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1981 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 408 points (25.5/g), 27th.
Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Coached by Jim Hanifan (7-9-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1981 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 5 | STL | E.J. Junior | LB | 13 | 1981 | 1993 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 170 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 2 | 33 | STL | Neil Lomax | QB | 8 | 1981 | 1988 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 108 | 1817 | 3153 | 22771 | 136 | 90 | 222 | 969 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Portland |
| 3 | 61 | STL | Jeff Griffin | DB | 6 | 1981 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | Utah | |||||||||||
| 4 | 88 | STL | Steve Rhodes | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 116 | STL | John Gillen | LB | 3 | 1981 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | Illinois | |||||||||||
| 6 | 143 | STL | Dave Ahrens | LB | 10 | 1981 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| 7 | 171 | STL | Kevin Donnalley | DB | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | North Dakota State | |||||||||||
| 8 | 198 | STL | Mike Fisher | WR | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Baylor | |||||||||||
| 9 | 226 | STL | Stump Mitchell | RB | 9 | 1981 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 4 | 9 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 986 | 4649 | 32 | 209 | 1955 | 9 | The Citadel |
| 10 | 253 | STL | James Mallard | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 263 | STL | Jim Joiner | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 281 | STL | Mike Sherrod | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 309 | STL | Joe Adams | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||