1991 Phoenix Cardinals season
The 1991 Phoenix Cardinals season was the 72nd season the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–11, winning only four games. After beginning the season 2–0, the Cardinals suffered a tough schedule and lost their last eight matches to finish 4–12.[1] This was the ninth consecutive season the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs.
1991 Phoenix Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Head coach | Joe Bugel |
General manager | Larry Wilson |
Home field | Sun Devil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 5th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | SS Tim McDonald P Rich Camarillo |
The Cardinals’ 196 points scored is the lowest total in franchise history for a 16-game season.[2]
Offseason
NFL Draft
1991 Phoenix Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Eric Swann * | Defensive tackle | Wake Technical CC | |
2 | 32 | Mike Jones | Defensive end | North Carolina State | |
3 | 59 | Aeneas Williams * † | Cornerback | Southern | |
4 | 86 | Dexter Davis | Cornerback | Clemson | |
5 | 117 | Vince Hammond | Defensive tackle | Clemson | |
6 | 144 | Eduardo Vega | Offensive tackle | Memphis | |
7 | 171 | Ivory Lee Brown | Running back | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
8 | 198 | Greg Amsler | Running back | Tennessee | |
8 | 204 | Jerry Evans | Tight end | Toledo | |
8 | 209 | Scott Evans | Defensive end | Oklahoma | |
10 | 255 | Herbie Anderson | Defensive back | Texas A&I | |
11 | 282 | Nathan LaDuke | Defensive back | Arizona State | |
12 | 309 | Jeff Bridewell | Quarterback | UC Davis | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
The 1991 Cardinals suffered from a very tough schedule playing in a powerful NFC East that provided the first four Super Bowl winners of the 1990s, and seven of ten between 1986 and 1995. Football statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the 1991 Cardinals played the second-toughest schedule[note 1] based on strength of opponent of any NFL team between 1989 and 2013,[4] although Pro Football Reference argues that the 1991 Cardinals suffered the ninth toughest non-strike schedule since 1971.[note 2] The Cardinals played just two games against opponents with losing records – both amongst their first five games and both won – whilst ten opponents including all their last five finished 10–6 or better.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 1, 1991 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–14 | |
2 | September 8, 1991 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–10 | |
3 | September 15, 1991 | at Washington Redskins | L 34–0 | |
4 | September 22, 1991 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–9 | |
5 | September 29, 1991 | New England Patriots | W 24–10 | |
6 | October 6, 1991 | at New York Giants | L 20–9 | |
7 | October 13, 1991 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 34–7 | |
8 | October 20, 1991 | Atlanta Falcons | W 16–10 | |
9 | October 27, 1991 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–0 | |
10 | November 3, 1991 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 27–7 | |
11 | November 10, 1991 | New York Giants | L 21–14 | |
12 | November 17, 1991 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–10 | |
13 | November 24, 1991 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–14 | |
14 | Bye | |||
15 | December 8, 1991 | Washington Redskins | L 20–14 | |
16 | December 15, 1991 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–19 | |
17 | December 22, 1991 | New Orleans Saints | L 27–3 |
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Washington Redskins | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 485 | 224 | L1 |
(5) Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 342 | 310 | W5 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 285 | 244 | W1 |
New York Giants | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 281 | 297 | W1 |
Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–11 | 196 | 344 | L8 |
Notes
- The toughest schedule between 1989 and 2013 according to Football Outsiders was played by the 2004 Cleveland Browns.
- Tougher schedules according to Pro Football Reference in non-strike seasons since 1971 were suffered by, in descending order of toughness, the 2010 Buffalo Bills, the 1975 Cleveland Browns and 1975 New York Jets (equal), the 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2010 Miami Dolphins, the 1979 Cincinnati Bengals, the 1977 Kansas City Chiefs and the 1973 San Francisco 49ers.
References
- 1991 Phoenix Cardinals
- 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 ascending Points For.
- "1991 Phoenix Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- Football Outsiders; DVOA Analysis: ‘Let Me Check My Schedule’