1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.[note 1]

Cardinals running back Roy Green rushing the ball against the Patriots during an away game in 1984.
1984 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachJim Hanifan
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersQB Neil Lomax
WR Roy Green
LB E.J. Junior

The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.[1] Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.[2]

This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1984 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff
1984 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

  • Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster
1984 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 2, 1984 at Green Bay Packers L 24–23
53,738
2 September 9, 1984 Buffalo Bills W 37–7
35,785
3 September 16, 1984 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–33
60,274
4 September 23, 1984 at New Orleans Saints L 34–24
58,723
5 September 30, 1984 Miami Dolphins L 36–28
46,991
6 October 7, 1984 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–20
61,438
7 October 14, 1984 Chicago Bears W 38–21
49,554
8 October 21, 1984 Washington Redskins W 26–24
50,262
9 October 28, 1984 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14
54,310
10 November 4, 1984 Los Angeles Rams L 16–13
51,010
11 November 11, 1984 Dallas Cowboys L 24–17
48,721
12 November 18, 1984 at New York Giants L 16–10
73,428
13 November 25, 1984 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–16
39,858
14 December 2, 1984 at New England Patriots W 33–10
53,558
15 December 9, 1984 New York Giants W 31–21
49,973
16 December 16, 1984 at Washington Redskins L 29–27
54,299

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 426 310 W4
New York Giants(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 299 301 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 .563 5–3 6–6 423 345 L1
Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 .563 3–5 7–5 308 308 L2
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 2–6 3–8–1 278 320 L1

Awards and records

Milestones
  • Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing [4]
  • Ottis Anderson, 5th Season, 1,000 Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,174 yards [5]
  • Neil Lomax, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,614 yards [6]
  • Neil Lomax, Tied Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 28 Passes[6]
  • Neil O’Donoghue, Tied Franchise Record, Most Points Scored in One Season, 117 Points[6]

Notes
  1. (Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Total Yds.
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94
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