1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the team's 1988 move to Arizona, as well as the last NFL postseason appearance for any St. Louis franchise until the Rams' Super Bowl championship season of 1999. The '82 Football Cardinals were 5–4 during the regular-season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article:
1982 NFL Draft
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School/Club Team |
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Personnel
Staff
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
- Special Teams – Chuck Banker
Strength and conditioning
- Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown
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Regular season
Schedule
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 12, 1982 |
at New Orleans Saints |
W 21–7 |
58,673 |
| 2 |
September 19, 1982 |
Dallas Cowboys |
L 24–7 |
50,705 |
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November 21, 1982 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 31–20 |
38,064 |
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November 28, 1982 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 23–20 |
33,411 |
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December 5, 1982 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
W 23–20 |
63,622 |
| 6 |
December 12, 1982 |
Washington Redskins |
L 12–7 |
35,308 |
| 7 |
December 19, 1982 |
at Chicago Bears |
W 10–7 |
43,270 |
| 8 |
December 26, 1982 |
New York Giants |
W 24–21 |
39,824 |
| 9 |
January 2, 1983 |
at Washington Redskins |
L 28–0 |
55,045 |
Week 3
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| • 49ers |
3 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
| Cardinals |
0 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Busch Stadium
- Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 38,064
- Game weather: 53°F; wind 10
- Referee: Tom Dooley
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| Scoring summary |
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| Q1 |
| SF | Wersching 36 yard field goal | SF 3–0 |
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| Q2 |
| SF | Moore 1 yard run (Wersching kick) | SF 10–0 |
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| Q2 |
| STL | Green 17 yard pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) | SF 10–7 |
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| Q3 |
| STL | O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal | Tie 10–10 |
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| Q3 |
| STL | O'Donoghue 32 yard field goal | STL 13–10 |
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| Q3 |
| SF | Francis 6 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 17–13 |
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| Q4 |
| SF | Clark 33 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 24–13 |
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| Q4 |
| SF | Cooper 17 yard pass from Montana (Wersching kick) | SF 31–13 |
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| STL | Anderson 2 yard run (O'Donoghue kick) | SF 31–20 |
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Playoffs
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| Wildcard |
January 8, 1983 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 41–16 |
54,282 |
NFC: Green Bay Packers 41, St. Louis Cardinals 16
| Game information |
- Scoring
- STL – field goal O'Donoghue 18 STL 3–0
- GB – Jefferson 60 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 7–3
- GB – Lofton 20 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 14–3
- GB – Ivery 2 run (Stenerud kick) GB 21–3
- GB – Ivery 4 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 28–3
- STL – Tilley 5 pass from Lomax (kick blocked) GB 28–9
- GB – field goal Stenerud 46 GB 31–9
- GB – Jefferson 7 pass from Dickey (Stenerud kick) GB 38–9
- GB – field goal Stenerud 34 GB 41–9
- STL – Shumann 18 pass from Lomax (O'Donoghue kick) GB 41–16
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Standings
Awards and records
References
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- Formerly the Morgan Athletic Club, the Racine Normals, the Racine Cardinals, the Chicago Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Phoenix Cardinals
- Founded in 1898
- Based in Glendale, Arizona
- Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
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