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1971 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 231 points (16.5/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 279 points (19.9/g), 15th.
 Differential of -48 points (-3.4/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 23rd.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.2, Offense: -4.0, Defense: -0.2, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bob Hollway

 Defensive Coordinator: Dick Voris

Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 231 4001 821 4.9 212 170 385 2471 14 26 6.1 109 417 1530 8 3.7 86 46 20 17
Team Defense 279 4365 881 5.0 244 212 375 2380 12 17 6.0 120 486 1985 10 4.1 109 33 16 15
Lg Rank Offense 20 14 17 10 5 14 18 10 19 21 21 21 23 22
Lg Rank Defense 15 20 22 19 21 8 18 16 19 18 8 13 16 10

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 boxscore L 0-1 Washington Redskins 17 24 13 255 138 117 7 10 213 65 148 1
2 Mon September 27 boxscore W 1-1 New York Jets 17 10 15 340 222 118 1 18 239 121 118
3 Sun October 3 boxscore L 1-2 New York Giants 20 21 14 305 176 129 4 16 301 220 81 2
4 Sun October 10 boxscore W 2-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 26 9 16 263 112 151 15 213 119 94 6
5 Sun October 17 boxscore L 2-3 @ Washington Redskins 0 20 11 205 180 25 7 21 349 120 229 2
6 Sun October 24 boxscore L 2-4 San Francisco 49ers 14 26 15 284 176 108 3 16 366 226 140
7 Sun October 31 boxscore W 3-4 @ Buffalo Bills 28 23 24 305 163 142 19 309 247 62 3
8 Sun November 7 boxscore L 3-5 Dallas Cowboys 13 16 11 228 192 36 1 20 372 199 173
9 Mon November 15 boxscore L 3-6 @ San Diego Chargers 17 20 21 346 214 132 3 21 389 249 140 3
10 Sun November 21 boxscore L 3-7 Philadelphia Eagles 20 37 15 333 248 85 8 17 267 134 133 2
11 Sun November 28 boxscore W 4-7 @ New York Giants 24 7 21 344 137 207 3 15 285 211 74 6
12 Sun December 5 boxscore T 4-7-1 Green Bay Packers 16 16 12 305 225 80 1 19 357 146 211 3
13 Sun December 12 boxscore L 4-8-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 19 10 273 161 112 5 19 382 205 177 1
14 Sat December 18 boxscore L 4-9-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 12 31 14 215 127 88 3 18 323 118 205 4

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
17 Jim Hart 27 QB 11 9 2-6-1 110 243 45.3 1626 8 3.3 14 5.8 57 6.7 4.8 14.8 147.8 54.7 13 139 5.81 3.97 5.1 1 0
10 Pete Beathard 29 qb 9 5 2-3-0 60 141 42.6 1030 6 4.3 12 8.5 80 7.3 4.3 17.2 114.4 46.7 6 46 6.69 3.84 4.1
27 Roy Shivers 30 11 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
Team Total 26.8 14 4-9-1 170 385 44.2 2656 14 3.6 26 6.8 80 6.9 4.6 15.6 189.7 51.6 19 185 6.12 3.91 4.7 1 0
Opp Total 14 212 375 56.5 2546 12 3.2 17 4.5 6.8 5.39 12.0 181.9 69.3 20 166 6.0 4.7 5.1

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
36 MacArthur Lane 29 FB 13 0 150 592 3 40 3.9 45.5 11.5 29 298 10.3 0 34 2.2 22.9 890 3 2
39 Cid Edwards 28 12 0 108 316 4 14 2.9 26.3 9.0 12 122 10.2 0 38 1.0 10.2 438 4 8
23 Johnny Roland 28 RB 13 0 78 278 0 16 3.6 21.4 6.0 15 108 7.2 0 15 1.2 8.3 386 0 4
27 Roy Shivers 30 11 0 55 202 1 10 3.7 18.4 5.0 10 76 7.6 0 19 0.9 6.9 278 1 3
17 Jim Hart 27 QB 11 9 13 9 0 3 0.7 0.8 1.2 9 0 2
10 Pete Beathard 29 qb 9 5 4 29 0 15 7.3 3.2 0.4 29 0 2
26 Chuck Latourette 26 P 13 0 3 19 0 20 6.3 1.5 0.2 19 0 1
44 John Gilliam 26 WR 14 0 2 16 0 12 8.0 1.1 0.1 42 837 19.9 3 54 3.0 59.8 853 3 2
85 Mel Gray 23 KR 14 0 2 56 0 38 28.0 4.0 0.1 18 534 29.7 4 80 1.3 38.1 590 4 1
81 Jackie Smith 31 TE 9 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 1.1 0.1 21 379 18.0 4 61 2.3 42.1 389 4 0
30 Paul White 23 6 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.5 0.2 3 0 0
80 Dave L. Williams 26 WR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 182 15.2 1 37 0.9 14.0 182 1 0
83 Jim McFarland 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 54 10.8 2 21 0.4 3.9 54 2 0
88 Fred Hyatt 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 58 14.5 0 30 0.3 4.1 58 0 0
71 Bob Reynolds 32 LT 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 -4 0 0
35 Larry Stegent 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.7 12 0 1
Team Total 26.8 14 417 1530 8 40 3.7 109.3 29.8 170 2656 15.6 14 80 12.1 189.7 4186 22 35
Opp Total 14 486 1985 10 4.1 141.8 34.7 212 2380 11.2 12 15.1 170.0 4365 22 28

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
85 Mel Gray 23 KR 14 0 30 740 0 65 24.7 1330
33 Larry Willingham 23 PR 9 0 10 84 0 19 8.4 6 125 0 56 20.8 209
43 Norm Thompson 26 14 0 5 27 0 11 5.4 7 182 0 45 26.0 209
45 George Hoey 25 6 0 9 251 1 103 27.9 251
22 Roger Wehrli* 24 RCB 13 0 9 84 0 34 9.3 84
23 Johnny Roland 28 RB 13 0 3 10 0 8 3.3 2 24 0 17 12.0 420
39 Cid Edwards 28 12 0 2 41 0 21 20.5 479
68 Paul Dickson 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
72 Dan Dierdorf 22 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
44 John Gilliam 26 WR 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 874
67 Larry Stallings 30 LLB 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
35 Larry Stegent 24 7 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 12
Team Total 26.8 14 30 234 0 34 7.8 58 1363 1 103 23.5 5783
Opp Total 14 24 1 54 1318 1 24.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
25 Jim Bakken 31 K 14 0 5 5 13 8 6 5 8 3 32 21 65.6% 24 24 100.0% 5 207 44 0 41.4
26 Chuck Latourette 26 P 13 0 56 2157 55 1 38.5
Team Total 26.8 14 5 5 13 8 6 5 8 3 32 21 65.6% 24 24 100.0% 61 2364 55 1 38.8
Opp Total 14 39 25 64.1% 29 28 96.6% 58 2343 40.4

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
39 Cid Edwards 28 12 0 0 8 1 0 0
43 Norm Thompson 26 14 0 4 45 0 25 0 0 4 1 0 0
22 Roger Wehrli* 24 RCB 13 0 2 11 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 0
20 Miller Farr 28 LCB 14 0 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 3 5 0
44 John Gilliam 26 WR 14 0 0 2 2 0 0
23 Johnny Roland 28 RB 13 0 0 4 0 0 0
27 Roy Shivers 30 11 0 0 3 1 0 0
33 Larry Willingham 23 PR 9 0 0 2 2 0 0
8 Larry Wilson 33 FS 14 0 4 46 0 23 0
17 Jim Hart 27 QB 11 9 0 2 1 0 0
53 Jamie Rivers 26 MLB 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
54 Tom Banks 23 C 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 Pete Beathard 29 qb 9 5 0 2 0 0 0
55 Irv Goode 31 LG 14 0 0 1 1 -17 0
85 Mel Gray 23 KR 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
49 Dale Hackbart 33 14 0 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 MacArthur Lane 29 FB 13 0 0 2 0 0 0
52 Rick Ogle 22 6 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Jerry Stovall 30 SS 6 0 2 20 0 20 0
74 Fred Heron 27 9 0 0 0 1 4 0
65 Chuck Hutchison 23 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 Chuck Latourette 26 P 13 0 0 1 0 -9 0
56 Mike McGill 25 RLB 11 0 1 19 0 19 0
58 Terry Miller 25 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 Bob Rowe 26 RDT 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
67 Larry Stallings 30 LLB 14 0 1 26 1 26 0
35 Larry Stegent 24 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
79 Chuck Walker 30 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.8 14 17 191 1 26 0 0 35 28 -17 0
Opp Total 14 19 28 12 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
25 Jim Bakken 31 K 14 0 24 21 87
39 Cid Edwards 28 12 0 4 4 24
85 Mel Gray 23 KR 14 0 4 4 24
81 Jackie Smith 31 TE 9 0 4 4 24
44 John Gilliam 26 WR 14 0 3 3 18
36 MacArthur Lane 29 FB 13 0 3 3 18
83 Jim McFarland 24 14 0 2 2 12
45 George Hoey 25 6 0 1 1 6
27 Roy Shivers 30 11 0 1 1 6
67 Larry Stallings 30 LLB 14 0 1 1 6
80 Dave L. Williams 26 WR 13 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.8 14 8 14 1 1 24 24 21 231
Opp Total 14 10 12 1 1 28 25 1 279