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1979 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 358 points (22.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of -51 points (-3.2/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.7, Offense: -0.7, Defense: -2.0, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Larry Wilson and Bud Wilkinson

 Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bettis

Training Camp: Lindenwoods Colleges (St. Charles, Missouri)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 8 STL Ottis Anderson RB 14 1979 1992 1 2 9 81 182 0 1 0 0 0 2562 10273 81 376 3062 5 Miami (FL)
2 35 STL Theotis Brown RB 6 1979 1984 0 0 2 37 84 1 1 11 0 0 549 2046 30 172 1558 3 UCLA
2 46 STL Calvin Favron LB 4 1979 1982 0 0 0 11 50 SE Louisiana
3 64 STL Joe Bostic G 10 1979 1988 0 0 8 41 132 Clemson
4 89 STL Roy Green WR 14 1979 1992 2 2 9 68 190 1 2 20 0 0 23 140 1 559 8965 66 Henderson St.
5 118 STL Steve Henry DB 3 1979 1981 0 0 0 1 15 Emporia St.
5 130 STL Mark R. Bell WR 2 1980 1981 0 0 0 1 12 8 123 0 Colorado St.
6 144 STL Thomas Lott RB 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 10 11 50 0 2 8 0 Oklahoma
7 173 STL Kirk Gibson WR 0 0 0 Michigan St.
8 199 STL Larry Miller LB 0 0 0 BYU
9 228 STL Bob Rozier DE 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 6 California
10 255 STL Jerry Holloway TE 0 0 0 West. Illinois
11 283 STL Nate Henderson T 0 0 0 Florida St.
12 309 STL Ricky McBride LB 0 0 0 Georgia