1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
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1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Don Coryell | ||||||
| Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 11-3 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||
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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 defence gave up 276 points.[1] The club appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses.
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.[2]
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Atttendance |
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| 1 | September 21, 1975 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23-20 |
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| 2 | September 28, 1975 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 37-31 (OT) |
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| 3 | October 5, 1975 | New York Giants | W 26-14 |
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| 4 | October 13, 1975 | at Washington Redskins | L 27-17 |
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| 5 | October 19, 1975 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31-20 |
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| 6 | October 25, 1975 | at New York Giants | W 20-13 |
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| 7 | November 2, 1975 | New England Patriots | W 24-17 |
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| 8 | November 9, 1975 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24-23 |
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| 9 | November 16, 1975 | Washington Redskins | W 20-17 (OT) |
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| 10 | November 23, 1975 | at New York Jets | W 37-6 |
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| 11 | November 27, 1975 | Buffalo Bills | L 32-14 |
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| 12 | December 7, 1975 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31-17 |
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| 13 | December 14, 1975 | at Chicago Bears | W 34-20 |
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| 14 | December 21, 1975 | at Detroit Lions | W 24-13 |
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Standings
| NFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 356 | 276 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 350 | 268 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 325 | 276 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 216 | 306 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 225 | 302 |
Roster
| St. Louis Cardinals roster | ||||||||
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
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Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
- Los Angeles Rams 35, St. Louis Cardinals 23 [3]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- TV: CBS
- Attendance: 72,650
Awards and records
- Terry Metcalf, NFL Leader, 2,462 Combined Net Yards [4]
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) [4]
External links
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". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. http://www.hulu.com/watch/151811/team-highlights-st-louis-cardinals. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ 1975 NFL Playoffs - www.football.com
- ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Washington | ||||||
| 1975 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl X | |||||||
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