1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1985 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach Jim Hanifan
(6th season)
General manager Larry Wilson
(Since 1980)
Owner Bill Bidwill
(Since 1962)
Home field Busch Stadium
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 5th NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 66th season the team was 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 after the season that saw the Cardinals finish in last place after a 3-1 start.

Personnel

Staff

1985 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 8, 1985 at Cleveland Browns W 27–24
62,107
2 September 15, 1985 Cincinnati Bengals W 41–27
46,321
3 September 22, 1985 at New York Giants L 27–17
74,987
4 September 29, 1985 Green Bay Packers W 43–28
48,598
5 October 7, 1985 Washington Redskins L 27–10
53,134
6 October 13, 1985 at Philadelphia Eagles L 30–7
48,186
7 October 20, 1985 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–10
56,478
8 October 27, 1985 Houston Oilers L 20–10
43,190
9 November 4, 1985 Dallas Cowboys W 21–10
49,347
10 November 10, 1985 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–0
34,736
11 November 17, 1985 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–14
39,032
12 November 24, 1985 New York Giants L 34–3
41,248
13 November 28, 1985 at Dallas Cowboys L 35–17
54,125
14 December 8, 1985 New Orleans Saints W 28–16
29,527
15 December 15, 1985 at Los Angeles Rams L 46–14
52,052
16 December 21, 1985 Washington Redskins L 27–16
28,090

Standings

NFC East
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

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