1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Gene Stallings
Home Field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	4-11-1
Place	5th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1985	1987

The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 67th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-11, winning only four games. This was the fourth straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	Los Angeles Rams	L 16-10	40,347
2	September 14, 1986	at Atlanta Falcons	L 33-13	46,463
3	September 21, 1986	at Buffalo Bills	L 17-10	65,762
4	September 29, 1986	Dallas Cowboys	L 31-7	49,077
5	October 5, 1986	New York Giants	L 13-6	40,562
6	October 12, 1986	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30-19	33,307
7	October 19, 1986	at Washington Redskins	L 28-21	53,494
8	October 26, 1986	at Dallas Cowboys	L 37-6	60,756
9	November 2, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13-10	33,051
10	November 9, 1986	at San Francisco 49ers	L 43-17	59,172
11	November 16, 1986	New Orleans Saints	L 16-7	32,069
12	November 23, 1986	Kansas City Chiefs	W 23-14	29,680
13	November 30, 1986	Washington Redskins	L 20-17	35,637
14	December 7, 1986	at Philadelphia Eagles	T 10-10	50,148
15	December 14, 1986	at New York Giants	L 27-7	75,261
16	December 21, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21-17	23,957

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	14	2	0	.875	371	236	W-9
Washington Redskins	12	4	0	.750	368	296	W-1
Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	346	337	L-5
Philadelphia Eagles	5	10	1	.344	256	312	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	11	1	.281	218	351	W-1

Awards and honors

• Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection