1972 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bob Hollway (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1972 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
St. Louis stumbled, scoring only 193 points, while the defense surrendered 303. Gary Cuozzo threw for 897 yards, and Jim Hart played quarterback as well. Johnny Roland paced pass catchers, grabbing 38 passes, while Walker Gillette accumulated 550 receiving yards. Ahmad Rashad was targeted regularly, too.
Donny Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 536 yards for the Cardinals, and Johnny Roland also contributed to the rushing attack.
Miller Farr and Larry Wilson each seized 3 opponent throws.
Bob Hollway coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 158 | 69 | 43.7 | 897 | 5.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 11 | 7.0 | 68 | 13 | 89 | 43.7 |
| Jim Hart | 119 | 60 | 50.4 | 857 | 7.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 5 | 4.2 | 98 | 7 | 56 | 70.6 |
| Tim Van Galder | 79 | 40 | 50.6 | 434 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 8.9 | 71 | 10 | 76 | 34.5 |
| Donny Anderson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Larry Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 363 | 171 | 47.1 | 2259 | 6.2 | 11 | 3.0 | 23 | 6.3 | 98 | 30 | 221 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donny Anderson | 153 | 536 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 |
| Johnny Roland | 105 | 414 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
| Leon Burns | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 9 | 2 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Van Galder | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Leo Hayden | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cannonball Butler | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 361 | 1229 | 3.4 | 19 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Roland | 38 | 321 | 8.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Walker Gillette | 33 | 550 | 16.7 | 65 | 2 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 29 | 500 | 17.2 | 98 | 3 |
| Donny Anderson | 28 | 298 | 10.6 | 56 | 2 |
| Jackie Smith | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 71 | 2 |
| Leon Burns | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Fred Hyatt | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Leo Hayden | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cannonball Butler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Wicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 171 | 2259 | 13.2 | 98 | 11 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donny Anderson | 72 | 2847 | 39.5 | 61 |
| Jim Bakken | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 |
| Totals | 73 | 2873 | 39.4 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Willingham | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Rashad | 20 | 437 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 17 | 378 | 22.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Larry Willingham | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Cannonball Butler | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Fred Hyatt | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Burns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1152 | 21.7 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Wilson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Miller Farr | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike McGill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Staggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Stallings | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Arneson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hart | 3 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ahmad Rashad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Norm Thompson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim Van Galder | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Banks | 2 | 2 | -15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Roland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donny Anderson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Rowe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Hyatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Hackbart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leon Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Hargrove | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leo Hayden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cannonball Butler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walker Gillette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Brumm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Martin Imhof | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Baynham | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Willingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Staggs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Bakken | 14 | 19 | 0 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Donny Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Johnny Roland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Norm Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Leon Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jackie Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Leo Hayden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
