1970 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1970 St. Louis Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1970 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals piled up points with 325 points, and the solid defense conceded 228. MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-best 977 yards for St. Louis.
Jim Hart passed for 2,575 yards. John Gilliam grabbed 45 passes for 952 yards. Jackie Smith contributed to the receiving game, too.
Roger Wehrli picked off 6 opponent throws.
Charley Winner coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Jim Hart | 373 | 171 | 45.8 | 2575 | 6.9 | 14 | 3.8 | 18 | 4.8 | 79 | 26 | 216 | 61.5 | Pete Beathard | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 114 | 6.7 | 2 | 11.8 | 1 | 5.9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 |
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| Totals | 390 | 178 | 45.6 | 2689 | 6.9 | 16 | 4.1 | 19 | 4.9 | 79 | 26 | 216 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | MacArthur Lane | 206 | 977 | 4.7 | 75 | 11 | Johnny Roland | 94 | 392 | 4.2 | 20 | 3 | Cid Edwards | 70 | 350 | 5.0 | 22 | 1 | Roy Shivers | 24 | 98 | 4.1 | 29 | 2 | John Gilliam | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 48 | 1 | Jackie Smith | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 26 | 0 | Chuck Latourette | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 | Jim Hart | 18 | 18 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | Robert Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Charlie Pittman | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Pete Beathard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 429 | 1998 | 4.7 | 75 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | John Gilliam | 45 | 952 | 21.2 | 79 | 5 | Jackie Smith | 37 | 687 | 18.6 | 59 | 4 | MacArthur Lane | 32 | 365 | 11.4 | 78 | 2 | Dave Williams | 23 | 364 | 15.8 | 58 | 3 | Cid Edwards | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 39 | 1 | Johnny Roland | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 20 | 1 | Roy Shivers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 | Jerry Daanen | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
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| Totals | 178 | 2689 | 15.1 | 79 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Chuck Latourette | 65 | 2659 | 40.9 | 59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 2659 | 40.9 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Latourette | 30 | 171 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | Johnny Roland | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 74 | 1 | Roger Wehrli | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 315 | 7.7 | 74 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chuck Latourette | 13 | 254 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | Charlie Pittman | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 32 | 0 | Nate Wright | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | John Gilliam | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 26 | 0 | Paul White | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 28 | 0 | Johnny Roland | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 | Roy Shivers | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | Terry Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | Larry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 47 | 926 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Roger Wehrli | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 | Larry Wilson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 | Miller Farr | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 19 | 1 | Jerry Stovall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | Don Parish | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 1 | Larry Stallings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 21 | 255 | 12.1 | 41 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Chuck Latourette | 8 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | Bob Rowe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Daanen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Hart | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Larry Stallings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chuck Walker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Parish | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jamie Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Terry Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Wehrli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Roland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cid Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pete Beathard | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | MacArthur Lane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Gilliam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Jim Bakken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 97 | MacArthur Lane | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | John Gilliam | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Johnny Roland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Jackie Smith | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Dave Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Cid Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Roy Shivers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Don Parish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chuck Latourette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Miller Farr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 |
