| 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Wally Lemm |
| Home field | Busch Stadium (I) |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–5 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 44th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous output of 4–9–1, winning nine games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 14 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–7 | 1–0 | Cotton Bowl | 36,432 | |
| 2 | September 22 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–24 | 2–0 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | |
| 3 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–23 | 2–1 | Forbes Field | 28,225 | |
| 4 | October 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 56–14 | 3–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 30,220 | |
| 5 | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–23 | 4–1 | Busch Stadium | 23,715 | |
| 6 | October 20 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–30 | 4–2 | Busch Stadium | 32,224 | |
| 7 | October 27 | at Washington Redskins | W 21–7 | 5–2 | D.C. Stadium | 46,921 | |
| 8 | November 3 | New York Giants | L 21–38 | 5–3 | Busch Stadium | 29,482 | |
| 9 | November 10 | Washington Redskins | W 24–17 | 6–3 | Busch Stadium | 18,197 | |
| 10 | November 17 | at Cleveland Browns | W 20–14 | 7–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 75,232 | |
| 11 | November 24 | at New York Giants | W 24–17 | 8–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,992 | |
| 12 | December 1 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–24 | 8–4 | Busch Stadium | 32,531 | |
| 13 | December 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–14 | 9–4 | Busch Stadium | 15,979 | |
| 14 | December 15 | Dallas Cowboys | L 24–28 | 9–5 | Busch Stadium | 12,695 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
