1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's sixty-sixth season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–7, winning only five games.[1] This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs. The Cardinals fired head coach Jim Hanifan the following season when the Cardinals finished in last place after a 3-1 start.

1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
(Since 1962)
Head coachJim Hanifan
(6th season)
General managerLarry Wilson
(Since 1980)
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB E. J. Junior

Personnel

Staff
1985 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster
1985 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
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 8, 1985 at Cleveland Browns W 27–24
62,107
2 September 15, 1985 Cincinnati Bengals W 41–27
46,321
3 September 22, 1985 at New York Giants L 27–17
74,987
4 September 29, 1985 Green Bay Packers W 43–28
48,598
5 October 7, 1985 at Washington Redskins L 27–10
53,134
6 October 13, 1985 at Philadelphia Eagles L 30–7
48,186
7 October 20, 1985 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–10
56,478
8 October 27, 1985 Houston Oilers L 20–10
43,190
9 November 4, 1985 Dallas Cowboys W 21–10
49,347
10 November 10, 1985 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–0
34,736
11 November 17, 1985 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–14
39,032
12 November 24, 1985 New York Giants L 34–3
41,248
13 November 28, 1985 at Dallas Cowboys L 35–17
54,125
14 December 8, 1985 New Orleans Saints W 28–16
29,527
15 December 15, 1985 at Los Angeles Rams L 46–14
52,052
16 December 21, 1985 Washington Redskins L 27–16
28,090

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 7–5 357 333 L1
New York Giants(4) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 8–4 399 283 W1
Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 4–4 6–6 297 312 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–8 286 310 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 278 414 L2

References
  1. "1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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