The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 60th year with the National Football League and its 20th season in St. Louis. Bud Wilkinson would be fired in Week 13 after starting 3–10; Larry Wilson, a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety for the Cardinals from 1960 to 1972, would take over as interim head coach and lead the Cardinals to a 2–1 record to finish the season. Wilson would not return for the 1980 season but would return as vice president and General Manager nine years later when the Cardinals had moved to Phoenix.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Houston Oilers L 7–9 0–1 Houston Astrodome 46,252 2 Atlanta Falcons W 42–17 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,705 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–20 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 43,214 4 Chicago Bears W 10–7 2–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,541
Regular season In his NFL debut, Ottis Anderson had 193 rushing yards.Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 Dallas Cowboys L 21–22 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,855 Recap 2 September 9 at New York Giants W 27–14 1–1 Giants Stadium 71,370 Recap 3 September 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–24 1–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,416 Recap 4 September 23 Washington Redskins L 7–17 1–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,680 Recap 5 September 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–21 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,160 Recap 6 October 7 at Houston Oilers W 24–17 2–4 Astrodome 53,043 Recap 7 October 14 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–24 2–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,367 Recap 8 October 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–22 2–6 Texas Stadium 64,300 Recap 9 October 28 Cleveland Browns L 20–38 2–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,845 Recap 10 November 4 Minnesota Vikings W 37–7 3–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,213 Recap 11 November 11 at Washington Redskins L 28–30 3–8 RFK Stadium 50,868 Recap 12 November 18 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–16 3–9 Veterans Stadium 70,235 Recap 13 November 25 at Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 3–10 Riverfront Stadium 25,103 Recap 14 December 2 San Francisco 49ers W 13–10 4–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 41,593 Recap 15 December 9 New York Giants W 29–20 5–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,802 Recap 16 December 16 at Chicago Bears L 6–42 5–11 Soldier Field 42,810 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Awards and records Ottis Anderson, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year
Milestones
References
Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com