1981 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Hanifan (7-9)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1981 St. Louis Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Hanifan (7-9)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1981 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
St. Louis chalked up 315 points, while the wobbly defensive unit conceded 408. Ottis Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,376 yards for the Cardinals.
Jim Hart passed for 1,694 yards, and Neil Lomax spent time under center, too. Pat Tilley grabbed 66 passes for 1,040 yards, while Ottis Anderson provided receiving help also.
Ken Greene picked off 7 opponent throws.
Jim Hanifan coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 241 | 134 | 55.6 | 1694 | 7.0 | 11 | 4.6 | 14 | 5.8 | 58 | 16 | 119 | 68.7 |
| Neil Lomax | 236 | 119 | 50.4 | 1575 | 6.7 | 4 | 1.7 | 10 | 4.2 | 75 | 32 | 286 | 59.9 |
| Totals | 477 | 253 | 53.0 | 3269 | 6.9 | 15 | 3.1 | 24 | 5.0 | 75 | 48 | 405 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottis Anderson | 328 | 1376 | 4.2 | 28 | 9 |
| Wayne Morris | 109 | 417 | 3.8 | 14 | 5 |
| Stump Mitchell | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 22 | 2 |
| Roy Green | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 44 | 1 |
| Theotis Brown | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 11 | 2 |
| Randy Love | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Stief | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Birdsong | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 519 | 2213 | 4.3 | 44 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tilley | 66 | 1040 | 15.8 | 75 | 3 |
| Ottis Anderson | 51 | 387 | 7.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 33 | 708 | 21.5 | 60 | 4 |
| Mel Gray | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 41 | 2 |
| Wayne Morris | 19 | 165 | 8.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg LaFleur | 14 | 190 | 13.6 | 27 | 2 |
| Willard Harrell | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 62 | 1 |
| Doug Marsh | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Stump Mitchell | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Dave Stief | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Chris Combs | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Theotis Brown | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 |
| John Floyd | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 253 | 3269 | 12.9 | 75 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donoghue | 37 | 36 | 97.3 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 93 |
| Totals | 37 | 36 | 97.3 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 93 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Birdsong | 69 | 2883 | 41.8 | 75 |
| Totals | 69 | 2883 | 41.8 | 75 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Mitchell | 42 | 445 | 10.6 | 50 | 1 |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 453 | 10.5 | 50 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Mitchell | 55 | 1292 | 23.5 | 67 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Randy Love | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeff Griffin | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 1625 | 21.7 | 67 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Greene | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Calvin Favron | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Collier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Ahrens | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 1 |
| E.J. Junior | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Griffin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 281 | 13.4 | 47 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Greer | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ottis Anderson | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Love | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Nelson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Dawson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Favron | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dierdorf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theotis Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Radford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willard Harrell | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| George Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Brahaney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Greene | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stafford Mays | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Pollard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Neil O'Donoghue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Hart | 4 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Tilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Neil Lomax | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stump Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 19 | 36 | 0 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Ottis Anderson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Roy Green | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Wayne Morris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Pat Tilley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Stump Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Theotis Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Greg LaFleur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Mel Gray | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dave Ahrens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dave Stief | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Doug Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
