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1974 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (20.4/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 218 points (15.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of 67 points (4.8/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 4th.

Coached by Don Coryell (10-4-0)

1974 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* 30 8 14 200 for 388, 2,411 yards, 20 td, 8 int, & 10 rushes for 21 yards and 2 td
RB Terry Metcalf* 23 1 13 152 rushes for 718 yards, 6 td, & 50 catches for 377 yards and 1 td

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

FB Jim Otis 26 4 10 158 rushes for 664 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 109 yards and 0 td

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

WR Mel Gray* 26 3 14 39 catches for 770 yards, 6 td

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

WR Earl Thomas 26 3 11 34 catches for 513 yards, 5 td

Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971

TE Jackie Smith 34 11 14 25 catches for 413 yards, 3 td

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

LT Ernie McMillan 36 13 11 1 fumble recovered

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

LG Bob Young 32 8 8

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

LG Roger Finnie 29 5 7 1 fumble recovered

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

C Tom Brahaney 23 1 13 3 fumbles recovered

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

RG Conrad Dobler 24 2 14 2 fumbles recovered

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

RT Dan Dierdorf* 25 3 14

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Council Rudolph 24 2 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LDT Lee Brooks 27 4 13

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970

RDT Bob Rowe 29 7 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RDE Ron Yankowski 28 3 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LLB Larry Stallings 33 11 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

MLB Mark Arneson 25 2 11

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

RLB Pete Barnes 29 7 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

LCB Norm Thompson 29 3 12 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

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

RCB Roger Wehrli* 27 5 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

SS Jim Tolbert 30 8 10 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

SS Ken Reaves 30 8 6 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966

FS Clarence Duren 24 1 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Jim Bakken 34 12 0 13 of 22 field goals & 30 of 36 extra points

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

P Hal Roberts 22 Rook 0 81 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked
PR Terry Metcalf* 23 1 13 26 punt returns for a 13.1 average and 0 td

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

KR Terry Metcalf* 23 1 13 20 kick returns for a 31.1 average and 1 td

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Sergio Albert 23 K 12 0 195 6-3 Anahuac (Mexico),U.S. International 10/28/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1974

Donny Anderson 31 RB 14 1 215 6-2 Texas Tech 5/16/1943 8

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

Mark Arneson 25 LB 14 11 220 6-2 Arizona 9/9/1949 2

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

Jim Bakken 34 K 14 0 200 5-11 Wisconsin 11/2/1940 12

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

Tom Banks 26 C-G 1 1 245 6-1 Auburn 8/20/1948 3

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

Pete Barnes 29 LB 14 14 239 6-1 Southern 8/31/1945 7

Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967

Bob Bell 26 DT-DE 9 0 250 6-4 Cincinnati 1/25/1948 3

Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971

Willie Belton 26 RB 5 0 207 5-11 Md-Eastern Shore 12/12/1948 3
Tom Brahaney 23 C 14 13 245 6-2 Oklahoma 10/23/1951 1

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

Lee Brooks 27 DT 14 13 261 6-5 Texas 12/7/1947 4

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970

Dave Butz 24 DT-DE 1 1 291 6-7 Purdue 6/23/1950 1

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

J.V. Cain 23 TE-WR 14 3 224 6-4 Colorado 7/22/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1974

Bob Crum 23 DE 14 0 240 6-5 Arizona 6/28/1951 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 67th pick / 1973

Dwayne Crump 24 DB 14 0 180 5-11 Fresno State 8/9/1950 1

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

Dan Dierdorf* 25 T-G-C 14 14 275 6-3 Michigan 6/29/1949 3

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

Conrad Dobler 24 G 14 14 254 6-3 Wyoming 10/1/1950 2

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

Clarence Duren 24 DB 14 14 190 6-1 California 12/9/1950 1
Roger Finnie 29 T-G-DT 14 7 245 6-3 Florida A&M 11/6/1945 5

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

Steve George 23 DT 13 0 265 6-5 Houston 4/11/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 60th pick / 1974

Mel Gray* 26 WR 14 14 175 5-9 Missouri 9/28/1948 3

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

Gary Hammond 25 WR-RB 12 0 184 5-11 SMU 7/31/1949 1

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

Reggie Harrison 23 RB 1 0 218 5-11 Cincinnati 1/9/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 215th pick / 1974

Jim Hart* 30 QB 14 14 215 6-1 Southern Illinois 4/29/1944 8
Greg Hartle 23 LB 14 3 225 6-2 Newberry 2/14/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 251st pick / 1974

Steve Jones 23 RB 7 0 200 6-0 Duke 3/6/1951 1

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 129th pick / 1973

Greg Kindle 24 G-T 10 2 265 6-4 Tennessee State 9/16/1950 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1974

Jack LeVeck 24 LB 13 0 225 6-0 Ohio 2/3/1950 1
Jim McFarland 27 TE 14 0 225 6-5 Nebraska 10/4/1947 4

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

Ernie McMillan 36 T 11 11 275 6-5 Illinois 2/21/1938 13

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

Terry Metcalf* 23 RB-WR 14 13 185 5-10 Long Beach State 9/24/1951 1

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

Terry Miller 28 LB 5 0 225 6-2 Illinois 4/11/1946 4

Detroit Lions / 8th / 202nd pick / 1968

Eddie Moss 26 RB 11 0 215 6-0 Southeast Missouri State 9/27/1948 1

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 313th pick / 1972

Steve Neils 23 LB 14 0 217 6-2 Minnesota 5/2/1951 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 111th pick / 1974

Jim Otis 26 RB 14 10 220 6-0 Ohio State 4/29/1948 4

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

Ken Reaves 30 DB 6 6 210 6-3 Norfolk State 10/29/1944 8

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966

Hal Roberts 22 P 14 0 180 6-1 Houston 8/25/1952 Rook
Bob Rowe 29 DT-DE 14 14 270 6-4 Western Michigan 5/23/1945 7

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

Council Rudolph 24 DE 14 14 255 6-4 Kentucky State 1/18/1950 2

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

Hurles Scales 24 DB 7 0 200 6-1 North Texas 12/1/1950 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 355th pick / 1973

Dennis Shaw 27 QB 2 0 217 6-3 San Diego State,USC 3/3/1947 4

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970

Jackie Smith 34 TE 14 14 235 6-4 Northwest State (LA) 2/23/1940 11

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

Mo Spencer 22 DB 7 0 175 6-0 North Carolina Central 6/15/1952 Rook

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1974

Larry Stallings 33 LB 14 14 230 6-1 Georgia Tech 12/11/1941 11

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

Scott Stringer 23 DB 5 0 180 5-11 California 8/5/1951 Rook
Earl Thomas 26 WR-TE 14 11 224 6-3 Houston 10/4/1948 3

Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971

Norm Thompson 29 DB 12 12 180 6-1 Utah 3/5/1945 3

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

Jim Tolbert 30 DB 14 10 200 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 3/12/1944 8

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

Roger Wehrli* 27 DB 14 14 190 6-0 Missouri 11/26/1947 5

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

Ken Willard 31 RB 7 3 219 6-1 North Carolina 7/14/1943 9

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1965

Cal Withrow 29 C 12 0 240 6-0 Kentucky 7/4/1945 4
Ron Yankowski 28 DE 14 14 244 6-5 Kansas State 10/23/1946 3

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

Bob Young 32 G-DE-DT 9 8 270 6-1 Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State 9/3/1942 8

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

Team Total 26.5 14 223.6 6-1.9 3.5