1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
1980 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
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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.[1] The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Offseason
[edit]NFL Draft
[edit]1980 St. Louis Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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
[edit]Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
Roster
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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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
[edit]NFC East | |||||||||
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ 1980 St. Louis Cardinals
- ^ "1980 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.