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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.

Coached by Bob Hollway (4-9-1)

1971 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 Jim Hart 27 5 9 110 for 243, 1,626 yards, 8 td, 14 int, & 13 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td
QB Pete Beathard 29 7 5 60 for 141, 1,030 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 4 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964
Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1964

RB Johnny Roland 28 5 0 78 rushes for 278 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 108 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965

FB MacArthur Lane 29 3 0 150 rushes for 592 yards, 3 td, & 29 catches for 298 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968

FB Cid Edwards 28 3 0 108 rushes for 316 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 122 yards and 0 td
WR John Gilliam 26 4 0 42 catches for 837 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967

WR Dave L. Williams 26 4 0 12 catches for 182 yards, 1 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967

WR Mel Gray 23 Rook 0 18 catches for 534 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 56 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971

TE Jackie Smith 31 8 0 21 catches for 379 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td

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

TE Jim McFarland 24 1 0 5 catches for 54 yards, 2 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970

LT Bob Reynolds 32 8 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963

LG Irv Goode 31 9 0 1 fumble recovered

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

C Tom Banks 23 Rook 0 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970

C Wayne Mulligan 24 2 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969

RG Clyde Williams 31 4 0
RG Dan Dierdorf 22 Rook 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971

RT Ernie McMillan 33 10 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ron Yankowski 25 Rook 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971

LDT Rolf Krueger 25 2 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969

LDT Fred Heron 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966

RDT Bob Rowe 26 4 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967

RDE Joe Schmiesing 26 3 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968

RDE Chuck Walker 30 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963

LLB Larry Stallings 30 8 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963

MLB Jamie Rivers 26 3 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967

RLB Mike McGill 25 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968

RLB Rick Ogle 22 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 277th pick / 1971

LCB Miller Farr 28 6 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
RCB Roger Wehrli* 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969

RCB Norm Thompson 26 Rook 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971

SS Jerry Stovall 30 8 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

SS Larry Wilson 33 11 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

FS Larry Wilson 33 11 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

FS Roger Wehrli* 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969

 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Bakken 31 9 0 21 of 32 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points

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

P Chuck Latourette 26 4 0 56 punts for a 38.5 average, 1 blocked
PR Larry Willingham 23 Rook 0 10 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1971

KR Mel Gray 23 Rook 0 30 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 0 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jeff Allen 23 DB 1 0 190 5-11 Central College (IA),Iowa State 8/27/1948 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 329th pick / 1971

Jim Bakken 31 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 9

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

Tom Banks 23 C-G 9 0 245 6-1 Auburn 8/20/1948 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970

Pete Beathard 29 QB 9 5 200 6-1 USC 3/7/1942 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964
Detroit Lions / 1st / 5th pick / 1964

Paul Dickson 34 DT-T 5 0 252 6-5 Baylor 2/26/1937 12

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959

Dan Dierdorf 22 T-G-C 12 0 275 6-3 Michigan 6/29/1949 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971

Cid Edwards 28 RB 12 0 230 6-3 Tennessee State 10/10/1943 3
Vern Emerson 26 T 4 0 260 6-5 Minnesota-Duluth 9/2/1945 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 313th pick / 1968

Miller Farr 28 DB 14 0 190 6-1 Wichita State 4/8/1943 6
John Gilliam 26 WR-FL 14 0 195 6-1 South Carolina State 8/7/1945 4

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967

Irv Goode 31 G-T-C 14 0 255 6-5 Kentucky 10/12/1940 9

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

Mel Gray 23 WR 14 0 175 5-9 Missouri 9/28/1948 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971

Dale Hackbart 33 DB 14 0 210 6-3 Wisconsin 7/21/1938 11

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960

Jim Hargrove 26 LB 14 0 233 6-2 Howard Payne 2/21/1945 4

Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 348th pick / 1967

Jim Hart 27 QB 11 9 215 6-1 Southern Illinois 4/29/1944 5
Fred Heron 27 DT-DE 9 0 260 6-4 San Jose State 10/6/1944 5

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 45th pick / 1966

George Hoey 25 DB 6 0 174 5-10 Michigan 11/14/1946 Rook

Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969

Chuck Hutchison 23 G 13 0 250 6-3 Ohio State 11/17/1948 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970

Fred Hyatt 25 WR 14 0 200 6-3 Auburn 6/28/1946 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 40th pick / 1968

Rolf Krueger 25 DE-DT 14 0 253 6-4 Texas A&M 12/8/1946 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1969

MacArthur Lane 29 RB 13 0 220 6-1 Utah State 3/16/1942 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968

Chuck Latourette 26 P-DB 13 0 190 6-0 Rice 7/21/1945 4
Tom Longo 29 DB 2 0 200 6-1 Notre Dame 2/21/1942 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 188th pick / 1965

Jim McFarland 24 TE 14 0 225 6-5 Nebraska 10/4/1947 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970

Mike McGill 25 LB 11 0 235 6-2 Notre Dame 11/21/1946 3

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968

Ernie McMillan 33 T 14 0 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 10

St. Louis Cardinals / 13th / 176th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 29th / 226th pick / 1961

Terry Miller 25 LB 9 0 225 6-2 Illinois 4/11/1946 1

Detroit Lions / 8th / 202nd pick / 1968

Wayne Mulligan 24 C-T 7 0 250 6-3 Clemson 5/5/1947 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1969

Rick Ogle 22 LB 6 0 230 6-3 Colorado 1/14/1949 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 277th pick / 1971

Don Parish 23 LB 1 0 220 6-1 Stanford 1/4/1948 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1970

Ted Provost 23 DB 2 0 195 6-2 Ohio State 7/26/1948 1

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 162nd pick / 1970

Bob Reynolds 32 T 14 0 265 6-5 Bowling Green 1/22/1939 8

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963
Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963

Jamie Rivers 26 LB 12 0 245 6-2 Bowling Green 9/22/1945 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1967

Johnny Roland 28 RB 13 0 220 6-2 Missouri 5/21/1943 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965

Rocky Rosema 25 LB 2 0 230 6-2 Michigan 2/5/1946 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1968

Bob Rowe 26 DT-DE 14 14 270 6-4 Western Michigan 5/23/1945 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967

Joe Schmiesing 26 DE-DT 9 0 245 6-4 Minnesota,New Mexico State 4/1/1945 3

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968

Roy Shivers 30 RB 11 0 200 5-11 Utah State 7/5/1941 5

St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 264th pick / 1965

Jackie Smith 31 TE 9 0 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 8

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

Larry Stallings 30 LB 14 0 230 6-1 Georgia Tech 12/11/1941 8

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963
St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 241st pick / 1963

Larry Stegent 24 RB 7 0 200 6-1 Texas A&M 12/1/1947 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1970

Jerry Stovall 30 DB-P 6 0 205 6-2 LSU 4/30/1941 8

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963
New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963

Norm Thompson 26 DB 14 0 180 6-1 Utah 3/5/1945 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971

Chuck Walker 30 DT-DE 11 0 250 6-3 Duke 8/10/1941 7

St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 22nd / 172nd pick / 1963

Roger Wehrli* 24 DB 13 0 190 6-0 Missouri 11/26/1947 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969

Paul White 23 RB 6 0 200 6-0 Texas-El Paso 9/17/1948 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 214th pick / 1970

Clyde Williams 31 G-T 14 0 250 6-3 Southern 7/27/1940 4
Dave L. Williams 26 WR-SE 13 0 207 6-2 Washington 8/10/1945 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1967

Larry Willingham 23 DB 9 0 190 6-0 Auburn 12/22/1948 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1971

Larry Wilson 33 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Utah 3/24/1938 11

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

Ron Yankowski 25 DE 12 0 244 6-5 Kansas State 10/23/1946 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971

Team Total 26.8 14 223.0 6-2.0 3.8