1974 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1974 St. Louis Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1974 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Cardinals chalked up 285 points, while the defensive unit conceded 218. Terry Metcalf carried the ball for a team-best 718 yards for St. Louis, and Jim Otis additionally aided the ground game.
Jim Hart tossed for 2,411 yards. Terry Metcalf grabbed 50 passes, while Mel Gray accumulated 770 receiving yards.
Norm Thompson intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 388 | 200 | 51.5 | 2411 | 6.2 | 20 | 5.2 | 8 | 2.1 | 80 | 16 | 134 | 79.5 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 81 | 81.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 391 | 201 | 51.4 | 2492 | 6.4 | 20 | 5.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 81 | 16 | 134 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 152 | 718 | 4.7 | 75 | 6 |
| Jim Otis | 158 | 664 | 4.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Donny Anderson | 90 | 316 | 3.5 | 16 | 3 |
| Ken Willard | 40 | 175 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 16 | 2 |
| Eddie Moss | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 466 | 1956 | 4.2 | 75 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 50 | 377 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 39 | 770 | 19.7 | 80 | 6 |
| Earl Thomas | 34 | 513 | 15.1 | 52 | 5 |
| Jackie Smith | 25 | 413 | 16.5 | 81 | 3 |
| Jim Otis | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Donny Anderson | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 25 | 3 |
| J.V. Cain | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Ken Willard | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 2492 | 12.4 | 81 | 20 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Roberts | 81 | 3131 | 38.7 | 57 |
| Totals | 81 | 3131 | 38.7 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 26 | 340 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 17 | 125 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 512 | 9.8 | 43 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 20 | 623 | 31.2 | 94 | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 11 | 268 | 24.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Eddie Moss | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Jack LeVeck | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Roger Finnie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Crum | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1203 | 24.1 | 94 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Thompson | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 53 | 1 |
| Clarence Duren | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Tolbert | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Stallings | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crump | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 372 | 23.2 | 56 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Brahaney | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conrad Dobler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Thompson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Crum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Hartle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Finnie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hart | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Bob Rowe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve George | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Barnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Jack LeVeck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie McMillan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Council Rudolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Yankowski | 0 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Duren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willie Belton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 75 | 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 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 69 | ||||||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Donny Anderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Mel Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Earl Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Jim Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ken Willard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ron Yankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 |
