1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
1970 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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Head coach | Charley Winner |
Home field | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri |
Results | |
Record | 8–5–1 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Ernie McMillan TE Jackie Smith RB MacArthur Lane LB Larry Stallings CB Roger Wehrli FS Larry Wilson |
The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning eight games.[1] Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents (and holding a fourth, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, without a touchdown in a 6–6 draw), they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, thanks to three consecutive losses in December.
Prior to the season-ending skid, the Cardinals swept the Dallas Cowboys, with the second victory a 38–0 destruction on Monday Night Football at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas did not lose again until it fell to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Larry Stegent | Running Back | Texas A&M |
2 | 33 | Jim Corringall | Linebacker | Kent State |
2 | 38 | Chuck Hutchison | Guard | Ohio State |
3 | 58 | Charlie Pittman | Running Back | Penn State |
Roster
1970 St. Louis Cardinals roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 18, 1970 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 34–13 | |
2 | September 27, 1970 | Washington Redskins | W 27–17 | |
3 | October 4, 1970 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–7 | |
4 | October 11, 1970 | New Orleans Saints | W 24–17 | |
5 | October 18, 1970 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–20 | |
6 | October 25, 1970 | at New York Giants | L 35–17 | |
7 | November 1, 1970 | Houston Oilers | W 44–0 | |
8 | November 8, 1970 | Boston Patriots | W 31–0 | |
9 | November 16, 1970 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 38–0 | |
10 | November 22, 1970 | at Kansas City Chiefs | T 6–6 | |
11 | November 29, 1970 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–14 | |
12 | December 6, 1970 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–3 | |
13 | December 13, 1970 | New York Giants | L 34–17 | |
14 | December 20, 1970 | at Washington Redskins | L 28–27 |
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 299 | 221 | W5 |
New York Giants | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 301 | 270 | L1 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 5–3 | 6–5 | 325 | 228 | L3 |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 297 | 314 | W2 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 1–7 | 1–9–1 | 241 | 332 | W1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.