1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1987 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Gene Stallings
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	7–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1987 season for the St. Louis Cardinals was a struggle, as the team finished with a record of seven wins and eight losses, and missed the playoffs. This was the Cardinals' final season in St. Louis, as the team moved to Tempe, Arizona in March 1988. This move left St. Louis without an NFL franchise until the Los Angeles Rams moved there in 1995 to play, only to relocate back to Los Angeles in 2016, once again leaving St. Louis without an NFL team.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1987 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 – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Mel Renfro Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–13	47,241
2	September 20, 1987	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–24	47,988
–	September 27, 1987	Indianapolis Colts	canceled
3	October 4, 1987	at Washington Redskins	L 28–21	27,728
4	October 11, 1987	New Orleans Saints	W 24–19	11,795
5	October 18, 1987	at San Francisco 49ers	L 34–28	38,094
6	October 25, 1987	at New York Giants	L 30–7	74,391
7	November 1, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–23	24,586
8	November 8, 1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28	22,449
9	November 15, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	L 27–24	27,730
10	November 22, 1987	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–19	55,592
11	November 29, 1987	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–21	15,909
12	December 6, 1987	Washington Redskins	L 34–17	31,324
13	December 13, 1987	New York Giants	W 27–24	29,623
14	December 20, 1987	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–14	32,046
15	December 27, 1987	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–16	36,788

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins^(3)	11	4	0	.733	7–1	9–3	379	285	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	4–4	5–7	340	348	W2
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	3–5	7–7	362	368	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	3–5	4–7	337	380	W2
New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	3–5	4–8	280	312	W2

Awards and records

• Luis Sharpe, NFC Pro Bowl selection
• J.T. Smith, NFL Receiving Leader, 91 Receptions ^[1]
• J.T. Smith, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,117 yards ^[2]
• Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452

External links

• 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com