1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head coach Wally Lemm
Home field Sportsman's Park
Results
Record 9-5
Division Place 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1962 1964

The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 44th season the team was in the league and their fourth in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous output of 4-9-1, winning nine games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 14, 1963 at Dallas Cowboys W 34-7
36,432
2 September 22, 1963 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28-24
60,671
3 September 29, 1963 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23-10
28,225
4 October 6, 1963 at Minnesota Vikings W 56-14
30,220
5 October 13, 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24-23
23,715
6 October 20, 1963 Green Bay Packers L 30-7
32,224
7 October 27, 1963 at Washington Redskins W 21-7
46,921
8 November 3, 1963 New York Giants L 38-21
29,482
9 November 10, 1963 Washington Redskins W 24-17
18,197
10 November 17, 1963 at Cleveland Browns W 20-14
75,232
11 November 24, 1963 at New York Giants W 24-17
62,992
12 December 1, 1963 Cleveland Browns L 24-10
32,531
13 December 8, 1963 Philadelphia Eagles W 38-14
15,979
14 December 15, 1963 Dallas Cowboys L 28-24
12,695

Standings

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 448 280 W-3
Cleveland Browns 10 4 0 .714 343 262 W-1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 5 0 .643 341 283 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 3 .636 321 295 L-1
Dallas Cowboys 4 10 0 .286 305 378 W-1
Washington Redskins 3 11 0 .214 279 398 L-3
Philadelphia Eagles 2 10 2 .167 242 381 L-2

References

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1963 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro Bowl
Related: 1963 AFL Season