1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
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| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Wally Lemm |
| Home field | Sportsman's Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–3–2 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish |
Won Playoff Bowl (Third place) |
The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth season in St. Louis.
The Cardinals (9–3–2) were the runner-up in the Eastern Conference, finishing a half game behind the Cleveland Browns (10–3–1), who won the NFL championship game on December 27. The Cardinals tied the Browns in Cleveland in September and defeated them in St. Louis in December.
As the conference runner-up, the Cardinals played the Green Bay Packers of the Western Conference in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, Florida. Held on January 3 at the Orange Bowl, St. Louis won in an upset, 24–17.[1][2][3] It was the Cardinals' only appearance after the regular season between 1948 and 1974.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1964 NFL draft
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 16–6 | 1–0–0 | |
| 2 | September 20 | at Cleveland Browns | T 33–33 | 1–0–1 | |
| 3 | September 27 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 23–13 | 2–0–1 | |
| 4 | October 4 | at Washington Redskins | W 23–17 | 3–0–1 | |
| 5 | October 12 | at Baltimore Colts ^ | L 47–27 | 3–1–1 | |
| 6 | October 18 | Washington Redskins | W 38–24 | 4–1–1 | |
| 7 | October 25 | Dallas Cowboys | L 31–13 | 4–2–1 | |
| 8 | November 1 | at New York Giants | L 34–17 | 4–3–1 | |
| 9 | November 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–30 | 5–3–1 | |
| 10 | November 15 | New York Giants | T 10–10 | 5–3–2 | |
| 11 | November 22 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–13 | 6–3–2 | |
| 12 | November 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–20 | 7–3–2 | |
| 13 | December 6 | Cleveland Browns | W 28–19 | 8–3–2 | |
| 14 | December 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 36–34 | 9–3–2 | |
^ The game with the Baltimore Colts on October 12 was originally scheduled for St. Louis,
but was moved to Baltimore due to the baseball Cardinals' participation in the World Series.
Game summaries
Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| Browns | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 7 mph (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 76,954
- Referee: Tom Bell
- TV announcers (CBS): Jack Drees (STL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Bill Fischer (STL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C), relative humidity 98%, wind 7.8 mph (13 km/h), wind chill 8 °F (−13 °C)
- Game attendance: 31,585
- TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Drees (STL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Bill Fischer (STL) (first half) (color commentators)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–2–1 | 415 | 293 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 8–2–2 | 357 | 331 | W4 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 312 | 313 | L1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 307 | 305 | L2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 250 | 289 | W1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 253 | 315 | L1 | |
| New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 241 | 399 | L4 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Postseason
Playoff Bowl
Main article: Playoff Bowl
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1965 | Green Bay Packers | W, 24–17 | Orange Bowl | 56,218 |
References
- 1 2 Lea, Bud (January 4, 1965). "Cards blunt Packers' rally, 24-17". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
- 1 2 Johnson, Chuck (January 4, 1965). "Packers season ends as it began; Cardinals win in an exhibition". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8, part 2.
- 1 2 "'Peanuts' leads Cards to victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 4, 1965. p. 3B.
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
External links
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