1977 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise’s 56th year with the National Football League and the 18th season in St. Louis. This was the final season in St Louis for head coach Don Coryell who began coaching the San Diego Chargers the following year. The Cardinals would also host the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving, replacing the Dallas Cowboys.

1977 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachDon Coryell
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersC Tom Banks
G Conrad Dobler
T Dan Dierdorf
QB Jim Hart
RB Terry Metcalf
WR Mel Gray
CB Roger Wehrli

Coryell's final game with the Cardinals was an embarrassing 17-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who won for the first time at Tampa Stadium following 13 consecutive home defeats. It was the Bucs' second consecutive victory following an NFL-record 26-game losing streak; Tampa Bay won 33-14 at New Orleans the previous week.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1977 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff
1977 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Roster
1977 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

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 at Denver Broncos L 7–0
75,002
2 September 25, 1977 Chicago Bears W 16–13
49,878
3 October 2, 1977 at Washington Redskins L 24–14
55,031
4 October 9, 1977 Dallas Cowboys L 30–24
50,129
5 October 16, 1977 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–17
60,535
6 October 23, 1977 New Orleans Saints W 49–31
48,417
7 October 31, 1977 New York Giants W 28–0
50,323
8 November 6, 1977 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–7
47,066
9 November 14, 1977 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–17
64,038
10 November 20, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–16
48,768
11 November 24, 1977 Miami Dolphins L 55–14
50,269
12 December 4, 1977 at New York Giants L 27–7
71,826
13 December 10, 1977 Washington Redskins L 26–20
36,067
14 December 18, 1977 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–7
56,922

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(1) 12 2 0 .857 7–1 11–1 345 212 W4
Washington Redskins 9 5 0 .643 4–4 8–4 196 189 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 4–4 7–5 272 287 L4
Philadelphia Eagles 5 9 0 .357 2–6 4–8 220 207 W2
New York Giants 5 9 0 .357 3–5 5–7 181 265 L2

References
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