1977 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Don Coryell (7-7)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1977 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1977 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Cardinals scored 272 points, but the defensive squad conceded 287. Terry Metcalf carried the ball for a team-best 739 yards for St. Louis, and Wayne Morris also aided the ground game.

Jim Hart passed for 2,542 yards. Ike Harris paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes, while Mel Gray accumulated 782 receiving yards. Terry Metcalf contributed to the receiving game, too.

Roger Wehrli picked off 5 opponent throws.

Don Coryell coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 272
Regular Season Points Against: 287

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 18, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Denver Broncos 7 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 25, 1977 Chicago Bears 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 16 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 2, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Washington Redskins 24 L 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
October 9, 1977 Dallas Cowboys 30 at St. Louis Cardinals 24 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
October 16, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 17 W 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 23, 1977 New Orleans Saints 31 at St. Louis Cardinals 49 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 31, 1977 New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 28 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
November 6, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 27 at Minnesota Vikings 7 W 3-1-0 2-2-0 5-3-0
November 14, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Dallas Cowboys 17 W 3-1-0 3-2-0 6-3-0
November 20, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles 16 at St. Louis Cardinals 21 W 4-1-0 3-2-0 7-3-0
November 24, 1977 Miami Dolphins 55 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 L 4-2-0 3-2-0 7-4-0
December 4, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 27 L 4-2-0 3-3-0 7-5-0
December 10, 1977 Washington Redskins 26 at St. Louis Cardinals 20 L 4-3-0 3-3-0 7-6-0
December 18, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 L 4-3-0 3-4-0 7-7-0


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