1986 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachGene Stallings
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record4–11–1
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersFB Ron Wolfley
PR Vai Sikahema

The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the sixty-seventh season for the franchise was in the league, and the 27th and penultimate season in St. Louis. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–11, winning only four games.[1] This was the fourth straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.

Offseason

Draft

1986 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Anthony Bell  Linebacker Michigan State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1986 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Roster

1986 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 Los Angeles Rams L 10–16 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,347
2 September 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–33 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 46,463
3 September 21 at Buffalo Bills L 10–17 0–3 Rich Stadium 65,762
4 September 29 Dallas Cowboys L 7–31 0–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,077
5 October 5 New York Giants L 6–13 0–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,562
6 October 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–19 1–5 Tampa Stadium 33,307
7 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 21–28 1–6 RFK Stadium 53,494
8 October 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–37 1–7 Texas Stadium 60,756
9 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–10 2–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 33,051
10 November 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–43 2–8 Candlestick Park 59,172
11 November 16 New Orleans Saints L 7–16 2–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 32,069
12 November 23 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–14 3–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 29,680
13 November 30 Washington Redskins L 17–20 3–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,637
14 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 3–10–1 Veterans Stadium 50,148
15 December 14 at New York Giants L 7–27 3–11–1 Giants Stadium 75,261
16 December 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 4–11–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 23,957
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants(1) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 11–1 371 236 W9
Washington Redskins(4) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 9–3 368 296 W1
Dallas Cowboys 7 9 0 .438 5–3 6–6 346 337 L5
Philadelphia Eagles 5 10 1 .344 1–6–1 3–8–1 256 312 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 4 11 1 .281 1–6–1 3–10–1 218 351 W1

Awards and honors

References

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