1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1984 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachJim Hanifan
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersQB Neil Lomax
WR Roy Green
LB E.J. Junior

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 65th year with the National Football League and the 25th season in St. Louis. Despite finishing with the same 9–7 record as their division rivals Dallas and New York, the Giants made the playoffs based upon the best head-to-head record among the three teams.[note 1]

Cardinals wide receiver Roy Green rushing the ball against the Patriots during an away game in 1984.

The Cardinals’ 6,345 offensive yards in 1984 was third in the NFL, and the most in team history.[1] Their 423 points were fourth-best in the league.[2]

This was the Cardinals' last winning season in St. Louis. The franchise moved to Arizona in 1988, and did not enjoy a winning season there until 1998.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft
1984 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 Clyde Duncan  Wide receiver Tennessee
2 45 Doug Dawson  Guard Texas
3 80 Rick McIvor  Quarterback Texas
4 101 Martin Bayless  Defensive back Bowling Green
5 129 Jeff Leiding  Linebacker Texas
5 136 John Goode  Tight end Youngstown State
6 157 Rod Clark  Linebacker Southwest Texas State
7 185 Quentin Walker  Running back Virginia
8 201 Niko Noga  Linebacker Hawaii
8 213 Bob Paulling  Kicker Clemson
9 241 John Walker  Running back Texas
10 269 Mark Smythe  Defensive tackle Indiana
11 296 Kyle Mackey  Quarterback East Texas State
12 325 Paul Parker  Guard Oklahoma
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1984 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

1984 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 2 at Green Bay Packers L 23–24 0–1 Lambeau Field 53,738
2 September 9 Buffalo Bills W 37–7 1–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,785
3 September 16 at Indianapolis Colts W 34–33 2–1 Hoosier Dome 60,274
4 September 23 at New Orleans Saints L 24–34 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 58,723
5 September 30 Miami Dolphins L 28–36 2–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,991
6 October 7 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–20 3–3 Texas Stadium 61,438
7 October 14 Chicago Bears W 38–21 4–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,554
8 October 21 Washington Redskins W 26–24 5–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,262
9 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles W 34–14 6–3 Veterans Stadium 54,310
10 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 13–16 6–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 51,010
11 November 11 Dallas Cowboys L 17–24 6–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,721
12 November 18 at New York Giants L 10–16 6–6 Giants Stadium 73,428
13 November 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–16 7–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,858
14 December 2 at New England Patriots W 33–10 8–6 Sullivan Stadium 53,558
15 December 9 New York Giants W 31–21 9–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,973
16 December 16 at Washington Redskins L 27–29 9–7 RFK Stadium 54,299
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(2) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 426 310 W4
New York Giants(5) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 299 301 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 9 7 0 .563 5–3 6–6 423 345 L1
Dallas Cowboys 9 7 0 .563 3–5 7–5 308 308 L2
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 2–6 3–8–1 278 320 L1

Awards and records

Milestones

  • Franchise led NFC in passing yards, 4,257 yards passing [5]
  • Ottis Anderson, 5th season, 1,000 rushing yards in one season, 1,174 yards [6]
  • Neil Lomax, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,614 yards [7]
  • Neil Lomax, tied franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 28 Passes[7]
  • Neil O’Donoghue, tied franchise record, most points scored in one season, 117 Points[7]

Notes

  1. ^ (Giants: 3–1; Cardinals 2–2; Cowboys 1–3). The Cardinals had an opportunity to win the NFC East if they had beaten the Washington Redskins in their final game of the year, but a Neil O' Donahue field goal attempt at the end of the game was off target when a successful kick would have won the game and sent St. Louis to the playoffs.

References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by descending total yards.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  3. ^ "1984 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 450
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 457
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 437
  7. ^ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 94