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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.

Coached by Don Coryell (4-9-1)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jim Hart 29 7 12 178 for 320, 2,223 yards, 15 td, 10 int, & 3 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td
RB Donny Anderson 30 7 0 167 rushes for 679 yards, 10 td, & 41 catches for 409 yards and 3 td

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965

FB Jim Otis 25 3 0 55 rushes for 234 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 19 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970

WR Mel Gray 25 2 0 29 catches for 513 yards, 7 td

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

WR Ahmad Rashad 24 1 0 30 catches for 409 yards, 3 td

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972

WR Walker Gillette 26 3 0 20 catches for 244 yards, 1 td

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970

TE Jackie Smith 33 10 0 41 catches for 600 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -14 yards and 0 td

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

LT Dan Dierdorf 24 2 0 1 fumble recovered

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

LG Tom Banks 25 2 14 1 fumble recovered

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

C Wayne Mulligan 26 4 0 3 fumbles recovered

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

RG Conrad Dobler 23 1 0 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972

RT Ernie McMillan 35 12 0

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

RT Roger Finnie 28 4 1

New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Dave Butz 23 Rook 10 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

LDT John Richardson 28 6 0

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967

LDT Lee Brooks 26 3 5 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970

RDT Bob Rowe 28 6 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RDE Ron Yankowski 27 2 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LLB Larry Stallings 32 10 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

MLB Mark Arneson 24 1 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972

RLB Pete Barnes 28 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

LCB Dwayne Crump 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 137th pick / 1973

LCB Norm Thompson 28 2 0

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

RCB Roger Wehrli 26 4 0 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

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

SS Jim Tolbert 29 7 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966

FS Clarence Duren 23 Rook 9 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
FS Chuck Detwiler 26 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Bakken 33 11 0 23 of 32 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points

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

P Gary Keithley 22 Rook 2 66 punts for a 37.5 average, 1 blocked

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1973

PR Gary Hammond 24 Rook 0 11 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td

New York Jets / 3rd / 66th pick / 1972

KR Don Shy 28 6 0 16 kick returns for a 27.8 average and 1 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Donny Anderson 30 RB 14 0 215 6-2 Texas Tech 5/16/1943 7

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1965

Mark Arneson 24 LB 14 0 220 6-2 Arizona 9/9/1949 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972

Jim Bakken 33 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 11

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

Tom Banks 25 C-G 14 14 245 6-1 Auburn 8/20/1948 2

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

Pete Barnes 28 LB 12 0 239 6-1 Southern 8/31/1945 6

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

Willie Belton 25 RB 3 0 207 5-11 Md-Eastern Shore 12/12/1948 2
Tom Brahaney 22 C 14 0 245 6-2 Oklahoma 10/23/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 109th pick / 1973

Lee Brooks 26 DT 13 5 261 6-5 Texas 12/7/1947 3

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970

Dave Butz 23 DT-DE 12 10 291 6-7 Purdue 6/23/1950 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973

Dwayne Crump 23 DB 14 0 180 5-11 Fresno State 8/9/1950 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 137th pick / 1973

Ron Davis 23 G 2 0 235 6-2 Virginia State 9/16/1950 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 408th pick / 1972

Chuck Detwiler 26 DB 10 0 185 6-0 Utah State 3/6/1947 3
Dan Dierdorf 24 T-G-C 14 0 275 6-3 Michigan 6/29/1949 2

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

Conrad Dobler 23 G 12 0 254 6-3 Wyoming 10/1/1950 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972

Andy Dorris 22 DE 4 0 238 6-4 New Mexico State 8/11/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 93rd pick / 1973

Clarence Duren 23 DB 11 9 190 6-1 California 12/9/1950 Rook
Roger Finnie 28 T-G-DT 12 1 245 6-3 Florida A&M 11/6/1945 4

New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969

Walker Gillette 26 WR 14 0 200 6-5 Richmond 3/16/1947 3

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970

Mel Gray 25 WR 12 0 175 5-9 Missouri 9/28/1948 2

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

Gary Hammond 24 WR-RB 9 0 184 5-11 SMU 7/31/1949 Rook

New York Jets / 3rd / 66th pick / 1972

Jim Hart 29 QB 12 12 215 6-1 Southern Illinois 4/29/1944 7
Leo Hayden 25 RB 2 0 210 6-0 Ohio State 6/2/1948 2

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 24th pick / 1971

Gary Keithley 22 QB 14 2 210 6-3 Texas,Texas-El Paso 1/11/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1973

Warren Koegel 24 C 3 0 253 6-3 Penn State 11/1/1949 2

Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1971

Jack LeVeck 23 LB 11 0 225 6-0 Ohio 2/3/1950 Rook
Don Maynard 38 E-FL-HB 2 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 15

New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957

Jim McFarland 26 TE 14 0 225 6-5 Nebraska 10/4/1947 3

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

Ernie McMillan 35 T 7 0 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 12

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

Terry Metcalf 22 RB-WR 12 0 185 5-10 Long Beach State 9/24/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973

Terry Miller 27 LB 14 0 225 6-2 Illinois 4/11/1946 3

Detroit Lions / 8th / 202nd pick / 1968

Eddie Moss 25 RB 5 0 215 6-0 Southeast Missouri State 9/27/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 313th pick / 1972

Wayne Mulligan 26 C-T 13 0 250 6-3 Clemson 5/5/1947 4

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

Clancy Oliver 26 DB 2 0 183 6-1 San Diego State 11/17/1947 4
Jim Otis 25 RB 10 0 220 6-0 Ohio State 4/29/1948 3

New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970

Marv Owens 23 WR 8 0 203 5-11 San Diego State 6/16/1950 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 361st pick / 1972

Ahmad Rashad 24 WR 13 0 205 6-2 Oregon 11/19/1949 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1972

Bob Reynolds 34 T 1 0 265 6-5 Bowling Green 1/22/1939 10

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

John Richardson 28 DT 14 0 245 6-3 UCLA 5/25/1945 6

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967

Jamie Rivers 28 LB 10 0 245 6-2 Bowling Green 9/22/1945 5

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

Bob Rowe 28 DT-DE 14 14 270 6-4 Western Michigan 5/23/1945 6

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

Council Rudolph 23 DE 5 0 255 6-4 Kentucky State 1/18/1950 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972

Don Shy 28 RB 11 0 210 6-1 San Diego State 11/15/1945 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967

Bonnie Sloan 25 DT 4 0 260 6-5 Austin Peay State 6/1/1948 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1973

Jackie Smith 33 TE 14 0 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 10

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

Jeff Staggs 29 LB-DE 13 0 240 6-1 BYU,San Diego State 5/14/1944 6
Larry Stallings 32 LB 14 0 230 6-1 Georgia Tech 12/11/1941 10

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

Mike Taylor 28 T 6 0 255 6-4 USC 5/5/1945 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1968

Norm Thompson 28 DB 11 0 180 6-1 Utah 3/5/1945 2

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

Jim Tolbert 29 DB 13 0 200 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 3/12/1944 7

San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966

Eric Washington 23 DB 9 0 190 6-2 Texas-El Paso 4/22/1950 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 238th pick / 1972

Roger Wehrli 26 DB 11 0 190 6-0 Missouri 11/26/1947 4

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

Ron Yankowski 27 DE 14 0 244 6-5 Kansas State 10/23/1946 2

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

Bob Young 31 G-DE-DT 13 0 270 6-1 Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State 9/3/1942 7

St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964

Team Total 26.5 14 225.4 6-1.9 3.6