1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Head Coach: Don Coryell |
| Joe Gibbs | Offensive Backfield |
| Harry Gilmer | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Jim Hanifan | Offensive Line |
| Wayne Sevier | Special Assignments |
| Chuck Weber | Defensive Backfield |
| Ray Willsey | Defensive Coordinator |
| Willie Zapalac | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | H | New York Jets | 13-12 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 16168 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | N | Oakland Raiders | 9-20 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 33216 | |
| Mon | 8/16/1976 | N | San Diego Chargers | 20-10 | W | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Stadium | 38000 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | A | Chicago Bears | 20-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55755 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | H | Denver Broncos | 17-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 39808 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1976 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42997 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 30-24 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 58441 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | H | Green Bay Packers | 29-0 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48842 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-43 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 39911 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | H | New York Giants | 27-21 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48039 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 33-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44933 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 21-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50317 | |
| Mon | 10/25/1976 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-20 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 48325 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-20 | W | OT | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50365 |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 71516 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 30-28 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 64698 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 10-16 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49833 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-19 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62498 | |
| Sat | 12/4/1976 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-17 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48282 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1976 | A | New York Giants | 17-14 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 60553 | |
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 |
| Hank Allison | 68 | OG-OT | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Sequoias JC; San Diego State | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 224 | 27 | Arizona | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Bakken | 25 | K | 6-0 | 199 | 36 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Banks | 54 | C | 6-1 | 240 | 28 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Al Beauchamp | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 32 | Southern University | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 79 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 252 | 28 | Cincinnati | 14 | 11 |
| Tom Brahaney | 51 | C | 6-2 | 247 | 25 | Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Brooks | 70 | DT | 6-5 | 256 | 29 | Texas | 8 | 0 |
| J.V. Cain | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 224 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Dwayne Crump | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Fresno CC; Pasadena CC; Fresno State | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Davis | 76 | LDT | 6-2 | 275 | 25 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Dawson | 73 | RDT | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Arizona | 13 | 10 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 72 | ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Conrad Dobler | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Donckers | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Columbia Basin JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 41 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Los Angeles CC; California | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Finnie | 60 | LOT | 6-3 | 245 | 31 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Carl Gersbach | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 29 | Duke; West Chester | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 28 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 11 | 11 |
| Gary Hammond | 30 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 207 | 24 | Iowa State | 12 | 11 |
| Jim Hart | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 32 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Hartle | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Newberry | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jones | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Duke | 13 | 4 |
| Terry Joyce | 87 | P | 6-6 | 230 | 22 | Highland CC; Wichita State; Missouri Southern State | 14 | 0 |
| Tim Kearney | 56 | MLB | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Northern Michigan | 12 | 8 |
| Jerry Latin | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 23 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 0 |
| Mike McDonald | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Catawba | 4 | 0 |
| Mike McGraw | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Wyoming | 4 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 12 | 12 |
| Wayne Morris | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 1 |
| Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 28 | Centerville JC; Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Minnesota | 7 | 0 |
| Lee Nelson | 38 | LCB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Pensacola JC; Florida State | 9 | 2 |
| Brad Oates | 65 | OT | 6-6 | 273 | 23 | Duke; Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Okoniewski | 71 | DT | 6-3 | 247 | 27 | Washington; Everett CC; Washington; Montana | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 |
| Ken Reaves | 36 | SS | 6-3 | 206 | 32 | Norfolk State | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 20 | FS | 5-11 | 191 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Severson | 46 | S | 6-1 | 183 | 27 | Long Beach State | 14 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 36 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 12 | 1 |
| Larry Stallings | 67 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 35 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 31 | Laney JC; Utah | 13 | 12 |
| Pat Tilley | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 5 |
| Marv Upshaw | 71 | DT | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Trinity (Texas) | 4 | 4 |
| Roger Wehrli | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Ray White | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 |
| Keith Wortman | 62 | OG | 6-2 | 259 | 26 | Rio Hondo JC; Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Wyche | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 31 | Furman | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Yankowski | 78 | LDE | 6-5 | 260 | 30 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Kansas State | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Young | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 269 | 34 | Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne | 14 | 14 |
| John Zook | 63 | RDE | 6-5 | 240 | 29 | Kansas | 13 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 22 | Mike Dawson | DT | Arizona |
| 3 | 83 | Brad Oates | T | Brigham Young |
| 4 | 114 | Pat Tilley | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | 141 | Wayne Morris | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 7 | 203 | Phil Rogers | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | 233 | Randy Burks | WR | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| 10 | 285 | Randy Walker | RB | Bethune-Cookman |
| 11 | 315 | Marty Akins | DB | Texas |
| 13 | 369 | Greg Brewton | DT | Michigan State |
| 14 | 399 | Raymond Crosier | DE | Abilene Christian |
| 15 | 420 | Lee Nelson | DB | Florida State |
| 16 | 453 | Cecil Beaird | WR | Fisk |
| 17 | 483 | Dan Myers | DB | Georgia Tech |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 60 | 80 | 75 | 91 | 3 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 70 | 38 | 92 | 0 | 267 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 307 | 140 | 142 | 25 | 96/208 46.2% | / % | 84 | 683 | |
| Opponents Totals | 239 | 111 | 105 | 23 | 78/196 39.8% | / % | 83 | 708 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 93 |
| Steve Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| J.V. Cain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Wayne Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ike Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pat Tilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 1 | 267 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 43 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 43 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Otis | 233 | 891 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 |
| Terry Metcalf | 134 | 537 | 4.0 | 36 | 3 |
| Steve Jones | 113 | 451 | 4.0 | 19 | 8 |
| Wayne Morris | 64 | 292 | 4.6 | 27 | 3 |
| Jerry Latin | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 580 | 2301 | 4.0 | 36 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 491 | 1979 | 4.0 | 26 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 388 | 218 | 56.2 | 157 | 2946 | 7.6 | 13.5 | 77t | 18 | 4.6 | 13 | 3.4 | 17 | 132 | 2814 | 82.0 |
| Billy Donckers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 87.5 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 392 | 220 | 56.1 | 159 | 2967 | 7.6 | 13.5 | 77t | 18 | 4.6 | 13 | 3.3 | 17 | 132 | 2835 | 81.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 342 | 176 | 51.5 | 147 | 2358 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 72t | 13 | 3.8 | 19 | 5.6 | 31 | 248 | 2110 | 63.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Harris | 52 | 782 | 15.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 36 | 686 | 19.1 | 77t | 5 |
| Terry Metcalf | 33 | 388 | 11.8 | 48t | 4 |
| Steve Jones | 29 | 152 | 5.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Pat Tilley | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 45 | 1 |
| J.V. Cain | 26 | 400 | 15.4 | 34 | 5 |
| Wayne Morris | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 220 | 2967 | 13.5 | 77t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 176 | 2358 | 13.4 | 72t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Thompson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ray White | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 38 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Joyce | 64 | 2331 | 36.4 | 54 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 304 | 1787 | 27.1 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 2331 | 35.3 | 54 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 304 | 1787 | 27.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2754 | 38.8 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 350 | 2224 | 31.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 17 | 1 | 188 | 11.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 15 | 0 | 146 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 1 | 350 | 9.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 3 | 304 | 9.2 | 71t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Latin | 16 | 357 | 22.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 34 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Dwayne Crump | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Mike McGraw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Brad Oates | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Steve Okoniewski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 1102 | 20.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1623 | 24.6 | 90t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Bell | 7.0 | |
| John Zook | 7.0 | |
| Mark Arneson | 2.0 | |
| Mike Dawson | 2.0 | |
| Marv Upshaw | 1.0 | |
| Ray White | 1.0 | |
| Ron Yankowski | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 248.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17.0 | 132.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Arneson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Banks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brahaney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Finnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Joyce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0 | |
| Tim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Okoniewski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ron Yankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 0 |
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