1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 62nd season the franchise was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–11, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement the team failed – for the sixth consecutive season – to reach the playoffs.

1981 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coachJim Hanifan
OwnerBill Bidwill
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1981 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff
1981 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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

  • Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster
1981 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result TV Time(CT) TV Announcers Attendance
1 September 6, 1981 Miami Dolphins L 20–7 NBC 12:00pm Jay Randolph & Jim Turner
50,351
2 September 13, 1981 at Dallas Cowboys L 30–17 CBS 3:00pm Frank Glieber & Roger Staubach
63,602
3 September 20, 1981 Washington Redskins W 40–30 CBS 12:00pm Frank Glieber & Roger Staubach
47,592
4 September 27, 1981 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 20–10 CBS 3:00pm Frank Glieber & Roger Staubach
65,850
5 October 4, 1981 Dallas Cowboys W 20–17 CBS 12:00pm Pat Summerall & John Madden
49,477
6 October 11, 1981 at New York Giants L 34–14 CBS 3:00pm Tom Brookshier & Roger Staubach
67,128
7 October 18, 1981 at Atlanta Falcons L 41–20 CBS 12:00pm Gary Bender & Fred Dryer
51,458
8 October 25, 1981 Minnesota Vikings W 30–17 CBS 12:00pm Lindsey Nelson & George Allen
48,039
9 November 1, 1981 at Washington Redskins L 42–21 CBS 3:00pm Lindsey Nelson & George Allen
50,643
10 November 8, 1981 Philadelphia Eagles L 52–10 CBS 12:00pm Vin Scully & Hank Stram
48,421
11 November 15, 1981 Buffalo Bills W 24–0 NBC 12:00pm Phil Stone & Gene Washington
46,214
12 November 22, 1981 at Baltimore Colts W 35–24 CBS 12:00pm Jim Kelly & John Dockery
24,784
13 November 29, 1981 at New England Patriots W 27–20 CBS 12:00pm Jim Kelly & John Dockery
39,946
14 December 6, 1981 New Orleans Saints W 30–3 CBS 12:00pm Frank Glieber & Jim Hill
46,923
15 December 13, 1981 New York Giants L 20–10 CBS 12:00pm Tom Brookshier & Roger Staubach
47,358
16 December 20, 1981 at Philadelphia Eagles L 38–0 CBS 12:00pm Tom Brookshier & Roger Staubach
56,656

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 8–4 367 277 L1
Philadelphia Eagles(4) 10 6 0 .625 4–4 7–5 368 221 W1
New York Giants(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 8–6 295 257 W3
Washington Redskins 8 8 0 .500 3–5 6–6 347 349 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 2–6 4–8 315 408 L2
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References
  1. 1981 St. Louis Cardinals
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