1970 St. Louis Cardinals roster and stats

1970 St. Louis Cardinals: 8-5-1
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Home record: 6-1-0 (186 points scored, 89 allowed) Road record: 2-4-1 (139 points scored, 139 allowed) Head Coach: Charley Winner

325 points scored (5th of 26 teams), 228 points allowed (6th) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:

           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   178   390   2,473   ( 9)   5.94   16   19    429   1,998   ( 6)    4.7   18    4,471    ( 3)      33
Defense:   183   382   2,107   ( 7)   4.99   16   21    472   1,762   (16)    3.7   10    3,869    (10)      35

Team roster (starters in bold):

 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 8  Larry Wilson         DB    13   6'0   195   32   11   Utah
10  Pete Beathard        QB     4   6'2   210   28    7   Southern California
17  Jim Hart             QB    14   6'2   205   26    5   Southern Illinois
20  Miller Farr          DB    14   6'1   190   27    6   Wichita State
21  Jerry Stovall        DB    11   6'2   195   29    8   Louisiana State
22  Roger Wehrli         DB    14   6'1   195   22    2   Missouri
23  Johnny Roland        RB    14   6'2   215   27    5   Missouri
24  Terry Brown          DB    10   6'1   210   23    2   Oklahoma State
25  Jim Bakken           K     14   6'0   195   29    9   Wisconsin
26  Chuck Latourette     P     14   6'0   190   25    3   Rice
27  Roy Shivers          RB    12   6'0   200   29    5   Utah State
28  Charlie Pittman      RB     8   6'1   200   22    R   Penn State
30  Paul White           RB     5   6'0   200   22    R   Texas-El Paso
31  Jerry Daanen         WR    14   6'0   190   25    3   Miami
34  Rocky Rosema         LB     4   6'2   230   24    3   Michigan
36  MacArthur Lane       RB    14   6'0   220   28    3   Utah State
39  Cid Edwards          RB    11   6'2   230   27    3   Tennessee State
41  Nate Wright          DB    14   5'11  180   23    2   San Diego State
43  Tony Plummer         DB     1   5'11  190   23    R   Pacific
44  John Gilliam         WR    14   6'1   195   25    4   South Carolina State
50  Wayne Mulligan       C     14   6'2   245   23    2   Clemson
51  Dave Olerich         LB    11   6'1   225   25    4   San Francisco
53  Jamie Rivers         LB    14   6'2   235   25    3   Bowling Green
55  Irv Goode            OG    14   6'4   255   30    9   Kentucky
56  Chip Healy           LB    14   6'3   235   23    2   Vanderbilt
57  Don Parish           LB    14   6'1   220   22    R   Stanford
63  Clyde Williams       OG    14   6'2   250   30    4   Southern
65  Chuck Hutchison      OG     7   6'3   240   21    R   Ohio State
66  Mike LaHood          OG    14   6'3   250   25    2   Wyoming
67  Larry Stallings      LB    14   6'2   230   28    8   Georgia Tech
68  Mike Siwek           DT     2   6'3   260   22    R   Western Michigan
70  Rolf Krueger         DE    14   6'4   250   23    2   Texas A&M
71  Bob Reynolds         OT    14   6'6   265   31    8   Bowling Green
73  Ernie McMillan       OT    14   6'6   255   32   10   Illinois
74  Fred Heron           DT    14   6'4   260   26    5   San Jose State
75  Bob Rowe             DT    14   6'4   255   25    4   Western Michigan
76  Vern Emerson         OT    14   6'5   260   25    2   Minnesota-Duluth
79  Chuck Walker         DE    11   6'2   250   29    7   Duke
80  Dave Williams        WR    14   6'2   210   25    4   Washington
81  Jackie Smith         TE    14   6'4   235   30    8   Northwestern State-Louisiana
82  Joe Schmiesing       DT    14   6'4   250   25    3   New Mexico State
83  Jim McFarland        TE     9   6'5   225   23    R   Nebraska
87  Cal Snowden          DE    14   6'4   250   23    2   Indiana
88  Freddie Hyatt        WR    10   6'3   210   24    3   Auburn
89  Bob Brown            TE    14   6'3   225   27    2   Alcorn State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jim Hart             373  171   45.8  2,575   6.90  15.1  14   3.8   18   4.8    26   216    61.5
Pete Beathard         17    7   41.2    114   6.71  16.3   2  11.8    1   5.9     0     0    79.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
John Gilliam           45    952   21.2    5
Jackie Smith           37    687   18.6    4
MacArthur Lane         32    365   11.4    2
Dave Williams          23    364   15.8    3
Cid Edwards            19    150    7.9    1
Johnny Roland          17     96    5.6    1
Roy Shivers             3     44   14.7    0
Jerry Daanen            2     31   15.5    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
MacArthur Lane        206    977    4.7   11
Johnny Roland          94    392    4.2    3
Cid Edwards            70    350    5.0    1
Roy Shivers            24     98    4.1    2
John Gilliam            5     68   13.6    1
Jackie Smith            5     43    8.6    0
Chuck Latourette        2     38   19.0    0
Jim Hart               18     18    1.0    0
Bob Brown               1      8    8.0    0
Charlie Pittman         2      4    2.0    0
Pete Beathard           2      2    1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Chuck Latourette       13    254   19.5    0
Charlie Pittman        10    237   23.7    0
Nate Wright             8    156   19.5    0
John Gilliam            5    107   21.4    0
Paul White              3     65   21.7    0
Johnny Roland           3     40   13.3    0
Roy Shivers             2     35   17.5    0
Terry Brown             2     32   16.0    0
Larry Wilson            1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Chuck Latourette       30    171    5.7   12    0
Johnny Roland          10    140   14.0   10    1
Roger Wehrli            1      4    4.0    1    0
Terry Brown             0      0      ?    1    0

Punting               Punts  Yards    Avg   TB  In20   Blk   Ret   Yards    Net
Chuck Latourette        65   2,659   40.9    0    0     0      0      0    40.9

Kicking                0-19   20-29   30-39   40-49     50+    Total     PAT    Pts
Jim Bakken              4/4     3/6     7/7    6/11     0/4    20/32    37/38    97

Defense                Sacks    Ints    Yards     TD
Miller Farr             1.0       5       38       1
Chip Healy              1.0                         
Fred Heron              5.0                         
Rolf Krueger            2.5                         
Dave Olerich            0.5                         
Don Parish              1.5       1       41       1
Bob Rowe                7.0                         
Joe Schmiesing          4.0                         
Cal Snowden             3.5                         
Larry Stallings         4.0       1        9       0
Jerry Stovall                     2       45       0
Chuck Walker            7.5                         
Roger Wehrli                      6       50       0
Larry Wilson            1.5       5       72       0
Nate Wright                       1        0       0

1970 Draft:

                                        NFL
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games   College
  1    8  RB   Larry Stegent              7    Texas A&M               
  2   33  LB   Jim Corrigall                   Kent State              
  2   38  OG   Chuck Hutchinson          47    Ohio State                [pick acquired from NYG]
  3   58  RB   Charlie Pittman           18    Penn State              
  3   69  DB   Eric Harris                     Colorado                  [pick acquired from WAS]
  4   86  DT   Greg Lens                 21    Trinity (Tex.)          
  4   91  LB   Don Parish                19    Stanford                  [pick acquired from ATL]
  5  111  OT   Tom Lloyd                       Bowling Green           
  5  127  DB   Barry Pierson                   Michigan                  [pick acquired from DAL]
  6  136  OT   James Manuel                    Toledo                    [pick acquired from PHI]
  7  164  TE   Jim McFarland             68    Nebraska                
  8  189  C    Tom Banks                116    Auburn                  
  8  201  QB   Mike Holmgren                   USC                       [pick acquired from DET]
  9  214  RB   Paul White                11    Texas-El Paso           
 10  242  DB   Tony Plummer              41    Pacific                 
 11  267  DT   Mike Siwek                 2    Western Michigan        
 12  292  WR   Charles Collins                 Kansas State            
 13  320  OG   Jack Thomas                     Mississippi State       
 14  345  WR   Ray Groth                       Utah                    
 15  370  WR   Ron Wilson                      Western Illinois        
 16  398  RB   Gary Fowler                     California              
 17  423  LB   Cliff Powell                    Arkansas

Traded draft picks: #6 to CHI (Jeff Curchin)

Transactions:

01-1970	traded Willis Crenshaw to DEN for Denver's #3 pick in the 1971 draft
01-21-1970	traded Charley Johnson and Bob Atkins to Oilers for Pete Beathard and Miller Farr
06-06-1970	traded St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1971 draft to Cowboys for John Wilbur
07-05-1970	John Wilbur retired
07-09-1970	Steelers claimed Bob DeMarco on waivers
08-25-1970	traded John Wilbur to Rams for Mike LaHood
08-31-1970	placed Larry Stegent on injured reserve
09-02-1970	claimed Jim Weatherwax on waivers from Packers
09-03-1970	returned Jim Weatherwax to Packers
09-16-1970	Bills claimed Jim McFarland on waivers

1970 Regular Season Game Log:
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Date        Opponent                   Result        Record
09/18/70    at Los Angeles Rams        L 13-34       0-1-0
09/27/70    vs Washington Redskins     W 27-17       1-1-0
10/04/70    vs Dallas Cowboys          W 20-7        2-1-0
10/11/70    vs New Orleans Saints      W 24-17       3-1-0
10/18/70    at Philadelphia Eagles     W 35-20       4-1-0
10/25/70    at New York Giants         L 17-35       4-2-0
11/01/70    vs Houston Oilers          W 44-0        5-2-0
11/08/70    vs Boston Patriots         W 31-0        6-2-0
11/16/70    at Dallas Cowboys          W 38-0        7-2-0
11/22/70    at Kansas City Chiefs      T 6-6         7-2-1
11/29/70    vs Philadelphia Eagles     W 23-14       8-2-1
12/06/70    at Detroit Lions           L 3-16        8-3-1
12/13/70    vs New York Giants         L 17-34       8-4-1
12/20/70    at Washington Redskins     L 27-28       8-5-1

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