1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
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1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
| 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Bud Wilkinson (13 games) Larry Wilson (3 games) |
| Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division Place | 5th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1978 | 1980 |
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th year with the National Football League and the 20th season in St. Louis.
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Contents
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
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Personnel
Staff
| 1979 St. Louis Cardinals staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular season
In his NFL debut, Ottis Anderson had 193 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys | L 22-21 |
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| 2 | September 9, 1979 | at New York Giants | W 27-14 |
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| 3 | September 16, 1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24-21 |
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| 4 | September 23, 1979 | Washington Redskins | L 17-7 |
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| 5 | September 30, 1979 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21-0 |
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| 6 | October 7, 1979 | at Houston Oilers | W 24-17 |
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| 7 | October 14, 1979 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24-20 |
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| 8 | October 21, 1979 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 22-13 |
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| 9 | October 28, 1979 | Cleveland Browns | L 38-20 |
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| 10 | November 4, 1979 | Minnesota Vikings | W 37-7 |
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| 11 | November 11, 1979 | at Washington Redskins | L 30-28 |
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| 12 | November 18, 1979 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 16-13 |
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| 13 | November 25, 1979 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 34-28 |
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| 14 | December 2, 1979 | San Francisco 49ers | W 13-10 |
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| 15 | December 9, 1979 | New York Giants | W 29-20 |
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| 16 | December 16, 1979 | at Chicago Bears | L 42-6 |
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Standings
| NFC East | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 371 | 313 | W-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 339 | 282 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 348 | 295 | L-1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 237 | 323 | L-3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 307 | 358 | L-1 |
Awards and records
- Ottis Anderson, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[1]
Milestones
References
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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 | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1979 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XIV | |||||||
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