1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Jim Hanifan
Home Field
Results
Record	7-9
Place	5th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1980	1982

The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 62nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5-11, winning seven games. Despite the improvement the team failed - for the sixth consecutive season - to reach the playoffs, .

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1981	Miami Dolphins	L 20-7	50,351
2	September 13, 1981	at Dallas Cowboys	L 30-17	63,602
3	September 20, 1981	Washington Redskins	W 40-30	47,592
4	September 27, 1981	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20-10	65,850
5	October 4, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	W 20-17	49,477
6	October 11, 1981	at New York Giants	L 34-14	67,128
7	October 18, 1981	at Atlanta Falcons	L 41-20	51,458
8	October 25, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	W 30-17	48,039
9	November 1, 1981	at Washington Redskins	L 42-21	50,643
10	November 8, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	L 52-10	48,421
11	November 15, 1981	Buffalo Bills	W 24-0	46,214
12	November 22, 1981	at Baltimore Colts	W 35-24	24,784
13	November 29, 1981	at New England Patriots	W 27-20	39,946
14	December 6, 1981	New Orleans Saints	W 30-3	46,923
15	December 13, 1981	New York Giants	L 20-10	47,358
16	December 20, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 38-0	56,656

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	367	277	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	368	221	W-1
New York Giants	9	7	0	.563	295	257	W-3
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	347	349	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	315	408	L-2