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1965 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 296 points (21.1/g), 9th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (22.1/g), 7th.
Differential of -13 points (-0.9/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.0, Offense: -4.6, Defense: -2.4, SoS: -6.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wally Lemm (5-9-0)
Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Charley Johnson | 27 | 4 | 11 | 155 for 322, 2,439 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 25 rushes for 60 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| HB | Bill Triplett | 25 | 3 | 0 | 174 rushes for 617 yards, 6 td, & 26 catches for 256 yards and 1 td | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| FB | Willis Crenshaw | 24 | 1 | 0 | 127 rushes for 437 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 232 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963 |
| FB | Joe Childress | 32 | 9 | 0 | 19 rushes for 94 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 27 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| FL | Bobby Joe Conrad | 30 | 7 | 0 | 58 catches for 909 yards, 5 td | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Sonny Randle* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 51 catches for 845 yards, 9 td | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Jackie Smith | 25 | 2 | 0 | 41 catches for 648 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Reynolds | 26 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Irv Goode | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Bob DeMarco* | 27 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Ken Gray | 29 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 | |
| RT | Ernie McMillan* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Robb | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| LDT | Sam Silas* | 25 | 2 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 | |
| RDT | Luke Owens | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Don Brumm | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Larry Stallings | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Dave Meggyesy | 24 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 | |
| LLB | Marion Rushing | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Dale Meinert* | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Bill Koman | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| LCB | Pat Fischer* | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Jimmy Burson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| LS | Jerry Stovall | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| LS | Monk Bailey | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Larry Wilson* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| RS | Carl Silvestri | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 222nd pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 of 31 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Jackie Smith | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 punts for a 39.3 average, 1 blocked | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Abe Woodson | 31 | 7 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 0.4 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Abe Woodson | 31 | 7 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mike Alford | 22 | C | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/19/1943 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 19th / 149th pick / 1965 St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 194th pick / 1965 |
| 20 | Monk Bailey | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Utah | 4/22/1938 | 1 | |
| 25 | Jim Bakken* | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 86 | Don Brumm | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/4/1941 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| 49 | Jimmy Burson | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/13/1940 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| 35 | Joe Childress | 32 | HB-FB-FL | 5 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/26/1933 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad | 30 | FL-DB-HB-WR-K | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1935 | 7 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | 33 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/29/1932 | 7 | |
| 33 | Willis Crenshaw | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/16/1941 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco* | 27 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 37 | Pat Fischer* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/2/1940 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961 |
| 3 | Billy Gambrell | 24 | SE-FL-WR | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 9/18/1941 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963 |
| 22 | Prentice Gautt | 27 | HB-FB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1938 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | 25 | G-T-C | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
| 64 | Ken Gray | 29 | G-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 3/10/1936 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| 31 | Mal Hammack | 32 | FB-LB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/19/1933 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | 30 | QB | 7 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/29/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 27 | QB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Bill Koman | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/16/1934 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| 83 | Chuck Logan | 22 | TE | 4 | 3 | 210 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 4/10/1943 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 98th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 15th / 113th pick / 1964 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan* | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| 68 | Ed McQuarters | 22 | DT | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/16/1943 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 250th pick / 1965 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/1/1941 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 |
| 62 | Dale Meinert* | 32 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 12/18/1933 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955 |
| 82 | Mike Melinkovich | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Washington | 1/7/1942 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 236th pick / 1965 |
| 14 | Terry Nofsinger | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/13/1938 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 230th pick / 1961 |
| 28 | Ray Ogden | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Alabama | 9/2/1942 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 40th pick / 1965 Houston Oilers / 8th / 58th pick / 1965 |
| 78 | Luke Owens | 32 | DE-DT-T | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 10/19/1933 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957 |
| 88 | Sonny Randle* | 29 | E-WR | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1936 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958 |
| 65 | Tom Redmond | 28 | DE-G-T | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 9/21/1937 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
| 84 | Joe Robb | 28 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | TCU | 3/15/1937 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois | 9/3/1936 | 6 | |
| 72 | Sam Silas* | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 9/25/1940 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963 |
| 45 | Carl Silvestri | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 3/27/1943 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 222nd pick / 1965 |
| 53 | Dave Simmons | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1943 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 26th pick / 1965 Buffalo Bills / 5th / 40th pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Rick Sortun | 23 | G | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/26/1942 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 164th pick / 1964 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | 24 | DB-P | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/30/1941 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| 36 | Bill Thornton | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 9/20/1939 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 58th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 22nd / 171st pick / 1963 |
| 38 | Bill Triplett | 25 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/9/1940 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 70th pick / 1962 New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| 63 | Herschel Turner | 23 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/17/1942 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 24th pick / 1964 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson* | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| 42 | Abe Woodson | 31 | DB-HB | 13 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/15/1934 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 221.9 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |