1975 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Coryell (11-3)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1975 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1975 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

St. Louis racked up 356 points, while the defensive squad yielded 276. Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 1,076 yards for the Cardinals, and Terry Metcalf also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jim Hart threw for 2,507 yards. Mel Gray grabbed 48 passes for 926 yards. Terry Metcalf provided receiving help, too.

Norm Thompson intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Don Coryell coached the team. The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Hart	345	182	52.8	2507	7.3	19	5.5	19	5.5	80	6	43	71.7
Dennis Shaw	8	4	50.0	61	7.6	0	0.0	1	12.5	21	1	14	35.9
Terry Metcalf	2	1	50.0	51	25.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	51	0	0	135.4
Jim Bakken	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	9	0.0
Totals	355	187	52.7	2619	7.4	20	5.6	20	5.6	80	8	66

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Otis	269	1076	4.0	30	5
Terry Metcalf	165	816	4.9	52	9
Steve Jones	54	275	5.1	23	2
Jerry Latin	35	165	4.7	57	1
Josh Ashton	10	44	4.4	9	0
Gary Hammond	3	13	4.3	6	0
Eddie Moss	4	12	3.0	5	1
Jim Hart	11	7	0.6	6	1
Mel Gray	1	6	6.0	6	0
Dennis Shaw	3	-12	-4.0	-2	0
Totals	555	2402	4.3	57	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Gray	48	926	19.3	74	11
Terry Metcalf	43	378	8.8	30	2
Earl Thomas	21	375	17.9	80	2
Steve Jones	19	194	10.2	21	1
Ike Harris	15	266	17.7	36	0
Jackie Smith	13	246	18.9	45	2
J.V. Cain	12	134	11.2	18	1
Jim Otis	12	69	5.8	12	1
Jerry Latin	2	25	12.5	16	0
Gary Hammond	2	6	3.0	10	0
Totals	187	2619	14.0	80	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Bakken	41	40	97.6	24	19	79.2	97
Roger Wehrli	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	42	41	97.6	24	19	79.2	98

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff West	64	2412	37.7	58
Totals	64	2412	37.7	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Metcalf	23	285	12.4	69	1
Gary Hammond	9	70	7.8	30	0
Mel Gray	7	53	7.6	27	0
Roger Wehrli	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	40	410	10.2	69	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Metcalf	35	960	27.4	93	1
Gary Hammond	13	254	19.5	29	0
Jackie Smith	1	25	25.0	25	0
Eddie Moss	1	21	21.0	21	0
Tim Gray	1	20	20.0	20	0
Greg Hartle	1	20	20.0	20	0
Steve Jones	1	18	18.0	18	0
Roger Wehrli	1	10	10.0	10	0
Ken Reaves	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	55	1337	24.3	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Norm Thompson	7	141	20.1	61	1
Roger Wehrli	6	31	5.2	31	0
Ken Reaves	3	7	2.3	9	0
Pete Barnes	2	26	13.0	23	0
Clarence Duren	1	23	23.0	23	0
Council Rudolph	1	18	18.0	18	0
Mark Arneson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Larry Stallings	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	22	249	11.3	61	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Roger Wehrli		0	0	4	10
Steve Jones			3	3	4
Mel Gray			1	3	0
Terry Metcalf			8	2	23
Norm Thompson		0	0	2	0
Jim Hart			7	2	-11
Ken Reaves		0	0	2	5
Steve Neils			0	1	0
Pete Barnes		0	0	1	0
Mark Arneson		0	0	1	1
Clarence Duren		0	0	1	0
Jim Otis			5	1	0
Dan Dierdorf			0	1	0
Jim Tolbert			0	1	0
Tom Brahaney			1	1	0
Conrad Dobler			0	1	0
Greg Hartle			0	1	0
Josh Ashton			1	0	0
Dennis Shaw			2	0	0
Larry Stallings		0	1	0	0
J.V. Cain			2	0	0
Jerry Latin			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	28	32

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
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	19	40	0			97
Terry Metcalf	9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			78
Mel Gray	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Jim Otis	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Steve Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Earl Thomas	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jackie Smith	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Norm Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Latin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dwayne Crump	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Eddie Moss	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Hart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
J.V. Cain	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roger Wehrli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1
Totals	19	20	1	1	0	1	0	1	19	41	0	0	0	356