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1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head Coach Jim Hanifan
Home Field Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5-11
Place 4th NFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1979 1981

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

  • STL – Jim Hart – 28/28, 265 yards, 2 TDs, INT
  • SF – Steve DeBerg – 25/42, 266 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • STL – Doug Marsh - 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD
  • SF – Paul Hofer - 9 receptions, 135 yards, TD

Standings[]

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 12 4 0 .750 384 222 L-1
Dallas Cowboys 12 4 0 .750 454 311 W-1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 261 293 W-3
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 299 350 L-2
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 249 425 L-2

References[]