1977 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1977 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Don Coryell
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 17th season in St. Louis. This was the final season in St Louis for head coach Don Coryell who began coaching the San Diego Chargers in 1978.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1977 St. Louis Cardinals staff
	Front office Owner – Bill Bidwill Director of Operations – Joe Sullivan Assistant Director of Operations – Larry Wilson Head coaches Head Coach – Don Coryell Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive Backs – Joe Gibbs Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan Special Assignments – Dan Brooks			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ray Willsey Defensive Line – Willie Zapalac Defensive Backs – Chuck Weber

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	at Denver Broncos	L 7–0	75,002
2	September 25, 1977	Chicago Bears	W 16–13	49,878
3	October 2, 1977	at Washington Redskins	L 24–14	55,031
4	October 9, 1977	Dallas Cowboys	L 30–24	50,129
5	October 16, 1977	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	60,535
6	October 23, 1977	New Orleans Saints	W 49–31	48,417
7	October 31, 1977	New York Giants	W 28–0	50,323
8	November 6, 1977	at Minnesota Vikings	W 27–7	47,066
9	November 14, 1977	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	64,038
10	November 20, 1977	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–16	48,768
11	November 24, 1977	Miami Dolphins	L 55–14	50,269
12	December 4, 1977	at New York Giants	L 27–7	71,826
13	December 10, 1977	Washington Redskins	L 26–20	36,067
14	December 18, 1977	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–7	56,922

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys^(1)	12	2	0	.857	7–1	11–1	345	212	W4
Washington Redskins	9	5	0	.643	4–4	8–4	196	189	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	4–4	7–5	272	287	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	2–6	4–8	220	207	W2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	3–5	5–7	181	265	L2

References

• Cardinals on Pro Football Reference
• Cardinals on jt-sw.com