1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
1981 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Jim Hanifan |
Home field | Busch Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 5th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 62nd season the franchise 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.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Personnel[]
Staff[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 6 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–20 | 0–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,351 |
2 | September 13 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–30 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium | 63,602 |
3 | September 20 | Washington Redskins | W 40–30 | 1–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47,592 |
4 | September 27 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–20 | 1–3 | Tampa Stadium | 65,850 |
5 | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–17 | 2–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,477 |
6 | October 11 | at New York Giants | L 14–34 | 2–4 | Giants Stadium | 67,128 |
7 | October 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–41 | 2–5 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 51,458 |
8 | October 25 | Minnesota Vikings | W 30–17 | 3–5 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,039 |
9 | November 1 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–42 | 3–6 | RFK Stadium | 50,643 |
10 | November 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–52 | 3–7 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,421 |
11 | November 15 | Buffalo Bills | W 24–0 | 4–7 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46,214 |
12 | November 22 | at Baltimore Colts | W 35–24 | 5–7 | Memorial Stadium | 24,784 |
13 | November 29 | at New England Patriots | W 27–20 | 6–7 | Schaefer Stadium | 39,946 |
14 | December 6 | New Orleans Saints | W 30–3 | 7–7 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46,923 |
15 | December 13 | New York Giants | L 10–20 | 7–8 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47,358 |
16 | December 20 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–38 | 7–9 | Veterans Stadium | 56,656 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 367 | 277 | L1 |
Philadelphia Eagles(4) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 368 | 221 | W1 |
New York Giants(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 295 | 257 | W3 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 347 | 349 | W3 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 315 | 408 | L2 |
References[]
Categories:
- Arizona Cardinals seasons
- 1981 National Football League season by team