1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Dan Dierdorf RB Ottis Anderson WR Pat Tilley

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 5–11. The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1980 NFL Draft

1980 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Curtis Greer	Defensive end	Michigan
2	33	Doug Marsh	Tight end	Michigan
3	60	John Sinnott	Tackle	Brown
3	81	Charles Baker	Linebacker	New Mexico
4	89	Rusty Lisch	Quarterback	Notre Dame
6	142	Bill Acker	Nose tackle	Texas
7	171	Ben Apuna	Linebacker	Arizona State
8	198	Dupree Branch	Defensive back	Colorado State
8	211	Grant Hudson	Defensive tackle	Virginia
9	225	Stafford Mays	Defensive end	Washington
10	255	Rush Brown	Defensive tackle	Ball State
11	282	Delrick Brown	Defensive back	Houston
12	309	Tyron Gray	Wide receiver	Washington State
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1980 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President of Operations – Joe Sullivan Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Hanifan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Leon McLaughlin Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Offensive Line – Duane Putnam

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Defensive Line – Rudy Feldman Defensive Secondary – Bill Atkins Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Banker Strength and conditioning Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster

1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster

	Quarterbacks 17 Jim Hart 16 Rusty Lisch 14 Mike Loyd Running backs 32 Ottis Anderson 33 Theotis Brown FB 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 24 Wayne Morris FB 36 Rod Phillips Wide receivers 85 Mel Gray 25 Roy Green 46 Jeff Lee 21 Dave Stief 83 Pat Tilley Tight ends 80 Chris Combs 87 Doug Marsh 89 Gary Parris		Offensive linemen 71 Joe Bostic G 51 Tom Brahaney C 64 Randy Clark G 61 Ron Coder G 66 George Collins T 60 Barney Cotton G 72 Dan Dierdorf T 70 Mark Goodspeed T 65 Brad Oates T Defensive linemen 67 Bill Acker DT 69 Rush Brown DT 63 Kirby Criswell DE 75 Curtis Greer DE 74 Oudious Lee DT 76 Stafford Mays DT 82 Bob Pollard DE 78 Ron Yankowski DE		Linebackers 57 Mark Arneson 52 Charles Baker 58 John Barefield 59 Calvin Favron 50 Jeff McIntyre 53 Steve Neils -- Tom Seabron 55 Eric Williams Defensive backs 27 Carl Allen CB 44 Tim Collier CB 25 Roy Green FS 37 Ken Greene SS 38 Lee Nelson SS 23 Ken Stone FS 22 Roger Wehrli CB Special teams 12 Steve Little K 11 Neil O'Donoghue K 10 Larry Swider P		Reserve lists 54 Tom Banks C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Mark Bell WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Jimmy Childs WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Mike Dawson DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Tim Kearney LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 Terry Stieve G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 62 Keith Wortman T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	New York Giants	L 35–41	0–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,122
2	September 14	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–24	0–2	Candlestick Park	49,999
3	September 21	at Detroit Lions	L 7–20	0–3	Pontiac Silverdome	80,027
4	September 28	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–14	1–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,079
5	October 5	at New Orleans Saints	W 40–7	2–3	Louisiana Superdome	45,388
6	October 12	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–21	2–4	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,230
7	October 19	at Washington Redskins	L 0–23	2–5	RFK Stadium	51,060
8	October 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–10	3–5	Memorial Stadium	33,506
9	November 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–27	3–6	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,701
10	November 9	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–33	3–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,662
11	November 16	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–31	3–8	Texas Stadium	52,567
12	November 23	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–21	3–9	Busch Memorial Stadium	42,871
13	November 30	at New York Giants	W 23–7	4–9	Giants Stadium	65,852
14	December 7	Detroit Lions	W 24–23	5–9	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,966
15	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–17	5–10	Veterans Stadium	68,969
16	December 21	Washington Redskins	L 7–31	5–11	Busch Memorial Stadium	35,942
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2