1976 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals ran up 309 points, and the defense conceded 267. Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 891 yards for St. Louis.
Jim Hart threw for 2,946 yards. Ike Harris grabbed 52 passes for 782 yards. Mel Gray contributed to the receiving game as well.
Roger Wehrli, Norm Thompson and Mike Sensibaugh each snatched 4 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Henry Allison | G-T | February 11, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Col. of the Sequoias | Stevenson, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | RLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | C | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | LB | June 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 237 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Bell | RDE | January 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Lee Brooks | DT | December 7, 1947 | 6'5" | 261 | Texas | Shidler, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 88 | J.V. Cain | TE | July 22, 1951 | 6'4" | 224 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Dwayne Crump | DB | August 9, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Madera, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Charles Davis | LDT | November 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 269 | TCU | Wortham, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | RDT | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Dorking, England | 13 | 10 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | RT | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Conrad Dobler | RG | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Bill Donckers | QB | January 8, 1951 | 6'1" | 205 | San Diego St. | Renton, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Clarence Duren | DB | December 9, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | California | Compton, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | Roger Finnie | LT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Carl Gersbach | LB | January 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Duke | Syracuse, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Gary Hammond | WR-RB | July 31, 1949 | 5'11" | 184 | SMU | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 210 | Iowa St. | West Memphis, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Greg Hartle | LB | February 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Newberry | Savannah, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Steve Jones | RB | March 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Duke | Sanford, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Terry Joyce | P | July 18, 1954 | 6'6" | 230 | Wichita St. | Kirksville, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | MLB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 12 | 6 |
| 32 | Jerry Latin | KR | August 25, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Northern Illinois | Prescott, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike McDonald | LB | June 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Catawba | St. Augustine, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike McGraw | LB | December 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Wyoming | Denver, CO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Terry Metcalf | PR | September 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | RB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | Eddie Moss | RB | September 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 215 | SE Missouri St. | Dell, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Steve Neils | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Minnesota | St. Peter, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | DB | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 65 | Brad Oates | T-G | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Steve Okoniewski | DT-DE | August 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 257 | Washington | Bremerton, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Jim Otis | FB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | SS | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | FS | January 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Jeff Severson | DB | September 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 183 | Long Beach St. | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Columbia, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Larry Stallings | LLB | December 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Evansville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Norm Thompson | LCB | March 5, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Utah | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 71 | Marvin Upshaw | DE-DT | November 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 260 | Trinity (TX) | Robstown, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 14 | 13 |
| 55 | Ray White | MLB | May 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 227 | Syracuse | Weymouth, MA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | T-G-C | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Sam Wyche | QB | January 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Furman | Atlanta, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Young | LG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | John Zook | LDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 13 | 12 |
