1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1984 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach Jim Hanifan
Owner Bill Bidwill
Home field Busch Stadium
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 2nd NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based having the head-to-head record among the three teams.[1]

The Cardinals' 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.[2] Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.[3]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1984 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

  • Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 2, 1984 at Green Bay Packers L 24–23
53,738
2 September 9, 1984 Buffalo Bills W 37–7
35,785
3 September 16, 1984 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–33
60,274
4 September 23, 1984 at New Orleans Saints L 34–24
58,723
5 September 30, 1984 Miami Dolphins L 36–28
46,991
6 October 7, 1984 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–20
61,438
7 October 14, 1984 Chicago Bears W 38–21
49,554
8 October 21, 1984 Washington Redskins W 26–24
50,262
9 October 28, 1984 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14
54,310
10 November 4, 1984 Los Angeles Rams L 16–13
51,010
11 November 11, 1984 Dallas Cowboys L 24–17
48,721
12 November 18, 1984 at New York Giants L 16–10
73,428
13 November 25, 1984 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–16
39,858
14 December 2, 1984 at New England Patriots W 33–10
53,558
15 December 9, 1984 New York Giants W 31–21
49,973
16 December 16, 1984 at Washington Redskins L 29–27
54,299

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 426 310 W4
New York Giants(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 299 301 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 .563 5–3 6–6 423 345 L1
Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 .563 3–5 7–5 308 308 L2
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 2–6 3–8–1 278 320 L1

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ (Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but Neil O' Donahue field goal at the end of the game was off target, a make would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Total Yds.
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437
  7. 1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94
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