| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season | |
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| Head coach | Jim Hanifan |
| Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7-9 |
| Division Place | 5th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1980 | 1982 |
The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 62nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5-11, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement the team failed - for the sixth consecutive season - to reach the playoffs, .
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | Miami Dolphins | L 20-7 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1981 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 30-17 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | Washington Redskins | W 40-30 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20-10 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20-17 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1981 | at New York Giants | L 34-14 |
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| 7 | October 18, 1981 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 41-20 |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings | W 30-17 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | at Washington Redskins | L 42-21 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 52-10 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | Buffalo Bills | W 24-0 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | at Baltimore Colts | W 35-24 |
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| 13 | November 29, 1981 | at New England Patriots | W 27-20 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | New Orleans Saints | W 30-3 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1981 | New York Giants | L 20-10 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1981 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 38-0 |
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| NFC East | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 367 | 277 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 368 | 221 | W-1 |
| New York Giants | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 295 | 257 | W-3 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 347 | 349 | W-3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 315 | 408 | L-2 |
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