1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1987 St. Louis Cardinals season
1987 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Gene Stallings
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	7–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Neil Lomax; T Luis Sharpe; FB Ron Wolfley; PR Vai Sikahema
	← 1986; Cardinals seasons; 1988 (Phoenix) →;

The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League and the 28th and final season in St. Louis as the team moved to Tempe, Arizona in March 1988. This move left St. Louis without an NFL franchise until the Los Angeles Rams moved there in 1995 to play, only to relocate back to Los Angeles in 2016, once again leaving St. Louis without an NFL team.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1987 St. Louis Cardinals draft
1	6	Kelly Stouffer	QB	Colorado State	Refused to sign with team^[1]
2	34	Tim McDonald *	Safety	USC
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1987 St. Louis Cardinals staff**

	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Mel Renfro Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

NFL replacement players[]

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 St. Louis Cardinals replacement roster

Quarterbacks

19 Shawn Halloran
16 Shane Lamb
12 Gregg Tipton
10 Sammy Garza

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

81 Roy Green
84 J. T. Smith
85 Clarence Collins
87 Troy Johnson
87 Gill Stegall
85
80 Lonnie Turner
83 Ron Brown
86 Fred Lane

Tight Ends

89 William Harris
80

Offensive Linemen

62 Ray Brown
66
75 Charlie Vatterott
70
64 Joe Bock
56 Ron Pasquale
51 Keith Radecic

Defensive Linemen

75 Curtis Greer
76 Mark Garalczyk
79 Gary Dulin
78 Ron Bohm
71 Victor Burnett
73 Jim Pauciello
72 Anthony Burke

Linebackers

54 Phil Forney
53 Bill Altena
50
52
58
57 Pete Noga
55 Paul Savage

Defensive Backs

20 Travis Curtis
45 Leonard Smith
21 Mark Jackson
22 Terrence Anthony
41 Richard Atkinson
38 Mark Mathis
25
27 Tony Mayes
23
48
48 Garcia Lane

Special Teams

13 Jim Gallery K
17 Jason Staurovsky K
14 Greg Cater P
14 Mark Royals P
11 Mike Crow P

Roster[]

**1987 St. Louis Cardinals roster**

	Quarterbacks 10 Sammy Garza 15 Neil Lomax 18 Cliff Stoudt Running backs 31 Earl Ferrell FB 33 Derrick McAdoo 30 Stump Mitchell 36 Vai Sikahema 24 Ron Wolfley Wide receivers 81 Roy Green 83 Don Holmes 87 Troy Johnson 86 84 J. T. Smith Tight ends 80 Robert Awalt 85 Jay Novacek		Offensive linemen 62 Ray Brown G 74 Gene Chilton T 70 Derek Kennard C 64 Todd Peat G 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G Defensive linemen 60 Steve Alvord DT 79 Bob Clasby DT 65 David Galloway DE 76 Mark Garalczyk DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 79 DT 53 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler DE 69 Colin Scotts DT		Linebackers 52 Charles Baker 55 Anthony Bell OLB 50 Ilia Jarostchuk 54 E. J. Junior 57 Niko Noga Defensive backs 22 Dwayne Anderson 41 Carl Carter CB 20 Travis Curtis 47 Cedric Mack CB 46 Tim McDonald SS 45 Leonard Smith SS 43 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 14 Greg Cater P 13 Jim Gallery K 68 Mike Morris C/LS		Reserve lists -- DB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–13	1–0	Busch Memorial Stadium	47,241
2	September 20	at San Diego Chargers	L 24–28	1–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	47,988
–	September 27	Indianapolis Colts	canceled	1–1	Busch Memorial Stadium
3	October 4	at Washington Redskins	L 21–28	1–2	RFK Stadium	27,728
4	October 11	New Orleans Saints	W 24–19	2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	11,795
5	October 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–34	2–3	Candlestick Park	38,094
6	October 25	at New York Giants	L 7–30	2–4	Giants Stadium	74,391
7	November 1	Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–28	2–5	Busch Memorial Stadium	24,586
8	November 8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28	3–5	Busch Memorial Stadium	22,449
9	November 15	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–27	3–6	Busch Memorial Stadium	27,730
10	November 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–19	4–6	Veterans Stadium	55,592
11	November 29	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–21	5–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	15,909
12	December 6	Washington Redskins	L 17–34	5–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	31,324
13	December 13	New York Giants	W 27–24	6–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	29,623
14	December 20	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–14	7–7	Tampa Stadium	32,046
15	December 27	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–21	7–8	Texas Stadium	36,788

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 8[]

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽³⁾	11	4	0	.733	7–1	9–3	379	285	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	4–4	5–7	340	348	W2
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	3–5	7–7	362	368	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	3–5	4–7	337	380	W2
New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	3–5	4–8	280	312	W2

Awards and records[]

Luis Sharpe, NFC Pro Bowl selection
J.T. Smith, NFL Receiving Leader, 91 Receptions ^[2]
J.T. Smith, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,117 yards ^[3]
Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection

References[]

^ Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452

External links[]

1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452

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