1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Bob Hollway
Home Field
Results
Record	4-9-1
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1970	1972

The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 52nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-5-1, winning only four games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the 23rd straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	Washington Redskins	L 24-17	46,805
2	September 27, 1971	New York Jets	W 17-10	50,358
3	October 3, 1971	New York Giants	L 21-20	49,571
4	October 10, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26-9	58,850
5	October 17, 1971	at Washington Redskins	L 20-0	53,041
6	October 24, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	L 26-14	50,419
7	October 31, 1971	at Buffalo Bills	W 28-23	40,040
8	November 7, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	L 16-13	50,486
9	November 15, 1971	at San Diego Chargers	L 20-17	46,486
10	November 21, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37-20	48,658
11	November 28, 1971	at New York Giants	W 24-7	62,878
12	December 5, 1971	Green Bay Packers	T 16-16	50,443
13	December 12, 1971	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19-7	65,358
14	December 18, 1971	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31-12	66,672

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	406	222	W-7
Washington Redskins	9	4	1	.692	276	190	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	221	302	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	231	279	L-2
New York Giants	4	10	0	.286	228	362	L-5