1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League and the 28th and final season in St. Louis as the team moved to Tempe, Arizona in March 1988. This move left St. Louis without an NFL franchise until the Los Angeles Rams moved there in 1995 to play, only to relocate back to Los Angeles in 2016, once again leaving St. Louis without an NFL team.

1987 St. Louis Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Gene Stallings
Home field	Busch Stadium
Results
Record	7–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Neil Lomax T Luis Sharpe FB Ron Wolfley PR Vai Sikahema

Offseason

NFL Draft

1987 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Kelly Stouffer	QB	Colorado State	Refused to sign with team[1]
2	34	Tim McDonald *	Safety	USC
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1987 St. Louis Cardinals staff

	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson Director of Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Gene Stallings Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Running Backs – Hank Kuhlmann Receivers – Mal Moore Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan Special Assistant/Quality Control – Leon McLaughlin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Jim Johnson Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Mel Renfro Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

Roster of the 1987 Replacement Cardinals
Quarterbacks 19 Shawn Halloran 16 Shane Lamb 12 Gregg Tipton 10 Sammy Garza Running Backs 33 Derrick McAdoo 36 Vai Sikahema 37 Larry Cowan 37 Broderick Sargent 40 Don Goodman 35 Robert Mimbs 34 Eric Drains Wide Receivers 81 Roy Green 84 J. T. Smith 85 Clarence Collins 87 Troy Johnson 87 Gill Stegall 85 Kenny Nash 80 Lonnie Turner 83 Ron Brown 86 Fred Lane Tight Ends 89 William Harris 80 Bob Keseday		Offensive Linemen 62 Ray Brown 66 Tom Welter 75 Charlie Vatterott 70 Victor Perry 64 Joe Bock 56 Ron Pasquale 51 Keith Radecic Defensive Linemen 75 Curtis Greer 76 Mark Garalczyk 79 Gary Dulin 78 Ron Bohm 71 Victor Burnett 73 Jim Pauciello 72 Anthony Burke		Linebackers 54 Phil Forney 53 Bill Altena 50 Tony Buford 52 Jimmie Carter 58 Terence Mack 57 Pete Noga 55 Paul Savage Defensive Backs 20 Travis Curtis 45 Leonard Smith 21 Mark Jackson 22 Terrence Anthony 41 Richard Atkinson 38 Mark Mathis 25 Ken Sims 27 Tony Mayes 23 Ed Scott 48 Jeff Colter 48 Garcia Lane Special Teams 13 Jim Gallery K 17 Jason Staurovsky K 14 Greg Cater P 14 Mark Royals P 11 Mike Crow P

Roster

1987 St. Louis Cardinals roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Sammy Garza 15 Neil Lomax 18 Cliff Stoudt Running backs 31 Earl Ferrell FB 33 Derrick McAdoo 30 Stump Mitchell 36 Vai Sikahema 24 Ron Wolfley Wide receivers 81 Roy Green 83 Don Holmes 87 Troy Johnson 86 Adrian McBride 84 J. T. Smith Tight ends 80 Robert Awalt 85 Jay Novacek		Offensive linemen 62 Ray Brown G 74 Gene Chilton T 70 Derek Kennard C 64 Todd Peat G 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G Defensive linemen 60 Steve Alvord DT 79 Bob Clasby DT 65 David Galloway DE 76 Mark Garalczyk DT 75 Curtis Greer DE 79 Bob Keseday DT 53 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler DE		Linebackers 52 Charles Baker 55 Anthony Bell OLB 50 Ilia Jarostchuk 54 E. J. Junior 57 Niko Noga Defensive backs 22 Dwayne Anderson 41 Carl Carter CB 20 Travis Curtis 47 Cedric Mack CB 46 Tim McDonald SS 45 Leonard Smith SS 43 Lonnie Young FS Special teams 14 Greg Cater P 13 Jim Gallery K 68 Mike Morris C/LS		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–13	47,241
2	September 20, 1987	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–24	47,988
–	September 27, 1987	Indianapolis Colts	canceled
3	October 4, 1987	at Washington Redskins	L 28–21	27,728
4	October 11, 1987	New Orleans Saints	W 24–19	11,795
5	October 18, 1987	at San Francisco 49ers	L 34–28	38,094
6	October 25, 1987	at New York Giants	L 30–7	74,391
7	November 1, 1987	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–23	24,586
8	November 8, 1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28	22,449
9	November 15, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	L 27–24	27,730
10	November 22, 1987	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–19	55,592
11	November 29, 1987	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–21	15,909
12	December 6, 1987	Washington Redskins	L 34–17	31,324
13	December 13, 1987	New York Giants	W 27–24	29,623
14	December 20, 1987	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–14	32,046
15	December 27, 1987	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–16	36,788

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 7 7 14 0 28 • Cardinals 0 3 0 28 31 Date: Nov 8, 1987 Location: Busch Memorial Stadium - St. Louis, Missouri Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) TV announcers (CBS Sports): and Will McDonough

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins^(3)	11	4	0	.733	7–1	9–3	379	285	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	4–4	5–7	340	348	W2
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	3–5	7–7	362	368	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	3–5	4–7	337	380	W2
New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	3–5	4–8	280	312	W2

Awards and records

• Luis Sharpe, NFC Pro Bowl selection
• J.T. Smith, NFL Receiving Leader, 91 Receptions [2]
• J.T. Smith, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,117 yards [3]
• Ron Wolfley, Pro Bowl selection

References

1. Zimmerman, Paul (April 11, 1988). "A lonely road to the NFL". Sports Illustrated. p. 63.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452

External links

• 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com