1961 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Willsey (2-0)
Coach: Chuck Drulis (2-0)
Coach: Ray Prochaska (2-0)
Coach: Pop Ivy (5-7)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1961 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1961 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

St. Louis ran up 279 points, while the defense conceded 267. Sam Etcheverry passed for 1,275 yards. Sonny Randle grabbed 44 passes for 591 yards. Bobby Conrad provided receiving help, too.

Prentice Gautt carried the ball for a team-best 523 yards for the Cardinals.

Jerry Norton picked off 7 opponent throws.

Ray Willsey, Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska and Pop Ivy coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 279
Regular Season Points Against: 267

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 17, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 21 at New York Giants 10 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 24, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 17 at Cleveland Browns 20 L 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
October 1, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 30 at Philadelphia Eagles 27 W 0-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0
October 8, 1961 New York Giants 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 0-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0
October 15, 1961 Philadelphia Eagles 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 0-2-0 2-1-0 2-3-0
October 22, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Washington Redskins 0 W 0-2-0 3-1-0 3-3-0
October 29, 1961 Cleveland Browns 21 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 L 0-3-0 3-1-0 3-4-0
November 5, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 31 at Dallas Cowboys 17 W 0-3-0 4-1-0 4-4-0
November 12, 1961 Detroit Lions 45 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 L 0-4-0 4-1-0 4-5-0
November 19, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Baltimore Colts 16 L 0-4-0 4-2-0 4-6-0
November 26, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers 30 L 0-4-0 4-3-0 4-7-0
December 3, 1961 Washington Redskins 24 at St. Louis Cardinals 38 W 1-4-0 4-3-0 5-7-0
December 10, 1961 Dallas Cowboys 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 31 W 2-4-0 4-3-0 6-7-0
December 17, 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 20 W 3-4-0 4-3-0 7-7-0


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