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1977 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 272 points (19.4/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 23rd.
Differential of -15 points (-1.1/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.4, Offense: 2.6, Defense: -4.0, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Coryell
Defensive Coordinator: Ray Willsey
Training Camp: Lindenwoods Colleges (St. Charles, Missouri)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim Hart* | 33 | 11 | 14 | 186 for 355, 2,542 yards, 13 td, 20 int, & 11 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| KR | Terry Metcalf* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| FB | Wayne Morris | 23 | 1 | 7 | 165 rushes for 661 yards, 8 td, & 24 catches for 222 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 141st pick / 1976 |
| WR | Mel Gray* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 38 catches for 782 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Ike Harris | 25 | 2 | 14 | 40 catches for 547 yards, 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1974 |
| TE | J.V. Cain | 26 | 3 | 13 | 25 catches for 328 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Roger Finnie | 32 | 8 | 0 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Bob Young | 35 | 11 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| C | Tom Banks* | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| RG | Conrad Dobler* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| RT | Dan Dierdorf*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Zook | 30 | 8 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 | |
| LDT | Charles Davis | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Mike Dawson | 24 | 1 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1976 | |
| RDE | Ron Yankowski | 31 | 6 | 13 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 | |
| LLB | Eric D. Williams | 22 | Rook | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| MLB | Tim Kearney | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Mark Arneson | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Lee Nelson | 23 | 1 | 8 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 420th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Roger Wehrli*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Ken Reaves | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Mike Sensibaugh | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 191st pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 37 | 15 | 0 | 7 of 16 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Duane Carrell | 28 | 3 | 0 | 49 punts for a 35.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| KR | Terry Metcalf* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| KR | Terry Metcalf* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Carl Allen | 22 | db | 14 | 4 | 185 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 12/21/1955 | Rook | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 299th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Kurt Allerman | 22 | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 8/30/1955 | Rook | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 | |
| 61 | Henry Allison | 30 | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Col. of the Sequoias,San Diego St. | 2/11/1947 | 6 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1971 | |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | 28 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/9/1949 | 5 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| 61 | Dan Audick | 23 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 11/15/1954 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 106th pick / 1977 | |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | 37 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 15 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| 54 | Tom Banks* | 29 | C | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/20/1948 | 6 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| 79 | Bob Bell | 29 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 | |
| 58 | Tim Black | 22 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Baylor | 1/3/1955 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 179th pick / 1977 | |
| 30 | Bill Bradley | 30 | db | 4 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/24/1947 | 8 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | 26 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/23/1951 | 4 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 109th pick / 1973 | |
| 88 | J.V. Cain | 26 | TE | 13 | 13 | 224 | 6-4 | Colorado | 7/22/1951 | 3 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1974 |
| 12 | Duane Carrell | 28 | P | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 10/3/1949 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | Rondy Colbert | 23 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Lamar | 1/7/1954 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975 | |
| 76 | Charles Davis | 26 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 269 | 6-1 | TCU | 11/17/1951 | 3 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | 24 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Arizona | 10/16/1953 | 1 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1976 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf*+ | 28 | RT | 12 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/29/1949 | 6 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler* | 27 | RG | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 10/1/1950 | 5 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| 10 | Bill Donckers | 26 | 5 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 1/8/1951 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Roger Finnie | 32 | LT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 11/6/1945 | 8 | 6 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
| 28 | Robert Giblin | 25 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Houston | 11/18/1952 | 2 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 79th pick / 1975 | |
| 85 | Mel Gray* | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Missouri | 9/28/1948 | 6 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| 84 | Ike Harris | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 11/27/1952 | 2 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1974 |
| 17 | Jim Hart* | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 11 | 12 | |
| 34 | Steve Jones | 26 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/6/1951 | 4 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 129th pick / 1973 | |
| 87 | Terry Joyce | 23 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-6 | Wichita St.,Missouri Southern | 7/18/1954 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Tim Kearney | 27 | MLB | 14 | 10 | 227 | 6-2 | Northern Michigan | 11/5/1950 | 5 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972 |
| 59 | Marv Kellum | 25 | lb | 14 | 4 | 225 | 6-2 | Wichita St. | 6/23/1952 | 3 | 3 | |
| 32 | Jerry Latin | 24 | rb | 14 | 3 | 190 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 8/25/1953 | 2 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 280th pick / 1975 |
| 21 | Terry Metcalf* | 26 | KR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Long Beach St. | 9/24/1951 | 4 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | 23 | FB | 12 | 7 | 207 | 6-0 | SMU | 5/3/1954 | 1 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 141st pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Steve Neils | 26 | llb | 14 | 6 | 217 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/2/1951 | 3 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 111th pick / 1974 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | 23 | LCB | 10 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 1/30/1954 | 1 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 420th pick / 1976 |
| 65 | Brad Oates | 24 | 9 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | Duke,BYU | 9/30/1953 | 1 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1976 | |
| 71 | Steve Okoniewski | 28 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Washington,Montana | 8/22/1949 | 5 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 41st pick / 1972 | |
| 35 | Jim Otis | 29 | fb | 13 | 6 | 220 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 4/29/1948 | 7 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970 |
| 74 | Walt Patulski | 27 | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/3/1950 | 5 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1972 | |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | 33 | SS | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Norfolk St. | 10/29/1944 | 11 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 49th pick / 1966 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | 28 | FS | 10 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 1/3/1949 | 6 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 191st pick / 1971 |
| 46 | Jeff Severson | 28 | db | 14 | 3 | 183 | 6-1 | Long Beach St. | 9/16/1949 | 5 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 297th pick / 1971 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | 37 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | NW State (LA) | 2/23/1940 | 14 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 129th pick / 1963 | |
| 45 | Perry Smith | 26 | db | 3 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Mesa,Colorado St. | 3/29/1951 | 4 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
| 23 | Ken Stone | 27 | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1950 | 4 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 | |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | 24 | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 2/15/1953 | 1 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 114th pick / 1976 | |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli*+ | 30 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/26/1947 | 8 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Eric D. Williams | 22 | LLB | 14 | 8 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 6/17/1955 | Rook | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | 27 | t | 14 | 3 | 260 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/20/1950 | 5 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | 31 | RDE | 14 | 13 | 244 | 6-5 | Kansas St. | 10/23/1946 | 6 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
| 64 | Bob Young | 35 | LG | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-1 | Texas,Texas St.,Howard Payne | 9/3/1942 | 11 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| 63 | John Zook | 30 | LDE | 12 | 9 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 8 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 14 | 221.6 | 6-1.5 | 4.6 |
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