1978 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (6-10)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Wilkinson (6-10)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1978 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals netted 248 points, but the defensive squad yielded 296. Jim Hart tossed for 3,121 yards. Pat Tilley grabbed 62 passes for 900 yards. Mel Gray contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 664 yards for St. Louis, while Wayne Morris also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Stone seized 9 opponent throws.
Bud Wilkinson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Carl Allen | LCB | December 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 15 | 14 |
| 50 | Kurt Allerman | RILB | August 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 222 | Penn St. | Glen Ridge, NJ USA | 15 | 9 |
| 89 | Warren Anderson | WR | July 3, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | West Virginia St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Mark Arneson | ROLB | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 200 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | C | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 58 | John Barefield | LB | March 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Victoria, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Larry Barnes | RB | July 17, 1954 | 5'11" | 220 | Tennessee St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Gordon Bell | RB | December 25, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan | Troy, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Bell | DT-DE | January 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 51 | Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 87 | Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 11 | 8 |
| 86 | Jimmy Childs | WR | August 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 194 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | El Dorado, AR USA | 8 | 1 |
| 66 | George Collins | OG | December 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 257 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Charles Davis | NT | November 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 269 | TCU | Wortham, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Dawson | NT | 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 |
| 28 | Ted Farmer | RB | September 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon | St. Louis, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Roger Finnie | T-G-DT | November 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 59 | Randy Gill | RILB-LILB | August 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | San Jose St. | Ventura, CA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 85 | Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Missouri | Fresno, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 40 | Doug Greene | DB | February 10, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 37 | Ken Greene | SS | May 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Washington St. | Lewiston, ID USA | 16 | 12 |
| 39 | Willard Harrell | KR | September 16, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 17 | Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 215 | Southern Illinois | Evanston, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 34 | Steve Jones | HB | March 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Duke | Sanford, SC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | LILB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 15 | 8 |
| 32 | Jerry Latin | RB | August 25, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Northern Illinois | Prescott, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Little | P-K | February 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Arkansas | Springfield, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Mark Manges | QB | January 10, 1956 | 6'2" | 210 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne Morris | RB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 207 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 65 | Tom Mullen | OG-OT | November 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | SW Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Steve Neils | LOLB | May 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 217 | Minnesota | St. Peter, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Lee Nelson | DB | January 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 35 | Jim Otis | FB | April 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Celina, OH USA | 15 | 9 |
| 15 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Missouri | Florissant, MO USA | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Bob Pollard | LDE | December 30, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Eason Ramson | TE | April 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 20 | Mike Sensibaugh | DB | January 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Willie Shelby | RB | July 24, 1953 | 5'11" | 195 | Alabama | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Keith Simons | NT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Minnesota | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mesa | Spartanburg, SC USA | 16 | 3 |
| 80 | Tom Southard | WR | June 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | Furman | Atlanta, GA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Dave Stief | WR | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 15 | 3 |
| 68 | Terry Stieve | RG | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 256 | Wisconsin | Baraboo, WI USA | 16 | 13 |
| 23 | Ken Stone | FS | September 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 11 |
| 87 | Jim Thaxton | TE | January 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee St. | Brownsville, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Curtis Townsend | LB | January 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 229 | Arkansas | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Roger Wehrli | RCB | November 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | New Point, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 52 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Mesa | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Eric Williams | RILB | June 17, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 19 | Mike Wood | P | September 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 199 | SE Missouri St. | Kirkwood, MO USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Rolly Woolsey | S | August 11, 1953 | 6'1" | 182 | Boise St. | Provo, UT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Keith Wortman | LT | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 78 | Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6'5" | 244 | Kansas St. | Arlington, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob Young | LG | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 63 | John Zook | RDE | September 24, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Kansas | Garden City, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
