1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1984 St. Louis Cardinals season
1984 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Neil Lomax; WR Roy Green; LB E.J. Junior
	← 1983; Cardinals seasons; 1985 →;

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.^{[note 1]}

The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.^[1] Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.^[2]

This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

**1984 St. Louis Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill 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 Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Offensive Line – Tom Lovat			Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Floyd Peters Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Assistant – Chuck Banker Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Banker Strength and conditioning Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster

**1984 St. Louis Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Neil Lomax 14 Rick McIvor Running backs (RB) 32 Ottis Anderson 31 Earl Ferrell 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell Wide receivers (WR) 82 Steve Bird 86 Clyde Duncan 81 Roy Green 83 Pat Tilley Tight ends (TE) 84 John Goode 89 Greg LaFleur 87 Doug Marsh		Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Joe Bostic G 64 Randy Clark C 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 68 Terry Stieve G Defensive linemen (DL) 60 Al Baker DE 62 Ramsey Dardar DT 73 Mark Duda DT 65 David Galloway DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 78 Elois Grooms 72 Dan Ralph DT		Linebackers (LB) 58 Dave Ahrens 51 Kurt Allerman 52 Charles Baker 55 Billy Davis 50 Bob Harris 54 E. J. Junior 57 Niko Noga Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Neil O'Donoghue K				Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–23	53,738
2	September 9, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W 37–7	35,785
3	September 16, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W 34–33	60,274
4	September 23, 1984	at New Orleans Saints	L 34–24	58,723
5	September 30, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L 36–28	46,991
6	October 7, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–20	61,438
7	October 14, 1984	Chicago Bears	W 38–21	49,554
8	October 21, 1984	Washington Redskins	W 26–24	50,262
9	October 28, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–14	54,310
10	November 4, 1984	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–13	51,010
11	November 11, 1984	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–17	48,721
12	November 18, 1984	at New York Giants	L 16–10	73,428
13	November 25, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–16	39,858
14	December 2, 1984	at New England Patriots	W 33–10	53,558
15	December 9, 1984	New York Giants	W 31–21	49,973
16	December 16, 1984	at Washington Redskins	L 29–27	54,299

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	426	310	W4
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	299	301	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	9	7	0	.563	5–3	6–6	423	345	L1
Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.563	3–5	7–5	308	308	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	2–6	3–8–1	278	320	L1

Awards and records

Neil Lomax, Led NFC, Touchdown Passes, 28 Passes^[3]

Milestones

Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing ^[4]
Ottis Anderson, 5th Season, 1,000 Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,174 yards ^[5]
Neil Lomax, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,614 yards ^[6]
Neil Lomax, Tied Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 28 Passes^[6]
Neil O’Donoghue, Tied Franchise Record, Most Points Scored in One Season, 117 Points^[6]

Notes

^ (Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Total Yds.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437
^ ^a ^b ^c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94

[1] (Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Total Yds.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437

[Ref-1-7] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94

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v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
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