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1975 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 356 points (25.4/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (19.7/g), 11th.
Differential of 80 points (5.7/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Don Coryell (11-3-0)
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1975 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Hart* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 182 for 345, 2,507 yards, 19 td, 19 int, & 11 rushes for 7 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Terry Metcalf* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 165 rushes for 816 yards, 9 td, & 43 catches for 378 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| FB | Jim Otis* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 269 rushes for 1,076 yards, 5 td, & 12 catches for 69 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Mel Gray*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 48 catches for 926 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Earl Thomas | 27 | 4 | 0 | 21 catches for 375 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Jackie Smith | 35 | 12 | 7 | 13 catches for 246 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| TE | J.V. Cain | 24 | 1 | 7 | 12 catches for 134 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Roger Finnie | 30 | 6 | 14 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Bob Young | 33 | 9 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
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| C | Tom Banks* | 27 | 4 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Conrad Dobler* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| RT | Dan Dierdorf* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Bell | 27 | 4 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
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| LDT | Charles Davis | 24 | 1 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974 |
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| RDT | Bob Rowe | 30 | 8 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
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| RDE | Ron Yankowski | 29 | 4 | 13 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
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| LLB | Larry Stallings | 34 | 12 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Mark Arneson | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Pete Barnes | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Norm Thompson | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Roger Wehrli*+ | 28 | 6 | 13 | 6 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Ken Reaves | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Clarence Duren | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken*+ | 35 | 13 | 0 | 19 of 24 field goals & 40 of 41 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Jeff West | 22 | Rook | 0 | 64 punts for a 37.7 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1975 |
| PR | Terry Metcalf* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 12.4 average and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| KR | Terry Metcalf* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 27.4 average and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Henry Allison | 28 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | College of the Sequoias,San Diego State | 2/11/1947 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1971 |
| Mark Arneson | 26 | LB | 14 | 11 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/9/1949 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| Josh Ashton | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/24/1949 | 3 | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Bakken*+ | 35 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Banks* | 27 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/20/1948 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| Pete Barnes | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 239 | 6-1 | Southern | 8/31/1945 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Bell | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
| Tom Brahaney | 24 | C | 14 | 2 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/23/1951 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 109th pick / 1973 |
| Lee Brooks | 28 | DT | 8 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/7/1947 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1970 |
| J.V. Cain | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 7 | 224 | 6-4 | Colorado | 7/22/1951 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1974 |
| Dwayne Crump | 25 | DB | 14 | 3 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 8/9/1950 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 137th pick / 1973 |
| Charles Davis | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 12 | 269 | 6-1 | TCU | 11/17/1951 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974 |
| Dan Dierdorf* | 26 | T-G-C | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/29/1949 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Conrad Dobler* | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 10/1/1950 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Duren | 25 | DB | 13 | 11 | 190 | 6-1 | California | 12/9/1950 | 2 | |
| Roger Finnie | 30 | T-G-DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 11/6/1945 | 6 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
| Mel Gray*+ | 27 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Missouri | 9/28/1948 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| Tim Gray | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/11/1952 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
| Gary Hammond | 26 | WR-RB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | SMU | 7/31/1949 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 66th pick / 1972 |
| Ike Harris | 23 | WR | 14 | 4 | 210 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 11/27/1952 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1974 |
| Jim Hart* | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 9 | |
| Greg Hartle | 24 | LB | 13 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Newberry | 2/14/1951 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 251st pick / 1974 |
| Steve Jones | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/6/1951 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 129th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Kindle | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 9/16/1950 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1974 |
| Jerry Latin | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 8/25/1953 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 280th pick / 1975 |
| Terry Metcalf* | 24 | RB-WR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Long Beach State | 9/24/1951 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| Eddie Moss | 27 | RB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Southeast Missouri State | 9/27/1948 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 13th / 313th pick / 1972 |
| Steve Neils | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/2/1951 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 111th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Otis* | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 4/29/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Reaves | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk State | 10/29/1944 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Rowe | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1945 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1967 |
| Council Rudolph | 25 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky State | 1/18/1950 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972 |
| Dennis Shaw | 28 | QB | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | San Diego State,USC | 3/3/1947 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970 |
| Jackie Smith | 35 | TE | 9 | 7 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Stallings | 34 | LB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/11/1941 | 12 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1963 |
| Earl Thomas | 27 | WR-TE | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Houston | 10/4/1948 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971 |
| Norm Thompson | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Utah | 3/5/1945 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Tolbert | 31 | DB | 14 | 2 | 200 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 3/12/1944 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| Roger Wehrli*+ | 28 | DB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/26/1947 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| Jeff West | 22 | P-TE | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1975 |
| Ray White | 26 | LB | 14 | 1 | 227 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/18/1949 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 117th pick / 1971 |
| Ron Yankowski | 29 | DE | 13 | 13 | 244 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 10/23/1946 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Young | 33 | G-DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State | 9/3/1942 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 14 | 223.8 | 6-1.7 | 4.3 |