1970 St. Louis Cardinals

1970 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head Coach	Charley Winner
Home Field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	8-5-1
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1969	1971

The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 51st season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-9-1, winning eight games. Despite them shutting out three consecutive opponents, they failed to reach the playoffs for the 22nd straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18	at Los Angeles Rams	L 34-13	63,130
2	September 27	Washington Redskins	W 27-17	44,246
3	October 4	Dallas Cowboys	W 20-7	50,780
4	October 11	New Orleans Saints	W 24-17	45,294
5	October 18	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35-20	59,002
6	October 25	at New York Giants	L 35-17	62,984
7	November 1	Houston Oilers	W 44-0	47,911
8	November 8	Boston Patriots	W 31-0	46,446
9	November 16	at Dallas Cowboys	W 38-0	69,323
10	November 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	T 6-6	50,711
11	November 29	Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-14	46,581
12	December 6	at Detroit Lions	L 16-3	56,362
13	December 13	New York Giants	L 34-17	50,845
14	December 20	at Washington Redskins	L 28-27	50,415

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	299	221	W-5
New York Giants	9	5	0	.643	301	270	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	325	228	L-3
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	297	314	W-2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	241	332	W-1