1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1982 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head Coach	Jim Hanifan
Home Field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	5-4
Place	6th NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost NFC Playoff
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1981	1983

The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd year with the National Football League and the 23rd season in St. Louis. It was the Cardinals first postseason appearance since 1975, and their last before the team's 1988 move to Arizona. The '82 Football Cardinals were 5-4 during the regular-season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	at New Orleans Saints	W 21-7	58,673
2	September 19, 1982	Dallas Cowboys	L 24-7	50,705
3	November 21, 1982	San Francisco 49ers	L 31-20	38,064
4	November 28, 1982	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23-20	33,411
5	December 5, 1982	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23-20	63,622
6	December 12, 1982	Washington Redskins	L 12-7	35,308
7	December 19, 1982	at Chicago Bears	W 10-7	43,270
8	December 26, 1982	New York Giants	W 24-21	39,824
9	January 2, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 28-0	55,045

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 8, 1983	at Green Bay Packers	L 41-16	54,282

Standings

National Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Washington Redskins	8	1	0	.889	190	128
Dallas Cowboys	6	3	0	.667	226	145
Green Bay Packers	5	3	1	.611	226	169
Minnesota Vikings	5	4	0	.556	187	198
Atlanta Falcons	5	4	0	.556	183	199
St. Louis Cardinals	5	4	0	.556	135	170
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	4	0	.556	158	178
Detroit Lions	4	5	0	.444	181	176
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250

Roster

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

Awards and records

• Luis Sharpe, NFL All-Rookie team

References

• Cardinals on Pro Football Reference
• Cardinals on jt-sw.com