The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals seasonNational Football League and the 20th season in St. Louis.
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
1979 St. Louis Cardinals staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Jerry Thompson Strength and conditioning
Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown
Regular season [ ] In his NFL debut, Ottis Anderson had 193 rushing yards.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 2, 1979
Dallas Cowboys
L 22-21
50,855
2
September 9, 1979
at New York Giants
W 27-14
71,370
3
September 16, 1979
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 24-21
50,416
4
September 23, 1979
Washington Redskins
L 17-7
50,680
5
September 30, 1979
at Los Angeles Rams
L 21-0
48,160
6
October 7, 1979
at Houston Oilers
W 24-17
53,043
7
October 14, 1979
Philadelphia Eagles
L 24-20
48,367
8
October 21, 1979
at Dallas Cowboys
L 22-13
64,300
9
October 28, 1979
Cleveland Browns
L 38-20
47,845
10
November 4, 1979
Minnesota Vikings
W 37-7
47,213
11
November 11, 1979
at Washington Redskins
L 30-28
50,868
12
November 18, 1979
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 16-13
70,235
13
November 25, 1979
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 34-28
25,103
14
December 2, 1979
San Francisco 49ers
W 13-10
41,593
15
December 9, 1979
New York Giants
W 29-20
39,802
16
December 16, 1979
at Chicago Bears
L 42-6
42,810
Standings [ ] Awards and records [ ] Ottis Anderson, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[1] Milestones [ ] References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
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