1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the sixty-sixth season the franchise was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–7, winning only five games.[1] This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs. The Cardinals fired head coach Jim Hanifan after the season that saw the Cardinals finish in last place after a 3-1 start.

1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Jim Hanifan (6th season)
General manager	Larry Wilson (Since 1980)
Owner	Bill Bidwill (Since 1962)
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB E. J. Junior

Personnel

Staff

1985 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 – Dick Jamieson Offensive Backfield – Chuck Banker Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan			Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Floyd Peters Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt Special teams coaches Special Teams – Jerry Smith

Roster

1985 St. Louis Cardinals roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Scott Brunner 15 Neil Lomax 14 Rick McIvor 18 Cliff Stoudt Running backs 32 Ottis Anderson 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell 34 Tony Mumford 24 Ron Wolfley Wide receivers 87 Earnest Gray 81 Roy Green 84 J. T. Smith 83 Pat Tilley Tight ends 89 Greg LaFleur 82 Doug Marsh 85 Jay Novacek		Offensive linemen 74 Scott Bergold T 71 Joe Bostic C 64 Randy Clark C 51 Rob Monaco C 63 Tootie Robbins T 56 Carlos Scott G/C 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G Defensive linemen 60 Al Baker DE 73 Mark Duda DT 65 David Galloway DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 78 Elois Grooms DE		Linebackers 52 Charles Baker 54 E. J. Junior 57 Niko Noga 53 Freddie Joe Nunn 55 Danny Spradlin Defensive backs 35 Jeff Griffin CB 38 Lee Nelson FS 46 Leonard Smith 23 Benny Perrin 48 Lionel Washington Special teams 11 Novo Bojovic K 18 Carl Birdsong P 11 Neil O'Donoghue K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	W 27–24	62,107
2	September 15, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 41–27	46,321
3	September 22, 1985	at New York Giants	L 27–17	74,987
4	September 29, 1985	Green Bay Packers	W 43–28	48,598
5	October 7, 1985	at Washington Redskins	L 27–10	53,134
6	October 13, 1985	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–7	48,186
7	October 20, 1985	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–10	56,478
8	October 27, 1985	Houston Oilers	L 20–10	43,190
9	November 4, 1985	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–10	49,347
10	November 10, 1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–0	34,736
11	November 17, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–14	39,032
12	November 24, 1985	New York Giants	L 34–3	41,248
13	November 28, 1985	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35–17	54,125
14	December 8, 1985	New Orleans Saints	W 28–16	29,527
15	December 15, 1985	at Los Angeles Rams	L 46–14	52,052
16	December 21, 1985	Washington Redskins	L 27–16	28,090

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys^(3)	10	6	0	.625	6–2	7–5	357	333	L1
New York Giants^(4)	10	6	0	.625	5–3	8–4	399	283	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	6–6	297	312	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	4–4	6–8	286	310	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–7	3–9	278	414	L2

References

1. "1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.