The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 66th season 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 the following season when the Cardinals finished in last place after a 3–1 start.
Offseason Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule 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 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 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 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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