1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points, en route to the NFC East Championship.[1]

1974 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachDon Coryell
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishLost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 14-30
Pro BowlersT Dan Dierdorf
QB Jim Hart
RB Terry Metcalf
WR Mel Gray
CB Roger Wehrli

The 10–4 Cardinals qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1948 when the franchise was based in Chicago. It was the Cardinals first winning season since 1970 when the Cardinals went 8–5–1.[1] Although the Cardinals and the Washington Redskins finished with identical 10–4 records, the Cardinals won the NFC East title, because of their two victories over Washington that season.

The Cardinals won their first seven games, and were at least tied for first place from Week One to the end of the regular season.

Offseason

Roster
St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

  • 65 Bob Crum DE
 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

  • 28 Scott Stringer

Special Teams

  • 14 Hal Roberts P
 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Hall of Fame Game
  • St. Louis Cardinals 21, Buffalo Bills 13 [1]

[2]

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–3 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,322 Recap
2 September 22 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 2–0 RFK Stadium 53,888 Recap
3 September 29 Cleveland Browns W 29–7 3–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,472 Recap
4 October 6 at San Francisco 49ers W 34–9 4–0 Candlestick Park 48,675 Recap
5 October 13 Dallas Cowboys W 31–28 5–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,885 Recap
6 October 20 at Houston Oilers W 31–27 6–0 Astrodome 26,371 Recap
7 October 27 Washington Redskins W 23–20 7–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,410 Recap
8 November 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–17 7–1 Texas Stadium 64,146 Recap
9 November 11 Minnesota Vikings L 24–28 7–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,183 Recap
10 November 17 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–3 8–2 Veterans Stadium 61,982 Recap
11 November 24 at New York Giants W 23–21 9–2 Yale Bowl 40,615 Recap
12 December 1 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–17 9–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,863 Recap
13 December 8 at New Orleans Saints L 0–14 9–4 Tulane Stadium 57,152 Recap
14 December 15 New York Giants W 26–14 10–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,414 Recap
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 11 at Giants
See also: 1974 New York Giants season
St. Louis Cardinals (8–2) at New York Giants (2–8)
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 6 0 71023
Giants 0 7 7721

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 40,615[3]
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV: CBS
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 14
1 234Total
Giants 0 1400 14
• Cardinals 0 0206 26

[4]

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 7–1 8–3 285 218 W1
Washington Redskins 10 4 0 .714 5–3 8–3 320 196 W2
Dallas Cowboys 8 6 0 .571 4–4 6–5 297 235 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 .500 3–5 5–6 242 217 W3
New York Giants 2 12 0 .143 1–7 1–10 195 299 L6

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff
  • Minnesota Vikings 30, St. Louis Cardinals 14 [5]
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 0 7 14
Vikings 0 7 16 7 30

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

  • TV: CBS
  • Attendance: 44,626

Awards and records
  • Jim Hart, NFC Leader, Touchdown Passes, 20 Passes [6]

Milestones
  • Terry Metcalf, 2000 Combined Net Yards (718 Rush Yards, 377 Pass Receiving Yards, 340 Punt Return Yards, 623 Kick Return Yards) [7]

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  3. "The Yale Bowl and the Giants". Newsday. September 5, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. "1974 NFL Playoffs – www.football.com". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
  7. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 443
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