1981 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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.
The Cardinals chalked up 315 points, but the wobbly defensive unit conceded 408. Ottis Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,376 yards for St. Louis.
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 contributed to the receiving game also.
Ken Greene picked off 7 opponent throws.
Jim Hanifan coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Bill Acker | NT | November 7, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Texas | Freer, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Dave Ahrens | MLB | December 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 238 | Wisconsin | Cedar Falls, IA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 27 | Carl Allen | LCB | December 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 10 | 8 |
| 32 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Charles Baker | ROLB | September 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 81 | Mark Bell | WR | June 14, 1957 | 5'9" | 175 | Colorado St. | Jamestown, OH USA | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Carl Birdsong | P | January 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 192 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kaufman, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Joe Bostic | RG | April 20, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 69 | Rush Brown | RDT | June 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 257 | Ball St. | Laurinburg, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 33 | Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | Steve Carpenter | DB | January 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | West. Illinois | Staunton, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Randy Clark | C-T-G | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Ralph Clayton | WR-FB | September 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 222 | Michigan | Highland Park, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Tim Collier | RCB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
| 66 | George Collins | LT | December 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 257 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 80 | Chris Combs | TE | March 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 238 | New Mexico | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 60 | Barney Cotton | G | September 30, 1956 | 6'5" | 264 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 2 |
| 63 | Kirby Criswell | LB-DE | August 31, 1957 | 6'5" | 238 | Kansas | Grinnell, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | LDT | October 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 270 | Arizona | Dorking, England | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Dan Dierdorf | RT | June 29, 1949 | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Calvin Favron | LOLB | July 3, 1957 | 6'1" | 225 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 50 | Doak Field | LB | October 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Burnet, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Fisher | WR | April 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 172 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | John Floyd | WR | September 10, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | La-Monroe | Big Sandy, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | John Gillen | LB | November 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 227 | Illinois | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Roy Green | WR | June 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Henderson St. | Magnolia, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 37 | Ken Greene | FS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 15 | 15 |
| 75 | Curtis Greer | RDE | November 10, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 35 | Jeff Griffin | LCB | July 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Utah | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 39 | Willard Harrell | RB | September 16, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 10 | 9 |
| 46 | Charles Johnson | DB | May 8, 1956 | 5'10" | 182 | Grambling St. | Mansfield, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 54 | E.J. Junior | RLB | December 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 238 | Alabama | Salisbury, MD USA | 16 | 13 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | RILB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 89 | Greg LaFleur | TE | September 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 236 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 16 | Rusty Lisch | QB | December 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 213 | Notre Dame | Belleville, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Neil Lomax | QB | February 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 215 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 7 |
| 40 | Randy Love | RB | September 30, 1956 | 6'1" | 208 | Houston | Garland, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Dale Markham | T-DE | July 24, 1957 | 6'8" | 280 | North Dakota | Whitewater, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Doug Marsh | TE | June 18, 1958 | 6'3" | 236 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 4 | 3 |
| 76 | Stafford Mays | DE-DT-NT | March 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 252 | Washington | Lawrence, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Stump Mitchell | KR | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 188 | The Citadel | St. Marys, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | FB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | SS | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | January 18, 1953 | 6'6" | 208 | St. Bernard | Dublin, Ireland | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Art Plunkett | T | March 8, 1959 | 6'7" | 269 | UNLV | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDE | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 79 | Bruce Radford | NT | October 5, 1955 | 6'5" | 257 | Grambling St. | Pineville, LA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 48 | Don Schwartz | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 191 | Washington St. | Billings, MT USA | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | Dave Stief | WR-DB | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Terry Stieve | LG | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 256 | Wisconsin | Baraboo, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Ken Times | NT-DT | January 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 246 | Southern | Deerfield Beach, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 16 | 9 |
| 55 | Eric Williams | LILB | June 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 42 | Herb Williams | DB | August 30, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Southern | Lafayette, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | T | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 4 | 3 |
