1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head coach	Bob Hollway
Home field
Results
Record	4-9-1
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 52nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-5-1, winning only four games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the 23rd straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	Washington Redskins	L 24-17	46,805
2	September 27, 1971	New York Jets	W 17-10	50,358
3	October 3, 1971	New York Giants	L 21-20	49,571
4	October 10, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26-9	58,850
5	October 17, 1971	at Washington Redskins	L 20-0	53,041
6	October 24, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	L 26-14	50,419
7	October 31, 1971	at Buffalo Bills	W 28-23	40,040
8	November 7, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	L 16-13	50,486
9	November 15, 1971	at San Diego Chargers	L 20-17	46,486
10	November 21, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37-20	48,658
11	November 28, 1971	at New York Giants	W 24-7	62,878
12	December 5, 1971	Green Bay Packers	T 16-16	50,443
13	December 12, 1971	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19-7	65,358
14	December 18, 1971	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31-12	66,672

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	406	222	W-7
Washington Redskins	9	4	1	.692	276	190	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	221	302	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	231	279	L-2
New York Giants	4	10	0	.286	228	362	L-5