1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 66th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–7, winning only five games. 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.

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 15 Neil Lomax Running backs 32 Ottis Anderson 39 Willard Harrell 30 Stump Mitchell 24 Ron Wolfley Wide receivers Tight ends 89 Greg LaFleur 87 Doug Marsh		Offensive linemen 74 Scott Bergold T 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G Defensive linemen		Linebackers 52 Charles Baker 54 E. J. Junior 57 Niko Noga Defensive backs 35 Jeff Griffin CB 38 Lee Nelson FS Special teams		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Zeitplan

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	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