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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.

Coached by Wally Lemm (5-9-0)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

LG Irv Goode 25 3 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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

Monk Bailey 27 DB 11 0 180 6-2 Utah 4/22/1938 1
Jim Bakken* 25 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 3

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962

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

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

Joe Childress 32 HB-FB-FL 5 0 202 6-0 Auburn 10/26/1933 9

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956

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

Ed Cook 33 T-G 14 0 245 6-2 Notre Dame 6/29/1932 7
Willis Crenshaw 24 RB 14 0 230 6-2 Kansas State 7/16/1941 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963

Bob DeMarco* 27 C-G 14 0 248 6-2 Dayton,Indiana 9/16/1938 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960

Pat Fischer* 25 DB 14 0 170 5-9 Nebraska 1/2/1940 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 232nd pick / 1961

Billy Gambrell 24 SE-FL-WR 10 0 175 5-10 South Carolina 9/18/1941 2

Boston Patriots / 12th / 92nd pick / 1963

Prentice Gautt 27 HB-FB 7 0 210 6-1 Oklahoma 2/8/1938 5

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 19th pick / 1960

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

Ken Gray 29 G-LB 14 0 245 6-2 Howard Payne 3/10/1936 7

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958

Mal Hammack 32 FB-LB 14 0 205 6-2 Florida 6/19/1933 10

Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 26th pick / 1955

Buddy Humphrey 30 QB 7 3 198 6-1 Baylor 9/29/1935 6

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1959

Charley Johnson 27 QB 11 11 200 6-1 New Mexico State,Schreiner College 11/22/1938 4

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960

Bill Koman 31 LB 14 0 229 6-2 North Carolina 9/16/1934 9

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956

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

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

Ed McQuarters 22 DT 1 0 255 6-1 Oklahoma 4/16/1943 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 250th pick / 1965

Dave Meggyesy 24 LB 14 0 220 6-2 Syracuse 11/1/1941 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963

Dale Meinert* 32 LB-G 14 0 220 6-2 Oklahoma State 12/18/1933 7

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 88th pick / 1955

Mike Melinkovich 23 DE 14 0 245 6-4 Washington 1/7/1942 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 236th pick / 1965

Terry Nofsinger 27 QB 1 0 215 6-4 Utah 7/13/1938 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 230th pick / 1961

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

Luke Owens 32 DE-DT-T 13 0 254 6-2 Kent State 10/19/1933 8

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1957

Sonny Randle* 29 E-WR 14 0 189 6-2 Virginia 1/6/1936 6

Chicago Cardinals / 19th / 218th pick / 1958

Tom Redmond 28 DE-G-T 1 0 250 6-5 Vanderbilt 9/21/1937 5

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1959

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

Joe Robb 28 DE-LB 14 0 238 6-3 TCU 3/15/1937 6

Chicago Bears / 14th / 164th pick / 1959

Marion Rushing 29 LB 14 0 223 6-2 Southern Illinois 9/3/1936 6
Sam Silas* 25 DT 14 0 255 6-4 Southern Illinois 9/25/1940 2

Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1963

Carl Silvestri 22 DB 14 0 195 5-11 Wisconsin 3/27/1943 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 222nd pick / 1965

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

Jackie Smith 25 TE 14 0 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963

Rick Sortun 23 G 13 0 235 6-2 Washington 9/26/1942 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 164th pick / 1964

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

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

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

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

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

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

Larry Wilson* 27 DB 10 0 190 6-0 Utah 3/24/1938 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960

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