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1973 St. Louis Cardinals

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

Scored 286 points (20.4/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 365 points (26.1/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -79 points (-5.6/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 5.0-9.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 18th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.3, Offense: 1.8, Defense: -5.1, SoS: 2.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Don Coryell

 Defensive Coordinator: Ray Willsey

Training Camp: Illinois State (Normal, Illinois)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1973 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 5 STL Dave Butz DT 16 1973 1988 1 1 14 83 216 Purdue
2 45 STL Gary Keithley QB 1 1973 1973 0 0 1 2 14 32 73 369 1 5 8 29 0 Texas-El Paso
3 59 STL Fred Sturt G 7 1974 1981 0 0 3 22 95 Bowling Green
3 63 STL Terry Metcalf RB 6 1973 1981 0 3 4 58 81 4 10 78 2 1 766 3498 24 245 2457 9 Long Beach St.
5 109 STL Tom Brahaney C 9 1973 1981 0 0 3 22 134 Oklahoma
6 137 STL Dwayne Crump DB 4 1973 1976 0 0 1 8 55 Fresno St.
6 148 STL Phil Andre DB 0 0 0 Washington
7 164 STL Ken Jones T 0 0 0 Oklahoma
8 188 STL Ken Garrett RB 0 0 0 Wake Forest
9 213 STL Ken King LB 0 0 0 Kentucky
10 242 STL Bonnie Sloan DT 1 1973 1973 0 0 0 0 4 Austin Peay St.
11 267 STL Dan Sanspree DE 0 0 0 Auburn
12 292 STL Dean Unruh T 0 0 0 Oklahoma
13 317 STL Ed Robinson DB 0 0 0 Lamar
14 346 STL Dan Peiffer C 4 1975 1980 0 0 2 12 37 SE Missouri St.
15 371 STL Mel Parker LB 0 0 0 Duke
16 396 STL Jim Hann LB 0 0 0 Montana
17 421 STL Eric Crone QB 0 0 0 Harvard