern California |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 20 | 79 | 56 | 38 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 92 | 75 | 100 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 181 | 68 | 102 | 11 | 54/166 32.5% | / % | 64 | 582 | |
Opponents Totals | 276 | 119 | 138 | 19 | 94/206 45.6% | / % | 68 | 645 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 0 | 61 |
Donny Anderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Johnny Roland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Leon Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Walker Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Norm Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Leo Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 22 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 0 | 193 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 28 | 47 | 59.6 | 1 | 303 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 28 | 47 | 59.6 | 7/8 | 5/7 | 9/13 | 6/12 | 1/6 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donny Anderson | 153 | 536 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 |
Johnny Roland | 105 | 414 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
Leon Burns | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 9 | 2 |
Ahmad Rashad | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 |
Craig Baynham | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
Jackie Smith | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
Tim Van Galder | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
Tom Woodeshick | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
Roy Shivers | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
Leo Hayden | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 |
Gary Cuozzo | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
Jim Butler | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 361 | 1229 | 3.4 | 19 | 9 |
Opponents Totals | 548 | 2189 | 4.0 | 28 | 11 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Cuozzo | 158 | 69 | 43.7 | 78 | 897 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 68t | 5 | 3.2 | 11 | 7.0 | 13 | 89 | 808 | 43.7 |
Jim Hart | 119 | 60 | 50.4 | 54 | 857 | 7.2 | 14.3 | 98 | 5 | 4.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 7 | 56 | 801 | 70.6 |
Tim Van Galder | 79 | 40 | 50.6 | 32 | 434 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 71 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 8.9 | 10 | 76 | 358 | 34.5 |
Donny Anderson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 71 | 23.7 | 35.5 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 109.7 |
Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Larry Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 363 | 171 | 47.1 | 169 | 2259 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 98 | 11 | 3.0 | 23 | 6.3 | 30 | 221 | 2038 | 51.0 |
Opponents Totals | 365 | 221 | 60.5 | 133 | 2733 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 73t | 15 | 4.1 | 11 | 3.0 | 22 | 183 | 2550 | 84.9 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Roland | 38 | 321 | 8.4 | 27 | 2 |
Walker Gillette | 33 | 550 | 16.7 | 65t | 2 |
Ahmad Rashad | 29 | 500 | 17.2 | 98 | 3 |
Donny Anderson | 28 | 298 | 10.6 | 56 | 2 |
Jackie Smith | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 71 | 2 |
Leon Burns | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
Mel Gray | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 33 | 0 |
Freddie Hyatt | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
Roy Shivers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Leo Hayden | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Craig Baynham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Jim Butler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Bob Wicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Tom Woodeshick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 171 | 2259 | 13.2 | 98 | 11 |
Opponents Totals | 221 | 2733 | 12.4 | 73t | 15 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Wilson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 |
Miller Farr | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
Mike McGill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
Dale Hackbart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Jeff Staggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Norm Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 289 | 12.6 | 41 | 3 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donny Anderson | 72 | 2847 | 39.5 | 61 | 0 | |||||
Jim Bakken | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 73 | 2873 | 39.4 | 61 | 0 | 144 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 48 | 1892 | 39.4 | 62 | 2 | 61 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Willingham | 9 | 6 | 41 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
Roger Wehrli | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
Mel Gray | 2 | 3 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 15 | 61 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 22 | 144 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Gray | 17 | 378 | 22.2 | 29 | 0 | |
Ahmad Rashad | 20 | 437 | 21.9 | 37 | 0 | |
Larry Willingham | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 28 | 0 | |
Jim Butler | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
Freddie Hyatt | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | |
Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
Leon Burns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 53 | 1152 | 21.7 | 41 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 1037 | 25.9 | 91t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Don Brumm | 5.5 | |
Bob Rowe | 5.5 | |
Larry Stallings | 2.0 | |
Terry Miller | 1.0 | |
John Richardson | 1.0 | |
Norm Thompson | 1.0 | |
Ron Yankowski | 1.0 | |
Marty Imhof | 0.5 | |
Jamie Rivers | 0.5 | |
Larry Willingham | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 22.0 | 183.0 |
Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 221.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donny Anderson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Arneson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Banks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 0 | |
Craig Baynham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Don Brumm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leon Burns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
Walker Gillette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mel Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dale Hackbart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jimmy Hargrove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
Leo Hayden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Freddie Hyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marty Imhof | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Roland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Staggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Stallings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Norm Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 1 |
Tim Van Galder | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Roger Wehrli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Willingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Larry Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Young | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 43 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 61 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 0 |
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