The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 47th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL), and the seventh in St. Louis. The team moved its home games from the old Busch Stadium to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, and bettered their 1965 record of 5–9, winning eight games.1966 St. Louis Cardinals Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 18th consecutive season.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRon SnyderLinebackerMissouri
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
1966 St. Louis Cardinals roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight endsOffensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Taxi squad
rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 16–13 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,065 Recap 2 September 18 Washington Redskins W 23–7 2–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,198 Recap 3 September 25 at Cleveland Browns W 34–28 3–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,814 Recap 4 October 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 41–10 4–0 Franklin Field 59,305 Recap 5 October 9 New York Giants W 24–19 5–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,893 Recap 6 October 16 Dallas Cowboys T 10–10 5–0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,673 Recap 7 October 23 at Washington Redskins L 20–26 5–1–1 D.C. Stadium 50,154 Recap 8 Chicago Bears W 24–17 6–1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,516 Recap 9 November 6 at New York Giants W 20–17 7–1–1 Yankee Stadium 62,967 Recap 10 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–30 7–2–1 Pitt Stadium 28,552 Recap 11 Bye 12 November 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 6–3 8–2–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,099 Recap 13 December 4 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–34 8–3–1 Cotton Bowl 76,965 Recap 14 December 11 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–16 8–4–1 Atlanta Stadium 57,169 Recap 15 December 17 Cleveland Browns L 10–38 8–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,721 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15.
Week 5 vs New York Giants
Week 9 at New York Giants
Standings
References
External links 1966 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com