1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Jim Hanifan
Home Field
Results
Record	5-11
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1979	1981

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 5-11. The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	New York Giants	L 41-35	49,122
2	September 14, 1980	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24-21	49,999
3	September 21, 1980	at Detroit Lions	L 20-7	80,027
4	September 28, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24-14	49,079
5	October 5, 1980	at New Orleans Saints	W 40-7	45,388
6	October 12, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	L 21-13	50,230
7	October 19, 1980	at Washington Redskins	L 23-0	51,060
8	October 26, 1980	at Baltimore Colts	W 17-10	33,506
9	November 2, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	L 27-24	50,701
10	November 9, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	L 33-27	48,662
11	November 16, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31-21	52,567
12	November 23, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21-13	42,871
13	November 30, 1980	at New York Giants	W 23-7	65,852
14	December 7, 1980	Detroit Lions	W 24-23	46,966
15	December 14, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-3	68,969
16	December 21, 1980	Washington Redskins	L 31-7	35,942

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	12	4	0	.750	384	222	L-1
Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	454	311	W-1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	261	293	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	299	350	L-2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	249	425	L-2