Team: | St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
Teamdisplay: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Year: | 1974 |
Record: | 10–4 |
Division Place: | 1st NFC East |
Coach: | Don Coryell |
Owner: | Bill Bidwill |
Stadium: | Busch Memorial Stadium |
Playoffs: | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 14–30 |
Pro Bowlers: | T Dan Dierdorf QB Jim Hart RB Terry Metcalf WR Mel Gray CB Roger Wehrli |
Shortnavlink: | Cardinals seasons |
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 15th season in St. Louis. The Cardinals scored 285 points while the defense gave up 218 points, en route to the NFC East Championship.[1]
The 10–4 Cardinals qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1948 when the franchise was based in Chicago. It was the team's first winning season since 1970 when the Cardinals went 8–5–1.[1] Although the Cardinals and the Washington Redskins finished with identical 10–4 records, the Cardinals won the NFC East title, because of their two victories over Washington that season.
The Cardinals won their first seven games, and were at least tied for first place from Week One to the end of the regular season.
The Cardinals would not start a season with a 7–0 record again until 2021. By then, they would be based in Arizona.
See main article: article and 1974 NFL Draft. [2]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
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1 | September 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 7–3 | 1–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 40,322 | Recap | |
2 | September 22 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–10 | 2–0 | RFK Stadium | 53,888 | Recap | |
3 | September 29 | Cleveland Browns | W 29–7 | 3–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43,472 | Recap | |
4 | October 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–9 | 4–0 | Candlestick Park | 48,675 | Recap | |
5 | October 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31–28 | 5–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,885 | Recap | |
6 | October 20 | at Houston Oilers | W 31–27 | 6–0 | Astrodome | 26,371 | Recap | |
7 | October 27 | Washington Redskins | W 23–20 | 7–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,410 | Recap | |
8 | November 3 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–17 | 7–1 | Texas Stadium | 64,146 | Recap | |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24–28 | 7–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,183 | Recap | ||
10 | November 17 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–3 | 8–2 | Veterans Stadium | 61,982 | Recap | |
11 | November 24 | at New York Giants | W 23–21 | 9–2 | Yale Bowl | 40,615 | Recap | |
12 | December 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 | 9–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41,863 | Recap | |
13 | December 8 | at New Orleans Saints | L 0–14 | 9–4 | Tulane Stadium | 57,152 | Recap | |
14 | December 15 | New York Giants | W 26–14 | 10–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47,414 | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
See also: 1974 New York Giants season.
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