1983 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachJim Hanifan
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record8–7–1
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Roy Green
P Carl Birdsong

The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 64th season the team was in the National Football League. The Cardinals won eight games, including victories over both participants in that year's AFC Championship Game, the Raiders and Seahawks.[1] However, the team also lost in meetings over both participants of the 1983 NFC Championship Game, the 49ers and the Redskins. Despite their winning record, the team failed to reach the playoffs.

The Cardinals had a winning record, despite being outscored by a total of 54 points during the regular season. In fact, St. Louis’ 428 points surrendered was, to that point, the most points given up by a team with a winning record in NFL history; it is still second-most all time.[2][note 1]

Personnel

Staff

1983 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

  • Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster

1983 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 4 at New Orleans Saints L 17–28 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 60,430
2 September 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–34 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,532
3 September 18 San Francisco 49ers L 27–42 0–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 38,132
4 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles W 14–11 1–3 Veterans Stadium 64,465
5 October 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–38 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium 58,975
6 October 9 Washington Redskins L 14–38 1–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,698
7 October 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–27 2–5 Tampa Stadium 48,224
8 October 24 New York Giants T 20–20 2–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,630
9 October 30 Minnesota Vikings W 41–31 3–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,575
10 November 6 at Washington Redskins L 7–45 3–6–1 RFK Stadium 51,380
11 November 13 Seattle Seahawks W 33–28 4–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 33,280
12 November 20 San Diego Chargers W 44–14 5–6–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,644
13 November 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–35 5–7–1 Texas Stadium 60,974
14 December 4 at New York Giants W 10–6 6–7–1 Giants Stadium 25,156
15 December 11 at Los Angeles Raiders W 34–24 7–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 32,111
16 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–7 8–7–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 21,902
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 10–2 541 332 W9
Dallas Cowboys(4) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 479 360 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 8 7 1 .531 3–4–1 5–6–1 374 428 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 5 11 0 .313 1–7 4–10 233 322 L2
New York Giants 3 12 1 .219 1–6–1 3–8–1 267 347 L4

Notes

  1. ^ It was eclipsed in 2000 by the St. Louis Rams, with 471 points surrendered.

References

  1. ^ 1983 St. Louis Cardinals
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the Regular Season, team with winning record, sorted by descending Points Allowed.
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