1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1961 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerViolet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coachPop Ivy (first 12 games)
Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska,
and Ray Willsey
Home fieldSportsman's Park
Results
Record7–7
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their second in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous year's 6–5–1 record, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement, they finished fourth in the seven-team Eastern Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the thirteenth consecutive season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Pop Ivy, who was replaced after a 5–7 start by the tandem of Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska, and Ray Willsey.

This was the final season of ownership by Violet Bidwill Wolfner, who died in January 1962 at age 62.[2]


Roster[]

1961 St. Louis Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 17 at New York Giants W 21–10 1–0 Yankee Stadium 58,059
2 September 24 at Cleveland Browns L 17–20 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 50,443
3 October 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 30–27 2–1 Franklin Field 59,399
4 October 8 New York Giants L 9–24 2–2 Busch Stadium 23,713
5 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–20 2–3 Busch Stadium 20,262
6 October 22 at Washington Redskins W 24–0 3–3 D.C. Stadium 28,037
7 October 29 Cleveland Browns L 10–21 3–4 Busch Stadium 26,696
8 November 5 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–17 4–4 Cotton Bowl 20,500
9 November 12 Detroit Lions L 14–45 4–5 Busch Stadium 20,320
10 November 19 at Baltimore Colts L 0–16 4–6 Memorial Stadium 56,112
11 November 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–30 4–7 Forbes Field 17,090
12 December 3 Washington Redskins W 38–24 5–7 Busch Stadium 16,204
13 December 10 Dallas Cowboys W 31–13 6–7 Busch Stadium 15,384
14 December 17 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–0 7–7 Busch Stadium 16,298

Notes: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFL Eastern Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 368 220 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 10 4 0 .714 8–4 361 297 W1
Cleveland Browns 8 5 1 .615 8–3–1 319 270 T1
St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 7–5 279 267 W3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 295 287 L1
Dallas Cowboys 4 9 1 .308 2–9–1 236 380 L4
Washington Redskins 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 174 392 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ 1961 St. Louis Cardinals
  2. ^ "Mrs. Wolfner, Cardinals' owner, dies". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. January 30, 1962. p. 1, part 3.

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