The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in St. Louis. The club scored 356 points while the defense gave up 276 points.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 298 The team appeared in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, by winning the NFC East with a record of eleven wins and three losses (the best finish in the Coryell era). They never returned to the playoffs during a full NFL season until 1998, by which time they moved from St. Louis to Arizona.
The team was nicknamed the “Cardiac Cards”, because eight of their games were decided in the final minute of play; the Cardinals went 7–1 in these games.
After this season, the Cardinals never reached the top of the NFC East again. They would not again have a division title until 33 years later, when they played in Super Bowl XLIII after they had moved to Arizona, as well as to the NFC West.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster 1975 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
rookies in italics
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 Atlanta Falcons W 23–20 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,172 2 September 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–37 1–1 Texas Stadium 52,417 3 October 5 New York Giants W 26–14 2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,919 4 at Washington Redskins L 17–27 2–2 RFK Stadium 54,693 5 October 19 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–20 3–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,242 6 at New York Giants W 20–13 4–2 Shea Stadium 49,598 7 November 2 New England Patriots W 24–17 5–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,907 8 November 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–23 6–2 Veterans Stadium 60,277 9 November 16 Washington Redskins W 20–17 7–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,919 10 November 23 at New York Jets W 37–6 8–2 Shea Stadium 53,169 11 November 27 Buffalo Bills L 14–32 8–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,899 12 December 7 Dallas Cowboys W 31–17 9–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,701 13 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 34–20 10–3 Soldier Field 35,052 14 December 21 at Detroit Lions W 24–13 11–3 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 64,656 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Postseason NFC Divisional Playoff
Awards and records Terry Metcalf, NFL Leader, 2,462 Combined Net Yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 443
Milestones Terry Metcalf, Second Consecutive 2000 Combined Net Yards Season (816 Rush Yards, 378 Pass Receiving Yards, 285 Punt Return Yards, 960 Kick Return Yards, 23 fumble return yards)
References
Sources Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com