1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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. The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Dan Dierdorf RB Ottis Anderson WR Pat Tilley

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1980 NFL Draft

1980 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Curtis Greer	Defensive end	Michigan
2	33	Doug Marsh	Tight end	Michigan
3	60	John Sinnott	Tackle	Brown
3	81	Charles Baker	Linebacker	New Mexico
4	89	Rusty Lisch	Quarterback	Notre Dame
6	142	Bill Acker	Nose tackle	Texas
7	171	Ben Apuna	Linebacker	Arizona State
8	198	Dupree Branch	Defensive back	Colorado State
8	211	Grant Hudson	Defensive tackle	Virginia
9	225	Stafford Mays	Defensive end	Washington
10	255	Rush Brown	Defensive tackle	Ball State
11	282	Delrick Brown	Defensive back	Houston
12	309	Tyron Gray	Wide receiver	Washington State
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1980 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President of Operations – Joe Sullivan Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Hanifan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Leon McLaughlin Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Offensive Line – Duane Putnam

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Defensive Line – Rudy Feldman Defensive Secondary – Bill Atkins Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Banker Strength and conditioning Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster

1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Jim Hart 16 Rusty Lisch 14 Mike Loyd Running backs (RB) 32 Ottis Anderson 33 Theotis Brown FB 39 Willard Harrell 40 Randy Love 24 Wayne Morris FB 36 Rod Phillips Wide receivers (WR) 85 Mel Gray 25 Roy Green 46 Jeff Lee 21 Dave Stief 83 Pat Tilley Tight ends (TE) 80 Chris Combs 87 Doug Marsh 89 Gary Parris

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Joe Bostic G 51 Tom Brahaney C 64 Randy Clark G 61 Ron Coder G 66 George Collins T 60 Barney Cotton G 72 Dan Dierdorf T 70 Mark Goodspeed T 65 Brad Oates T Defensive linemen (DL) 67 Bill Acker DT 69 Rush Brown DT 63 Kirby Criswell DE 74 Oudious Lee DT 76 Stafford Mays DE 82 Bob Pollard DE 78 Ron Yankowski DE

Linebackers (LB) 57 Mark Arneson 52 Charles Baker 59 Calvin Favron 50 Jeff McIntyre 53 Steve Neils 58 Tom Seabron 55 Eric Williams Defensive backs (DB) 27 Carl Allen CB 44 Tim Collier CB 25 Roy Green FS 37 Ken Greene SS 38 Lee Nelson SS 23 Ken Stone FS 22 Roger Wehrli CB Special teams 12 Steve Little K 11 Neil O'Donoghue K 10 Larry Swider P

Reserve 54 Tom Banks C (IR) -- John Barefield LB (IR) 81 Mark Bell WR (IR) 86 Jimmy Childs WR (IR) 73 Mike Dawson DE (IR) 75 Curtis Greer DE (IR) 56 Tim Kearney LB (IR) 68 Terry Stieve G (IR) 62 Keith Wortman T (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	New York Giants	L 35–41	0–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,122
2	September 14	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–24	0–2	Candlestick Park	49,999
3	September 21	at Detroit Lions	L 7–20	0–3	Pontiac Silverdome	80,027
4	September 28	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–14	1–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,079
5	October 5	at New Orleans Saints	W 40–7	2–3	Louisiana Superdome	45,388
6	October 12	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–21	2–4	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,230
7	October 19	at Washington Redskins	L 0–23	2–5	RFK Stadium	51,060
8	October 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–10	3–5	Memorial Stadium	33,506
9	November 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–27	3–6	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,701
10	November 9	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–33	3–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,662
11	November 16	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–31	3–8	Texas Stadium	52,567
12	November 23	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–21	3–9	Busch Memorial Stadium	42,871
13	November 30	at New York Giants	W 23–7	4–9	Giants Stadium	65,852
14	December 7	Detroit Lions	W 24–23	5–9	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,966
15	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–17	5–10	Veterans Stadium	68,969
16	December 21	Washington Redskins	L 7–31	5–11	Busch Memorial Stadium	35,942
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2