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{{Infobox NFL season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
| team = St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
| teamdisplay = St. Louis Cardinals
| teamdisplay = St. Louis Cardinals
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| record = 5–11
| record = 5–11
| division_place = 5th [[NFC East]]
| division_place = 5th [[NFC East]]
| coach = [[Jim Hanifan]]<br>''(6th season)''
| coach = [[Jim Hanifan]]
| general manager = [[Larry Wilson (American football)|Larry Wilson]]<br>''(Since 1980)''
| general manager = [[Larry Wilson (American football)|Larry Wilson]]
| owner = [[Bill Bidwill]]<br>''(Since 1962)''
| owner = [[Bill Bidwill]]
| stadium = [[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| pro_bowlers = LB [[E. J. Junior]]
| shortnavlink = Cardinals seasons
| shortnavlink = Cardinals seasons
}}
}}


The '''[[1985 NFL season|1985]] [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] season''' was the 66th season the team was in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|previous output]] of 9–7, winning only five games.<ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1985.htm 1985 St. Louis Cardinals]</ref> This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.
The '''[[1985 NFL season|1985]] [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] season''' was the team's sixty-sixth season in the [[National Football League|league]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|previous output]] of 9–7, winning only five games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1985.htm|title=1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach [[Playoffs|the playoffs]]. The Cardinals fired head coach [[Jim Hanifan]] the following season when the Cardinals finished in last place after a 3–1 start.

==Offseason==
===Draft===
{{main article|1985 NFL Draft}}
{{NFL team draft start|year=1985|teamname=St. Louis Cardinals}}
{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=18|player=[[Freddie Joe Nunn]]|position=[[Linebacker]]|college=[[1984 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]|maderoster=yes|probowl=no|notes=}}
{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=51|player=[[Scott Bergold]]|position=[[Offensive tackle]]|college=[[1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]|maderoster=yes|probowl=no|notes=}}
{{NFL team draft end}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

===Staff===
===Staff===
{{NFL final staff
{{NFL final staff
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| front_office =
| front_office =
* President – [[Bill Bidwill]]
* President – [[Bill Bidwill]]
* Director of Pro Personnel – [[Larry Wilson (American football)|Larry Wilson]]
* Director of pro personnel – [[Larry Wilson (American football)|Larry Wilson]]
* Director of Player Personnel – George Boone
* Director of player personnel – George Boone


| head_coach =
| head_coach =
* Head Coach – [[Jim Hanifan]]
* Head coach – [[Jim Hanifan]]
* Special Assistant to the Head Coach – [[Leon McLaughlin]]
* Special assistant to the head coach – [[Leon McLaughlin]]


| offensive =
| offensive =
* Offensive Coordinator – [[Dick Jamieson]]
* Offensive coordinator – [[Dick Jamieson]]
* Offensive Backfield – Chuck Banker
* Offensive Backfield – Chuck Banker
* Receivers – [[Emmitt Thomas]]
* Receivers – [[Emmitt Thomas]]
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| defensive =
| defensive =
* Assistant Head Coach/Defense – [[Floyd Peters]]
* Assistant head coach/defense – [[Floyd Peters]]
* Linebackers – [[Rudy Feldman]]
* Linebackers – [[Rudy Feldman]]
* Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt
* Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt


| special_teams =
| special_teams =
* Special Teams – [[Jerry Smith (coach)|Jerry Smith]]
* Special Teams – [[Jerry Smith (American football coach)|Jerry Smith]]
}}

===Roster===
{{NFL season roster
| year = 1985
| team = St. Louis Cardinals

| quarterbacks =
{{NFLplayer|12|Scott Brunner}}
{{NFLplayer|15|Neil Lomax}}
{{NFLplayer|14|Rick McIvor}}

| running_backs =
{{NFLplayer|32|Ottis Anderson}}
{{NFLplayer|31|Earl Ferrell}}
{{NFLplayer|39|Willard Harrell}}
{{NFLplayer|36|Perry Harrington}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Randy Love}}
{{NFLplayer|30|Stump Mitchell|PR/KR}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Tony Mumford|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Ron Wolfley|rookie=y|KR}}

| wide_receivers =
{{NFLplayer|86|Clyde Duncan|KR}}
{{NFLplayer|87|Earnest Gray}}
{{NFLplayer|81|Roy Green}}
{{NFLplayer|84|J. T. Smith|d=American football|PR}}
{{NFLplayer|83|Pat Tilley}}

| tight_ends =
{{NFLplayer|89|Greg LaFleur}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Doug Marsh}}
{{NFLplayer|85|Jay Novacek|rookie=y}}

| offensive_linemen =
{{NFLplayer|74|Scott Bergold|rookie=y|T}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Joe Bostic|C}}
{{NFLplayer|64|Randy Clark|d=American football|C}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Doug Dawson|G}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Rob Monaco|rookie=y|C}}
{{NFLplayer|63|Tootie Robbins|T}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Carlos Scott|G/C}}
{{NFLplayer|67|Luis Sharpe|T}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Lance Smith|d=American football|rookie=y|G}}

| defensive_linemen =
{{NFLplayer|60|Al Baker|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|73|Mark Duda|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|65|David Galloway|d=American football|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Curtis Greer|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Elois Grooms|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Stafford Mays|DE}}

| linebackers =
{{NFLplayer|52|Charles Baker|d=American football|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|50|Bob Harris|d=American football|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|59|Thomas Howard Sr.}}
{{NFLplayer|54|E. J. Junior|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Niko Noga|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Freddie Joe Nunn|rookie=y|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Danny Spradlin}}

| defensive_backs =
{{NFLplayer|35|Jeff Griffin|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|29|Liffort Hobley|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Bobby Johnson|d=defensive back}}
{{NFLplayer|47|Cedric Mack|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|38|Lee Nelson|d=American football|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|46|Leonard Smith|d=American football|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|44|Wayne Smith|d=defensive back|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|48|Lionel Washington|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|43|Lonnie Young|rookie=y|FS}}

| special_teams =
{{NFLplayer|10|Jess Atkinson|rookie=y|K}}
{{NFLplayer|11|Novo Bojovic|rookie=y|K}}
{{NFLplayer|18|Carl Birdsong|P}}

| reserve_lists =
{{NFLplayer|23|Benny Perrin|FS|IR}}

| practice_squad =
}}
}}


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Week
! Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Date
! Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Opponent
! Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Result
! Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Record
! Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Venue
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"| Attendance
| 1
|-style="background:#cfc"
| September 8, 1985
! 1
| at [[Cleveland Browns]]
| September 8
| W 27–24
| at [[1985 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| <center>62,107</center>
| '''W''' 27–24
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 2
| 1–0
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| September 15, 1985
| 62,107
| [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
| W 41–27
! 2
| <center>46,321</center>
| September 15
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [[1985 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]
| 3
| '''W''' 41–27
| September 22, 1985
| 2–0
| at [[New York Giants]]
| [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| L 27–17
| 46,321
| <center>74,987</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|-style="background:#fcc"
| 4
! 3
| September 29, 1985
| September 22
| at '''[[1985 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| [[Green Bay Packers]]
| '''L''' 17–27
| W 43–28
| 2–1
| <center>48,598</center>
| [[Giants Stadium]]
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| 74,987
|-style="background:#cfc"
| October 7, 1985
! 4
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| September 29
| L 27–10
| [[1985 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| <center>53,134</center>
| '''W''' 43–28
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 6
| 3–1
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| October 13, 1985
| 48,598
| at [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| L 30–7
! 5
| <center>48,186</center>
| {{dow tooltip|October 7, 1985}}
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| at '''[[1985 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
| 7
| '''L''' 10–27
| October 20, 1985
| 3–2
| at [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]
| L 23–10
| 53,134
| <center>56,478</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|-style="background:#fcc"
| 8
! 6
| October 27, 1985
| October 13
| at '''[[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''
| [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]
| L 20–10
| '''L''' 7–30
| 3–3
| <center>43,190</center>
| [[Veterans Stadium]]
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 9
| 48,186
|-style="background:#fcc"
| November 4, 1985
! 7
| [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| October 20
| W 21–10
| at [[1985 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| <center>49,347</center>
| '''L''' 10–23
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| 3–4
| [[Three Rivers Stadium]]
| November 10, 1985
| 56,478
| at [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| L 16–0
! 8
| <center>34,736</center>
| October 27
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [[1985 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]]
| 11
| '''L''' 10–20
| November 17, 1985
| 3–5
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| L 24–14
| 43,190
| <center>39,032</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|-style="background:#cfc"
| 12
! 9
| November 24, 1985
| {{dow tooltip|November 4, 1985}}
| '''[[1985 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
| [[New York Giants]]
| '''W''' 21–10
| L 34–3
| 4–5
| <center>41,248</center>
| Busch Memorial Stadium
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 13
| 49,347
|-style="background:#fcc"
| November 28, 1985
! 10
| at [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| November 10
| L 35–17
| at [[1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| <center>54,125</center>
| '''L''' 0–16
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 14
| 4–6
| [[Tampa Stadium]]
| December 8, 1985
| 34,736
| [[New Orleans Saints]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| W 28–16
! 11
| <center>29,527</center>
| November 17
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| '''[[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''
| 15
| '''L''' 14–24
| December 15, 1985
| 4–7
| at [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| L 46–14
| 39,032
| <center>52,052</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|-style="background:#fcc"
| 16
! 12
| November 24
| December 21, 1985
| '''[[1985 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 27–16
| '''L''' 3–34
| 4–8
| <center>28,090</center>
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| 41,248
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 13
| [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|November 28]]
| at '''[[1985 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
| '''L''' 17–35
| 4–9
| [[Texas Stadium]]
| 54,125
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 14
| December 8
| [[1985 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]
| '''W''' 28–16
| 5–9
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| 29,527
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 15
| December 15
| at [[1985 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| '''L''' 14–46
| 5–10
| [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim|Anaheim Stadium]]
| 52,052
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 16
| {{dow tooltip|December 21, 1985}}
| '''[[1985 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
| '''L''' 16–27
| 5–11
| Busch Memorial Stadium
| 28,090
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1985|border=2}}"
|colspan="8"| '''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}
|}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:1985 St. Louis Cardinals (Nfl) Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1985 St. Louis Cardinals (Nfl) Season}}
[[Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons|1985]]
[[Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons]]
[[Category:1985 National Football League season by team|St. Louis Cardinals]]
[[Category:1985 National Football League season by team|St. Louis Cardinals]]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 18 February 2024

1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
General managerLarry Wilson
Head coachJim Hanifan
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB E. J. Junior

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's sixty-sixth season 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 the following season when the Cardinals finished in last place after a 3–1 start.

Offseason

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Draft

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Main article: 1985 NFL Draft
1985 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 18 Freddie Joe Nunn  Linebacker Ole Miss
2 51 Scott Bergold  Offensive tackle Wisconsin
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff

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1985 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster

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1985 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

Zeitplan

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

Standings

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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

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