1961 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Chuck Drulis (2-0)
Coach: Ray Prochaska (2-0)
Coach: Pop Ivy (5-7)
Coach: Ray Willsey (2-0)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1961 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1961 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The Cardinals ran up 279 points, and the defense conceded 267. Sam Etcheverry passed for 1,275 yards. Sonny Randle grabbed 44 passes for 591 yards. Bobby Conrad contributed to the receiving game, too.

Prentice Gautt carried the ball for a team-best 523 yards for St. Louis.

Jerry Norton picked off 7 opponent throws.

Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska, Pop Ivy and Ray Willsey coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sam Etcheverry	196	96	49.0	1275	6.5	14	7.1	11	5.6	78	70.4
Ralph Guglielmi	116	56	48.3	927	8.0	5	4.3	8	6.9	80	61.2
Prentice Gautt	11	6	54.5	100	9.1	1	9.1	1	9.1	22	77.8
John Crow	14	4	28.6	76	5.4	1	7.1	1	7.1	32	43.8
Charley Johnson	13	5	38.5	51	3.9	0	0.0	2	15.4	16	10.9
Bobby Conrad	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	87.5
Totals	351	168	47.9	2434	6.9	21	6.0	23	6.6	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Prentice Gautt	129	523	4.1	54	3
Frank Mestnik	95	334	3.5	26	1
John Crow	48	192	4.0	17	1
Ralph Guglielmi	22	101	4.6	23	1
Mal Hammack	18	79	4.4	28	1
Sam Etcheverry	33	73	2.2	44	0
Taz Anderson	15	39	2.6	19	1
Hugh McInnis	4	30	7.5	16	0
Bobby Conrad	20	22	1.1	7	0
Jerry Norton	1	15	15.0	15	0
Charley Johnson	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	386	1405	3.6	54	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sonny Randle	44	591	13.4	41	9
Bobby Conrad	30	499	16.6	50	2
Taz Anderson	22	399	18.1	78	2
John Crow	20	306	15.3	35	3
Billy Stacy	12	241	20.1	80	1
Prentice Gautt	12	132	11.0	45	3
Frank Mestnik	12	29	2.4	15	1
Hugh McInnis	7	107	15.3	22	0
Mal Hammack	5	70	14.0	26	0
Ken Hall	3	38	12.7	18	0
Pat Fischer	1	22	22.0	22	0
Totals	168	2434	14.5	80	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gerry Perry	33	30	90.9	16	7	43.8	51
Bobby Conrad	4	4	100.0	1		0.0	4
Totals	37	34	91.9	17	7	41.2	55

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Norton	85	3802	44.7	78
Totals	85	3802	44.7	78

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Conrad	5	103	20.6	73	1
Willie West	11	98	8.9	28	0
Pat Fischer	4	18	4.5	13	0
Billy Stacy	5	9	1.8	7	0
Joe Driskill	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	26	236	9.1	73	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat Fischer	17	426	25.1	53
Willie West	16	340	21.2	40
Larry Wilson	4	83	20.8	23
Billy Stacy	3	60	20.0	35
Bobby Conrad	1	28	28.0	28
Frank Mestnik	2	27	13.5	18
Monte Lee	1	12	12.0	12
Mal Hammack	1	8	8.0	8
Joe Driskill	2	8	4.0	8
Totals	47	992	21.1	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Norton	7	136	19.4	47	2
Billy Stacy	4	95	23.8	39	2
Jimmy Hill	4	92	23.0	35	1
Larry Wilson	3	36	12.0	25	0
Dale Meinert	2	68	34.0	41	0
Willie West	1	14	14.0	14	0
Bill Koman	1	8	8.0	8	0
Monte Lee	1	7	7.0	7	0
Joe Robb	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	24	459	19.1	47	5

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Sam Etcheverry			15	6	0	0	0
Don Owens			0	3	0	0	0
Pat Fischer			1	3	0	0	0
Frank Mestnik			6	3	10		0
Larry Wilson		0	0	3	36		0
Bill Koman		0	0	3	0	0	0
Joe Robb		0	0	3	0	0	0
Jerry Norton		0	0	2	0		0
Ken Gray			0	2	1	0	0
Frank Fuller			0	2	5	0	0
Ralph Guglielmi			7	2	6		0
Prentice Gautt			3	2	11		0
Willie West		0	2	2	1	1	0
Gerry Perry			0	1	0		0
Charley Granger			0	1	3	0	0
Taz Anderson			1	1	0		0
Tom Redmond			0	1	0	0	0
Dale Meinert		0	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Stacy		0				1
John Crow			1	0	7		0
Bobby Conrad			2	0	0		0
Charley Johnson			1	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	39	41	80	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Sonny Randle		9							0	0	0			54
Gerry Perry									7	30	0			51
Prentice Gautt	3	3							0	0	0			36
John Crow	1	3							0	0	0			24
Billy Stacy		1	0	0		2	1		0	0	0			24
Bobby Conrad	0	2	1	0					0	4	0			22
Taz Anderson	1	2							0	0	0			18
Frank Mestnik	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Jerry Norton	0					2			0	0	0			12
Jimmy Hill						1			0	0	0			6
Ralph Guglielmi	1								0	0	0			6
Mal Hammack	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Willie West			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Larry Wilson				0		0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	21	1	0	0	5	2	0	7	34	0	0	1	279