1980 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Hanifan (5-11)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1980 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Hanifan (5-11)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1980 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
St. Louis ran up 299 points, while the defensive squad allowed 350. Ottis Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,352 yards for the Cardinals.
Jim Hart threw for 2,946 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 68 passes for 966 yards.
Ken Stone seized 5 opponent throws.
Jim Hanifan coached the team. The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Bill Acker | NT | November 7, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Texas | Freer, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 27 | Carl Allen | LCB | December 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 10 |
| 32 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | ROLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 52 | Charles Baker | LB | September 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | RG | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 6 | 6 |
| 58 | John Barefield | LB | March 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Victoria, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Mark Bell | PR | June 14, 1957 | 5'9" | 175 | Colorado St. | Jamestown, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Bostic | LG | April 20, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Jon Brooks | LB | June 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 215 | Clemson | Saluda, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Rush Brown | NT | June 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 257 | Ball St. | Laurinburg, NC USA | 16 | 10 |
| 33 | Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Randy Clark | C-T-G | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Ron Coder | G | May 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 250 | Penn St. | Savannah, GA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Tim Collier | DB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | George Collins | LT | December 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 257 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 80 | Chris Combs | TE-T | March 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Barney Cotton | LG | September 30, 1956 | 6'5" | 264 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 9 |
| 63 | Kirby Criswell | LB-DE | August 31, 1957 | 6'5" | 238 | Kansas | Grinnell, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | DT | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Dorking, England | 4 | 4 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | RT | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Calvin Favron | LILB | July 3, 1957 | 6'1" | 225 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 70 | Mark Goodspeed | T | December 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Kansas City, KS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Roy Green | FS | June 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 15 | 6 |
| 37 | Ken Greene | SS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 12 | 8 |
| 75 | Curtis Greer | DE | November 10, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 2 |
| 39 | Willard Harrell | RB | September 16, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | RILB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 13 | 12 |
| 46 | Jeff Lee | WR | May 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Racine, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Oudious Lee | NT | June 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 253 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Rusty Lisch | QB | December 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 213 | Notre Dame | Belleville, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Little | K | February 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Arkansas | Springfield, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Randy Love | RB | September 30, 1956 | 6'1" | 208 | Houston | Garland, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Mike Loyd | QB | May 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Kansas | Joplin, MO USA | 5 | 1 |
| 87 | Doug Marsh | TE | June 18, 1958 | 6'3" | 236 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Stafford Mays | DE-DT-NT | March 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 252 | Washington | Lawrence, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff McIntyre | LB | September 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Arizona St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | FB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Steve Neils | LOLB | May 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Minnesota | St. Peter, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | SS | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 11 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | January 18, 1953 | 6'6" | 208 | St. Bernard | Dublin, Ireland | 10 | 0 |
| 65 | Brad Oates | LT | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 10 | 5 |
| 89 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Rod Phillips | RB | December 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 220 | Cincinnati | Meridian, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDE | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Tom Seabron | LB | May 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Dave Stief | WR | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Ken Stone | FS | September 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | Larry Swider | P | February 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Limestone, ME USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Eric Williams | LILB | June 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 29 | Gerard Williams | DB | May 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 184 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | T | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | RDE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
