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1978 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 248 points (15.5/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (18.5/g), 15th.
Differential of -48 points (-3.0/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.3-9.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bud Wilkinson (6-10-0)
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1978 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 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 240 for 477, 3,121 yards, 16 td, 18 int, & 11 rushes for 11 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Wayne Morris | 24 | 2 | 13 | 174 rushes for 631 yards, 1 td, & 33 catches for 298 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 141st pick / 1976 |
| FB | Jim Otis | 30 | 8 | 0 | 197 rushes for 664 yards, 8 td, & 8 catches for 38 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Mel Gray | 30 | 7 | 0 | 44 catches for 871 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 51 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Pat Tilley | 25 | 2 | 16 | 62 catches for 900 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 32 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 114th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Al Chandler | 28 | 5 | 0 | 16 catches for 190 yards, 4 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1973 |
| TE | Eason Ramson | 22 | Rook | 7 | 23 catches for 238 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 312th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Keith Wortman | 28 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Bob Young* | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| C | Tom Banks* | 30 | 7 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Terry Stieve | 24 | 2 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 160th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Keith Wortman | 28 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
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| RT | Dan Dierdorf*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Pollard | 30 | 7 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
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| NT | Mike Dawson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1976 |
| RDE | John Zook | 31 | 9 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
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| LOLB | Steve Neils | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 111th pick / 1974 |
| LILB | Tim Kearney | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972 |
| RILB | Kurt Allerman | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 |
| RILB | Eric D. Williams | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| ROLB | Mark Arneson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Carl Allen | 23 | 1 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 299th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Roger Wehrli | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Ken Greene | 22 | Rook | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1978 |
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| FS | Ken Stone | 28 | 5 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Bakken | 38 | 16 | 0 | 11 of 22 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| P | Mike Wood | 24 | Rook | 0 | 51 punts for a 37.6 average, 0 blocked | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 204th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Willard Harrell | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Willard Harrell | 26 | 3 | 2 | 19 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Carl Allen | 23 | DB | 15 | 14 | 185 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 12/21/1955 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 299th pick / 1977 |
| Kurt Allerman | 23 | LB | 15 | 9 | 222 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/30/1955 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 |
| Warren Anderson | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | West Virginia State | 7/3/1955 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Arneson | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/9/1949 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1972 |
| Jim Bakken | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 11/2/1940 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Banks* | 30 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/20/1948 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 189th pick / 1970 |
| John Barefield | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/23/1955 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1978 |
| Larry Barnes | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/17/1954 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 151st pick / 1977 |
| Bob Bell | 30 | DT-DE | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/25/1948 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 21st pick / 1971 |
| Gordon Bell | 25 | RB | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 12/25/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 104th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Brahaney | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/23/1951 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 109th pick / 1973 |
| Al Chandler | 28 | TE | 11 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1950 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1973 |
| Jimmy Childs | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 8/9/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 97th pick / 1978 |
| George Collins | 23 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Georgia | 12/9/1955 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1978 |
| Charles Davis | 27 | DT-NT | 1 | 0 | 269 | 6-1 | TCU | 11/17/1951 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 229th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Dawson | 25 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arizona | 10/16/1953 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1976 |
| Dan Dierdorf*+ | 29 | T-G-C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/29/1949 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1971 |
| Ted Farmer | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon | 9/8/1953 | Rook | |
| Roger Finnie | 33 | T-G-DT | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 11/6/1945 | 9 | New York Jets / 14th / 364th pick / 1969 |
| Randy Gill | 22 | LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 8/1/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 265th pick / 1978 |
| Mel Gray | 30 | WR | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Missouri | 9/28/1948 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 147th pick / 1971 |
| Doug Greene | 22 | DB | 15 | 4 | 205 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2/10/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1978 |
| Ken Greene | 22 | DB | 16 | 12 | 203 | 6-3 | Washington State | 5/8/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1978 |
| Willard Harrell | 26 | RB | 13 | 2 | 162 | 5-8 | Pacific | 9/16/1952 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| Jim Hart | 34 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/29/1944 | 12 | |
| Steve Jones | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/6/1951 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 129th pick / 1973 |
| Tim Kearney | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Northern Michigan | 11/5/1950 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972 |
| Jerry Latin | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Northern Illinois | 8/25/1953 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 11th / 280th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Little | 22 | K | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 2/19/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 15th pick / 1978 |
| Mark Manges | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Maryland | 1/10/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 105th pick / 1978 |
| Wayne Morris | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 207 | 6-0 | SMU | 5/3/1954 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 141st pick / 1976 |
| Tom Mullen | 27 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 11/11/1951 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Neils | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/2/1951 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 111th pick / 1974 |
| Lee Nelson | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida State | 1/30/1954 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 420th pick / 1976 |
| Jim Otis | 30 | RB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 4/29/1948 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 218th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | 25 | QB | 3 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Missouri | 11/10/1953 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1977 |
| Bob Pollard | 30 | DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas Southern,Weber State | 12/30/1948 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 262nd pick / 1971 |
| Eason Ramson | 22 | TE | 15 | 7 | 232 | 6-2 | Washington State | 4/30/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 312th pick / 1978 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 29 | DB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/3/1949 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 191st pick / 1971 |
| Willie Shelby | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Alabama | 7/24/1953 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1976 |
| Keith Simons | 24 | DT-NT | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 4/26/1954 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1976 |
| Perry Smith | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State,Mesa | 3/29/1951 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
| Tom Southard | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Furman | 6/29/1955 | Rook | |
| Dave Stief | 22 | WR-DB | 15 | 3 | 195 | 6-3 | Portland State | 1/29/1956 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 181st pick / 1978 |
| Terry Stieve | 24 | G | 16 | 13 | 256 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 3/10/1954 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 160th pick / 1976 |
| Ken Stone | 28 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1950 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Thaxton | 29 | TE-WR | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 1/11/1949 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 84th pick / 1973 |
| Pat Tilley | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 2/15/1953 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 114th pick / 1976 |
| Curtis Townsend | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/20/1955 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 265th pick / 1977 |
| Roger Wehrli | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/26/1947 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 19th pick / 1969 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Eric D. Williams | 23 | LB | 13 | 11 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 6/17/1955 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Wood | 24 | K | 8 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Southeast Missouri State | 9/3/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 204th pick / 1978 |
| Rolly Woolsey | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Boise State | 8/11/1953 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 148th pick / 1975 |
| Keith Wortman | 28 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/20/1950 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
| Ron Yankowski | 32 | DE | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 10/23/1946 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 199th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Young* | 36 | G-DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State | 9/3/1942 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| John Zook | 31 | DE | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 217.1 | 6-1.1 | 3.7 |