1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Jim Hanifan
Home Field
Results
Record	5-11
Place	5th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1984	1986

The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 66th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9-7, winning only five games. This was the third straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	W 27-24	62,107
2	September 15, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 41-27	46,321
3	September 22, 1985	at New York Giants	L 27-17	74,987
4	September 29, 1985	Green Bay Packers	W 43-28	48,598
5	October 7, 1985	Washington Redskins	L 27-10	53,134
6	October 13, 1985	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30-7	48,186
7	October 20, 1985	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23-10	56,478
8	October 27, 1985	Houston Oilers	L 20-10	43,190
9	November 4, 1985	Dallas Cowboys	W 21-10	49,347
10	November 10, 1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16-0	34,736
11	November 17, 1985	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24-14	39,032
12	November 24, 1985	New York Giants	L 34-3	41,248
13	November 28, 1985	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35-17	54,125
14	December 8, 1985	New Orleans Saints	W 28-16	29,527
15	December 15, 1985	at Los Angeles Rams	L 46-14	52,052
16	December 21, 1985	Washington Redskins	L 27-16	28,090

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	399	283	W-1
Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	357	333	L-1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	297	312	W-3
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	286	310	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	278	414	L-2