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1985 St. Louis Cardinals
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 278 points (17.4/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 414 points (25.9/g), 24th.
Differential of -136 points (-8.5/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-11.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Coached by Jim Hanifan (5-11-0)
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1985 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 | Neil Lomax | 26 | 4 | 16 | 265 for 471, 3,214 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 32 rushes for 125 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1981 |
| RB | Ottis Anderson | 28 | 6 | 8 | 117 rushes for 479 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 225 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Stump Mitchell | 26 | 4 | 8 | 183 rushes for 1,006 yards, 7 td, & 47 catches for 502 yards and 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 226th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Earl Ferrell | 27 | 3 | 9 | 46 rushes for 208 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 277 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Roy Green | 28 | 6 | 13 | 50 catches for 693 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Pat Tilley | 32 | 9 | 16 | 49 catches for 726 yards, 6 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 114th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Doug Marsh | 27 | 5 | 16 | 37 catches for 355 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1980 |
| LT | Luis Sharpe | 25 | 3 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1982 |
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| LG | Doug Dawson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 |
| C | Randy Clark | 28 | 5 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 215th pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Joe Bostic | 28 | 6 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Tootie Robbins | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1982 |
| RT | Lance Smith | 22 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Al Baker | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| LDT | David Galloway | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1982 |
| RDT | Mark Duda | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Curtis Greer | 28 | 5 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1980 |
| LLB | Niko Noga | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| MLB | E.J. Junior* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Freddie Joe Nunn | 23 | Rook | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Cedric Mack | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Wayne Smith | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 278th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Leonard Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Lonnie Young | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 325th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Benny Perrin | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil O'Donoghue | 32 | 8 | 0 | 10 of 18 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 127th pick / 1977 |
| P | Carl Birdsong | 26 | 4 | 0 | 85 punts for a 41.7 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | J.T. Smith | 30 | 7 | 4 | 26 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Clyde Duncan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 19.6 average and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ottis Anderson | 28 | RB | 9 | 8 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1957 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| Jess Atkinson | 24 | K | 2 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Maryland | 12/11/1961 | Rook | |
| Al Baker | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-6 | Colorado State | 12/9/1956 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 40th pick / 1978 |
| Charles Baker | 28 | LB | 15 | 3 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/26/1957 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1980 |
| Scott Bergold | 24 | T | 16 | 0 | 263 | 6-7 | Wisconsin | 11/19/1961 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1985 |
| Carl Birdsong | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Southwest Oklahoma State | 1/1/1959 | 4 | |
| Novo Bojovic | 26 | K | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 11/2/1959 | Rook | |
| Joe Bostic | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/20/1957 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1979 |
| Scott Brunner | 28 | QB | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-5 | Delaware | 3/24/1957 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 145th pick / 1980 |
| Randy Clark | 28 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 7/27/1957 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 215th pick / 1980 |
| Doug Dawson | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/27/1961 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Duda | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Maryland | 2/4/1961 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1983 |
| Clyde Duncan | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 2/5/1961 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1984 |
| Earl Ferrell | 27 | RB | 11 | 9 | 225 | 6-0 | East Tennessee State | 3/27/1958 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1982 |
| David Galloway | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-3 | Florida | 2/16/1959 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1982 |
| Earnest Gray | 28 | WR | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Memphis | 3/2/1957 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979 |
| Roy Green | 28 | WR-DB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | Henderson State | 6/30/1957 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1979 |
| Curtis Greer | 28 | DE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 11/10/1957 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Griffin | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Utah | 7/19/1958 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1981 |
| Elois Grooms | 32 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Tennessee Tech | 5/20/1953 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1975 |
| Perry Harrington | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 3/13/1958 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1980 |
| Bob Harris | 25 | LB-DB | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Auburn | 11/11/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 211th pick / 1983 |
| Liffort Hobley | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| Tom Howard | 31 | LB | 3 | 2 | 213 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/18/1954 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Johnson | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Texas | 9/1/1960 | 2 | |
| E.J. Junior* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/8/1959 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| Greg LaFleur | 27 | TE | 16 | 4 | 236 | 6-4 | LSU | 9/16/1958 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1981 |
| Neil Lomax | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Portland State | 2/17/1959 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1981 |
| Randy Love | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Houston | 9/30/1956 | 6 | New England Patriots / 8th / 216th pick / 1979 |
| Cedric Mack | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/14/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 44th pick / 1983 |
| Doug Marsh | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/18/1958 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1980 |
| Stafford Mays | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/13/1958 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 225th pick / 1980 |
| Rick McIvor | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/26/1960 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1984 |
| Stump Mitchell | 26 | RB | 16 | 8 | 188 | 5-9 | The Citadel | 3/15/1959 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 226th pick / 1981 |
| Rob Monaco | 24 | C | 6 | 0 | 283 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 9/5/1961 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 212th pick / 1985 |
| Tony Mumford | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Penn State | 6/14/1963 | Rook | New England Patriots / 12th / 328th pick / 1985 |
| Lee Nelson | 31 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida State | 1/30/1954 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 420th pick / 1976 |
| Niko Noga | 23 | LB | 16 | 11 | 234 | 6-1 | Hawaii | 3/1/1962 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1984 |
| Jay Novacek | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/24/1962 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1985 |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 23 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 4/9/1962 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1985 |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 32 | K | 8 | 0 | 208 | 6-6 | Auburn,St. Bernard | 1/18/1953 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 127th pick / 1977 |
| Benny Perrin | 26 | DB | 7 | 6 | 178 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/20/1959 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1982 |
| Tootie Robbins | 27 | T | 12 | 11 | 303 | 6-5 | East Carolina | 6/2/1958 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 90th pick / 1982 |
| Carlos Scott | 25 | C-T | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas-El Paso | 7/2/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 184th pick / 1983 |
| Luis Sharpe | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | UCLA | 6/16/1960 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 16th pick / 1982 |
| J.T. Smith | 30 | WR | 14 | 4 | 185 | 6-2 | North Texas | 10/29/1955 | 7 | |
| Lance Smith | 22 | G-T | 14 | 5 | 283 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/1/1963 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1985 |
| Leonard Smith | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 9/2/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1983 |
| Wayne Smith | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 171 | 6-0 | Purdue,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 5/9/1957 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 278th pick / 1980 |
| Danny Spradlin | 26 | LB | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/3/1959 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1981 |
| Pat Tilley | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 2/15/1953 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 114th pick / 1976 |
| Lionel Washington | 25 | DB | 5 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Tulane | 10/21/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983 |
| Ron Wolfley | 23 | RB | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/14/1962 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 104th pick / 1985 |
| Lonnie Young | 22 | DB | 16 | 10 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/18/1963 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 325th pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 223.8 | 6-1.9 | 3.5 |