1976 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1976 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1976 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

St. Louis ran up 309 points, while the defense conceded 267. Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 891 yards for the Cardinals.

Jim Hart threw for 2,946 yards. Ike Harris grabbed 52 passes for 782 yards. Mel Gray was targeted regularly as well.

Norm Thompson, Mike Sensibaugh and Roger Wehrli each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Don Coryell coached the team. The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Hart	388	218	56.2	2946	7.6	18	4.6	13	3.4	77	17	132	82.0
Bill Donckers	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	0	0	118.8
Sam Wyche	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	0	0	87.5
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Roger Wehrli	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	392	220	56.1	2967	7.6	18	4.6	13	3.3	77	17	132

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Otis	233	891	3.8	23	2
Terry Metcalf	134	537	4.0	36	3
Steve Jones	113	451	4.0	19	8
Wayne Morris	64	292	4.6	27	3
Jerry Latin	25	115	4.6	26	1
Roger Wehrli	2	8	4.0	8	0
Jim Hart	8	7	0.9	10	0
Terry Joyce	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	580	2301	4.0	36	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ike Harris	52	782	15.0	40	1
Mel Gray	36	686	19.1	77	5
Terry Metcalf	33	388	11.8	48	4
Steve Jones	29	152	5.2	15	1
Pat Tilley	26	407	15.7	45	1
J.V. Cain	26	400	15.4	34	5
Wayne Morris	8	75	9.4	19	1
Jerry Latin	4	35	8.8	15	0
Jackie Smith	3	22	7.3	16	0
Jim Otis	2	15	7.5	8	0
Gary Hammond	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	220	2967	13.5	77	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Bakken	35	33	94.3	27	20	74.1	93
Totals	35	33	94.3	27	20	74.1	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Terry Joyce	64	2331	36.4	54
Totals	64	2331	36.4	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Terry Metcalf	17	188	11.1	39
Pat Tilley	15	146	9.7	17
Gary Hammond	3	16	5.3	8
Steve Neils	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	36	350	9.7	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jerry Latin	16	357	22.3	39
Terry Metcalf	16	325	20.3	33
Wayne Morris	9	181	20.1	34
Jackie Smith	3	63	21.0	35
Dwayne Crump	3	57	19.0	22
Lee Nelson	1	43	43.0	43
Gary Hammond	2	36	18.0	21
Mike McGraw	1	13	13.0	13
Steve Okoniewski	1	12	12.0	12
Brad Oates	1	12	12.0	12
Jeff Severson	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	54	1102	20.4	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Norm Thompson	4	83	20.8	38	0
Mike Sensibaugh	4	60	15.0	35	1
Roger Wehrli	4	31	7.8	26	0
Ken Reaves	2	41	20.5	25	0
Ray White	2	20	10.0	16	0
Clarence Duren	1	8	8.0	8	0
Mark Arneson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tim Kearney	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	243	12.8	38	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Terry Metcalf			15	5	0
Roger Wehrli		0	1	4	4
Tim Kearney		0	0	3	16
Bob Bell			0	3	0
Steve Jones			2	2	0
Mark Arneson		0	0	2	0
Steve Okoniewski			0	2	0
Mike Sensibaugh		0	0	1	0
Charles Davis			0	1	7
Lee Nelson			0	1	0
Gary Hammond			1	1	0
Roger Finnie			0	1	0
Al Beauchamp			0	1	0
Jim Otis			7	1	0
J.V. Cain			0	1	0
Jerry Latin			3	1	8
Dan Dierdorf			0	1	1
Jim Hart			4	1	0
Ron Yankowski			0	1	0
Mel Gray			0	1	0
Wayne Morris			4	1	0
Terry Joyce			1	1	-14
Eddie Moss			0	1	0
Tom Banks			1	0	0
Steve Neils			1	0	0
Tom Brahaney			2	0	-19
Pat Tilley			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	44	37	3

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	20	33	0			93
Steve Jones	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Terry Metcalf	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
J.V. Cain	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Mel Gray	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Wayne Morris	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jim Otis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Sensibaugh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Pat Tilley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ike Harris	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Latin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	17	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	33	0	0	0	309