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1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1970 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coachCharley Winner
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record8–5–1
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Ernie McMillan
TE Jackie Smith
RB MacArthur Lane
LB Larry Stallings
CB Roger Wehrli
FS Larry Wilson

The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning eight games.[1] Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents (and holding a fourth, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, without a touchdown in a 6–6 draw), they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, thanks to three consecutive losses in December. The Cardinals entered their regular season finale at Washington needing to defeat the Redskins, plus for losses by the Cowboys (to the Oilers) and the Giants (to the Rams), to reach the playoffs. It all became academic after the Cardinals lost 28-27 to the Redskins and the Cowboys mauled the Oilers 52–10 to win the NFC East.

Prior to the season-ending skid, the Cardinals swept the Dallas Cowboys, with the second victory a 38–0 destruction on Monday Night Football at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas did not lose again until it fell to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. The Cardinals swept the Cowboys only one other time, in 1989, (one year after the Cardinals' relocation to Arizona), when Dallas went 1-15 under first-year coach Jimmy Johnson. (The Cardinals and Cowboys have not been division rivals since 2001, as the now-Arizona Cardinals were moved to the NFC West in 2002.)

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 1970 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 8 Larry Stegent Running Back Texas A&M
2 33 Jim Corrigall Linebacker Kent State
2 38 Chuck Hutchison Guard Ohio State
3 58 Charlie Pittman Running Back Penn State

Roster

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1970 St. Louis Cardinals 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

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–34 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,130
2 September 27 Washington Redskins W 27–17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,246
3 October 4 Dallas Cowboys W 20–7 2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,780
4 October 11 New Orleans Saints W 24–17 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,294
5 October 18 at Philadelphia Eagles W 35–20 4–1 Franklin Field 59,002
6 October 25 at New York Giants L 17–35 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,984
7 November 1 Houston Oilers W 44–0 5–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,911
8 November 8 Boston Patriots W 31–0 6–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,446
9 November 16 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–0 7–2 Cotton Bowl 69,323
10 November 22 at Kansas City Chiefs T 6–6 7–2–1 Municipal Stadium 50,711
11 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–14 8–2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,581
12 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 3–16 8–3–1 Tiger Stadium 56,362
13 December 13 New York Giants L 17–34 8–4–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,845
14 December 20 at Washington Redskins L 27–28 8–5–1 RFK Stadium 50,415
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 4 0 .714 5–3 7–4 299 221 W5
New York Giants 9 5 0 .643 6–2 6–5 301 270 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 5–3 6–5 325 228 L3
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 3–5 4–7 297 314 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 1–7 1–9–1 241 332 W1

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

References

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  1. ^ 1970 St. Louis Cardinals
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