1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Larry Wilson
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB E. J. Junior
	← 1984; Cardinals seasons; 1986 →;

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's sixty-sixth season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–7, winning only five games.^[1] 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1985 St. Louis Cardinals draft
1	18	Freddie Joe Nunn	Linebacker	Ole Miss
2	51	Scott Bergold	Offensive tackle	Wisconsin
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1985 St. Louis Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Director of pro personnel – Larry Wilson Director of player personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head coach – Jim Hanifan Special assistant to the head coach – Leon McLaughlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dick Jamieson Offensive Backfield – Chuck Banker Receivers – Emmitt Thomas Tight Ends – Pete Hoener Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan			Defensive coaches Assistant head coach/defense – Floyd Peters Linebackers – Rudy Feldman Defensive Backfield – Lance Van Zandt Special teams coaches Special Teams – Jerry Smith

Roster

**1985 St. Louis Cardinals roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Scott Brunner 15 Neil Lomax 14 Rick McIvor Running backs 32 Ottis Anderson 31 Earl Ferrell 39 Willard Harrell 36 Perry Harrington 40 Randy Love 30 Stump Mitchell PR/KR 34 Tony Mumford 24 Ron Wolfley KR Wide receivers 86 Clyde Duncan KR 87 Earnest Gray 81 Roy Green 84 J. T. Smith PR 83 Pat Tilley Tight ends 89 Greg LaFleur 80 Doug Marsh 85 Jay Novacek		Offensive linemen 74 Scott Bergold T 71 Joe Bostic C 64 Randy Clark C 66 Doug Dawson G 51 Rob Monaco C 63 Tootie Robbins T 56 Carlos Scott G/C 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G Defensive linemen 60 Al Baker DE 73 Mark Duda DT 65 David Galloway DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 78 Elois Grooms DE 76 Stafford Mays DE		Linebackers 52 Charles Baker OLB 50 Bob Harris OLB 59 Thomas Howard Sr. 54 E. J. Junior ILB 57 Niko Noga OLB 53 Freddie Joe Nunn OLB 55 Danny Spradlin Defensive backs 35 Jeff Griffin CB 29 Liffort Hobley 42 Bobby Johnson 47 Cedric Mack CB 38 Lee Nelson FS 46 Leonard Smith SS 44 Wayne Smith CB 48 Lionel Washington CB 43 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 10 Jess Atkinson K 11 Novo Bojovic K 18 Carl Birdsong P		Reserve lists 23 Benny Perrin FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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	October 7	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	November 4	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	December 21	Washington Redskins	L 16–27	5–11	Busch Memorial Stadium	28,090
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	6–2	7–5	357	333	L1
New York Giants⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	5–3	8–4	399	283	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	6–6	297	312	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	4–4	6–8	286	310	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	1–7	3–9	278	414	L2

References

^ "1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[1] "1985 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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