The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league . The team matched their previous output of 5-11.[ 1] The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Regular Season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 7
NY Giants
L 41-35
0-1
49,122
2
September 14
at San Francisco
L 24-21
0-2
49,999
3
September 21
at Detroit
L 20-7
0-3
80,027
4
September 28
Philadelphia
W 24-14
1-3
49,079
5
October 5
at New Orleans
W 40-7
2-3
45,388
6
October 12
Los Angeles
L 21-13
2-4
50,230
7
October 19
at Washington
L 23-0
2-5
51,060
8
October 26
at Baltimore
W 17-10
3-5
33,506
9
November 2
Dallas
L 27-24
3-6
50,701
10
November 9
Atlanta
L 33-27
3-7
48,662
11
November 16
at Dallas
L 31-21
3-8
52,567
12
November 23
Kansas City
L 21-13
3-9
42,871
13
November 30
at NY Giants
W 23-7
4-9
65,852
14
December 7
Detroit
W 24-23
5-9
46,966
15
December 14
at Philadelphia
L 17-3
5-10
68,969
16
December 21
Washington
L 31-7
5-11
35,942
Game Summaries [ ]
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 2: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Cardinals
0
0
14
7
0
21
49ers
0
7
0
14
3
24
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Game information
First quarter
No Scoring
Second quarter
Third quarter
STL – Theotis Brown 13 yard pass from Jim Hart , (Steve Little kick), Tied 7-7.
STL – Doug Marsh 13 yard pass from Jim Hart, (Steve Little kick), Cardinals 14-7.
Fourth quarter
SF – Earl Cooper 9 yard pass from Steve DeBerg, (Ray Wersching kick), Tied 14-14.
STL – Willard Harrell 1 yard rush, (Steve Little kick), Cardinals 21-14.
SF – Paul Hofer 26 yard rush, (Ray Wersching kick), Tied 21-21.
Overtime
SF – Ray Wersching 33 yard field goal, 49ers 24-21.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
STL – Doug Marsh - 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD
SF – Paul Hofer - 9 receptions, 135 yards, TD
Standings [ ]
References [ ]