1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1974 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head Coach Don Coryell
Home Field Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 10-4
Place NFC East
Playoff Finish Lost NFC Divisional Playoff
Timeline
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1973 1975

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points. [1]The Cardinals qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1948 when the franchise was based in Chicago. It was the Cardinals first winning season since 1970 when the Cardinals went 8-5-1. [2]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Hall of Fame Game

  • St. Louis Cardinals 21, Buffalo Bills 13 [3]

[4]

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

NFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 285 218
Washington Redskins 10 4 0 .714 320 196
Dallas Cowboys 8 6 0 .571 297 235
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 .500 242 217
New York Giants 2 12 0 .143 195 299

[5]

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Roster

St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists


Practice Squad


Rookies in italics

[edit] Postseason

[edit] NFC Divisional Playoff

  • Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14 [6]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 0 7 14
Vikings 0 7 16 7 30

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

[edit] Awards and records

  • Jim Hart, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes, 20 Passes [7]

[edit] Milestones

  • Terry Metcalf, 2000 Combined Net Yards (718 Rush Yards, 377 Pass Receiving Yards, 340 Punt Return Yards, 623 Kick Return Yards) [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296
  6. ^ 1974 NFL Playoffs - www.football.com
  7. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
  8. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443
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1974 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
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Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
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1974 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl IX