| Team: | St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) |
| Teamdisplay: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Record: | 10–4 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFC East |
| Coach: | Don Coryell |
| Owner: | Bill Bidwill |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | C Tom Banks G Conrad Dobler T Dan Dierdorf QB Jim Hart WR Mel Gray CB Roger Wehrli K Jim Bakken |
| Shortnavlink: | Cardinals seasons |
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 57th season the franchise was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–3, instead regressing by one win.[1] This was the first time in three seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs. The Cardinals finished tied with the Washington Redskins for 2nd place in the NFC East, but they lost the tiebreaker due to Washington winning both matchups during the season.
Ultimately, the Cardinals became the only NFC team to win ten games without making the playoffs under a 14-game schedule.
Notably, they took on the San Diego Chargers in a preseason game in the first NFL game to take place in Japan.
See main article: 1976 NFL draft.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 30–24 | 1–0 | Kingdome | 58,441 | ||
| 2 | September 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 29–0 | 2–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,842 | ||
| 3 | September 26 | at San Diego Chargers | L 24–43 | 2–1 | San Diego Stadium | 40,212 | ||
| 4 | October 3 | New York Giants | W 27–21 | 3–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,039 | ||
| 5 | October 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–14 | 4–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44,933 | ||
| 6 | October 17 | Dallas Cowboys | W 21–17 | 5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,317 | ||
| 7 | at Washington Redskins | L 10–20 | 5–2 | RFK Stadium | 48,325 | |||
| 8 | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–20 | 6–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,365 | ||
| 9 | November 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–14 | 7–2 | Veterans Stadium | 65,505 | ||
| 10 | November 14 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–28 | 8–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 64,698 | ||
| 11 | November 21 | Washington Redskins | L 10–16 | 8–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,833 | ||
| 12 | November 25 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–19 | 8–4 | Texas Stadium | 62,498 | ||
| 13 | Baltimore Colts | W 24–17 | 9–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,282 | |||
| 14 | December 12 | at New York Giants | W 17–14 | 10–4 | Giants Stadium | 60,553 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||