1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 5–11.^[1] The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Personnel

Staff

1980 St. Louis Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President of Operations – Joe Sullivan Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Hanifan Special Assistant to the Head Coach – Leon McLaughlin Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Harry Gilmer Offensive Backfield – Dick Jamieson Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Offensive Line – Duane Putnam			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tom Bettis Defensive Line – Rudy Feldman Defensive Secondary – Bill Atkins Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Banker Strength and conditioning Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	New York Giants	L 41–35	49,122
2	September 14, 1980	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–21	49,999
3	September 21, 1980	at Detroit Lions	L 20–7	80,027
4	September 28, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–14	49,079
5	October 5, 1980	at New Orleans Saints	W 40–7	45,388
6	October 12, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	L 21–13	50,230
7	October 19, 1980	at Washington Redskins	L 23–0	51,060
8	October 26, 1980	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–10	33,506
9	November 2, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	L 27–24	50,701
10	November 9, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	L 33–27	48,662
11	November 16, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–21	52,567
12	November 23, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–13	42,871
13	November 30, 1980	at New York Giants	W 23–7	65,852
14	December 7, 1980	Detroit Lions	W 24–23	46,966
15	December 14, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–3	68,969
16	December 21, 1980	Washington Redskins	L 31–7	35,942

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles^(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys^(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2

References

1. 1980 St. Louis Cardinals