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1968 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 8th.
Differential of 36 points (2.6/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 14th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.8, Offense: 1.7, Defense: 0.1, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Charley Winner (9-4-1)
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 | Jim Hart | 24 | 2 | 12 | 140 for 316, 2,059 yards, 15 td, 18 int, & 19 rushes for 20 yards and 6 td | |
| HB | Johnny Roland | 25 | 2 | 0 | 121 rushes for 455 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 97 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Willis Crenshaw | 27 | 4 | 0 | 203 rushes for 813 yards, 6 td, & 23 catches for 232 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963 |
| FL | Bobby Joe Conrad | 33 | 10 | 0 | 32 catches for 449 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Dave L. Williams | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43 catches for 682 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 47 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Jackie Smith* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 49 catches for 789 yards, 2 td, & 12 rushes for 163 yards and 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Reynolds* | 29 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Irv Goode | 28 | 6 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Bob DeMarco | 30 | 7 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Ken Gray* | 32 | 10 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 | |
| RT | Ernie McMillan | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Don Brumm* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Fred Heron | 24 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 | |
| RDT | Bob Rowe* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Chuck Walker | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Larry Stallings | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Ernie Clark | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Jamie Rivers | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Mike Strofolino | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Dave Meggyesy | 27 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 | |
| LCB | Bob Atkins | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Lonnie Sanders | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 10th / 77th pick / 1963 |
| LS | Mike Barnes | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 97th pick / 1967 |
| LS | Jerry Stovall | 27 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
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| RS | Larry Wilson*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 28 | 6 | 0 | 15 of 24 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Chuck Latourette | 23 | 1 | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chuck Latourette | 23 | 1 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Chuck Latourette | 23 | 1 | 0 | 46 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Bob Atkins | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 4/2/1946 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1968 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 20 | Mike Barnes | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 12/30/1944 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 97th pick / 1967 |
| 86 | Don Brumm* | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Purdue | 10/4/1941 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1963 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| 59 | Ernie Clark | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 8/11/1937 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 180th pick / 1963 |
| 40 | Bobby Joe Conrad | 33 | FL-DB-HB-WR-K | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 11/17/1935 | 10 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Willis Crenshaw | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 7/16/1941 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 114th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 26th / 204th pick / 1963 |
| 31 | Jerry Daanen | 24 | WR | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/15/1944 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1968 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | 30 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 69 | Bob Duncum | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 8/14/1944 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 331st pick / 1967 |
| 39 | Cid Edwards | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Tennessee St. | 10/10/1943 | Rook | |
| 55 | Irv Goode | 28 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 10/12/1940 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 12th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 4th / 28th pick / 1962 |
| 64 | Ken Gray* | 32 | G-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 3/10/1936 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 62nd pick / 1958 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | 24 | QB | 13 | 12 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 2 | |
| 74 | Fred Heron | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | San Jose St. | 10/6/1944 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966 |
| 88 | Fred Hyatt | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/28/1946 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 30 | QB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 51 | Dick Kasperek | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 2/6/1943 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 238th pick / 1966 |
| 29 | Brady Keys | 32 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 5/19/1936 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| 36 | MacArthur Lane | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah St. | 3/16/1942 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| 26 | Chuck Latourette | 23 | P-DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Rice | 7/21/1945 | 1 | |
| 47 | Bobby Lee | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/26/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 447th pick / 1968 |
| 83 | Chuck Logan | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 4/10/1943 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 98th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 15th / 113th pick / 1964 |
| 89 | Dave Long | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Iowa | 9/6/1944 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 43rd pick / 1966 Houston Oilers / 6th / 45th pick / 1966 |
| 73 | Ernie McMillan | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/21/1938 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961 Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961 |
| 60 | Dave Meggyesy | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/1/1941 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 226th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | Bob Reynolds* | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
| 53 | Jamie Rivers | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 9/22/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967 |
| 23 | Johnny Roland | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/21/1943 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| 34 | Rocky Rosema | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/5/1946 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1968 |
| 75 | Bob Rowe* | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | West. Michigan | 5/23/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| 42 | Lonnie Sanders | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 11/6/1941 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 10th / 77th pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Mack Sauls | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Texas St. | 8/15/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 339th pick / 1968 |
| 82 | Joe Schmiesing | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota,New Mexico St. | 4/1/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
| 27 | Roy Shivers | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah St. | 7/5/1941 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 264th pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith* | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Rick Sortun | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/26/1942 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 164th pick / 1964 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Jerry Stovall | 27 | DB-P | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/30/1941 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| 57 | Mike Strofolino | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 2/6/1944 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963 |
| 54 | Ted Wheeler | 23 | G-TE | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 9/16/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1967 |
| 63 | Clyde Williams | 28 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/27/1940 | 1 | |
| 80 | Dave L. Williams | 23 | WR-SE | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/10/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967 |
| 8 | Larry Wilson*+ | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/24/1938 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1960 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 224.9 | 6-2.3 | 3.2 |