1969 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Century Division
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Charley Winner (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1969 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Century Division.
The Cardinals chalked up 314 points, but the shaky defensive squad gave up 389. Charley Johnson threw for 1,847 yards, and Jim Hart played quarterback as well. Dave Williams paced the receiving corps, grabbing 56 passes, while John Gilliam accumulated 997 receiving yards. Jackie Smith provided receiving help, too.
Cid Edwards carried the ball for a team-best 504 yards for St. Louis, while Johnny Roland also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Atkins and Roger Wehrli each snatched 3 opponent throws.
Charley Winner coached the team. The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 260 | 131 | 50.4 | 1847 | 7.1 | 13 | 5.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 84 | 11 | 101 | 69.5 |
| Jim Hart | 169 | 84 | 49.7 | 1086 | 6.4 | 6 | 3.6 | 12 | 7.1 | 60 | 10 | 100 | 52.5 |
| King Hill | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 430 | 216 | 50.2 | 2940 | 6.8 | 19 | 4.4 | 25 | 5.8 | 84 | 21 | 201 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cid Edwards | 107 | 504 | 4.7 | 48 | 3 |
| Johnny Roland | 138 | 498 | 3.6 | 21 | 5 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 55 | 172 | 3.1 | 26 | 3 |
| Roy Shivers | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 17 | 2 |
| MacArthur Lane | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Charley Johnson | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 10 | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 382 | 1446 | 3.8 | 48 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Williams | 56 | 702 | 12.5 | 61 | 7 |
| John Gilliam | 52 | 997 | 19.2 | 84 | 9 |
| Jackie Smith | 43 | 561 | 13.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 23 | 309 | 13.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 12 | 136 | 11.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 26 | 1 |
| Jerry Daanen | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 216 | 2940 | 13.6 | 84 | 19 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Wehrli | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 201 | 5.3 | 35 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 20 | 523 | 26.2 | 69 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 11 | 339 | 30.8 | 100 | 1 |
| Terry Brown | 15 | 320 | 21.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Willis Crenshaw | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Olerich | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Clyde Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 68 | 1507 | 22.2 | 100 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Atkins | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Rowe | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Larry Wilson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Stovall | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rocky Rosema | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 245 | 16.3 | 44 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Walker | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Roland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cid Edwards | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Irv Goode | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Brown | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamie Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Johnson | 4 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| Bob Rowe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 0 | |
| Larry Stallings | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Olerich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willis Crenshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 151 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Bakken | 12 | 38 | 0 | 74 | ||||||||||
| John Gilliam | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Dave Williams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Johnny Roland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Roy Shivers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Cid Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Willis Crenshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Jim Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jackie Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Larry Stallings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 |
