1970 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Charley Winner (8-5-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1970 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1970 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

St. Louis piled up points with 325 points, while the solid defense conceded 228. MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-best 977 yards for the Cardinals.

Jim Hart passed for 2,575 yards. John Gilliam grabbed 45 passes for 952 yards. Jackie Smith was targeted regularly, too.

Roger Wehrli picked off 6 opponent throws.

Charley Winner coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Hart	373	171	45.8	2575	6.9	14	3.8	18	4.8	79	26	216	61.5
Pete Beathard	17	7	41.2	114	6.7	2	11.8	1	5.9	58	0	0	79.0
Totals	390	178	45.6	2689	6.9	16	4.1	19	4.9	79	26	216

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
MacArthur Lane	206	977	4.7	75	11
Johnny Roland	94	392	4.2	20	3
Cid Edwards	70	350	5.0	22	1
Roy Shivers	24	98	4.1	29	2
John Gilliam	5	68	13.6	48	1
Jackie Smith	5	43	8.6	26	0
Chuck Latourette	2	38	19.0	33	0
Jim Hart	18	18	1.0	4	0
Robert Brown	1	8	8.0	8	0
Charlie Pittman	2	4	2.0	2	0
Pete Beathard	2	2	1.0	2	0
Totals	429	1998	4.7	75	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Gilliam	45	952	21.2	79	5
Jackie Smith	37	687	18.6	59	4
MacArthur Lane	32	365	11.4	78	2
Dave Williams	23	364	15.8	58	3
Cid Edwards	19	150	7.9	39	1
Johnny Roland	17	96	5.6	20	1
Roy Shivers	3	44	14.7	22	0
Jerry Daanen	2	31	15.5	22	0
Totals	178	2689	15.1	79	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Bakken	38	37	97.4	32	20	62.5	97
Totals	38	37	97.4	32	20	62.5	97

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chuck Latourette	65	2659	40.9	59
Totals	65	2659	40.9	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chuck Latourette	30	171	5.7	16	0
Johnny Roland	10	140	14.0	74	1
Roger Wehrli	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	41	315	7.7	74	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chuck Latourette	13	254	19.5	24
Charlie Pittman	10	237	23.7	32
Nate Wright	8	156	19.5	24
John Gilliam	5	107	21.4	26
Paul White	3	65	21.7	28
Johnny Roland	3	40	13.3	20
Roy Shivers	2	35	17.5	19
Terry Brown	2	32	16.0	18
Larry Wilson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	47	926	19.7	32

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roger Wehrli	6	50	8.3	41	0
Larry Wilson	5	72	14.4	22	0
Miller Farr	5	38	7.6	19	1
Jerry Stovall	2	45	22.5	27	0
Don Parish	1	41	41.0	41	1
Larry Stallings	1	9	9.0	9	0
Nate Wright	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	255	12.1	41	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Chuck Latourette			8	3	32	1
Bob Rowe			0	3	0	0
Jerry Daanen			0	2	0	0
Jim Hart			6	2	-2	0
Larry Stallings		0	0	2	0	0
Chuck Walker			0	2	0	0
Don Parish		0	0	1	0
Jamie Rivers			0	1	0	0
Terry Brown			0	1	0	0
Roger Wehrli		0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Roland			2	1	0
Larry Wilson		0	0	1	0	0
Cid Edwards			2	1	0
Pete Beathard			1	1	-5	0
MacArthur Lane			2	1	0
John Gilliam			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	23	25	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Bakken									20	37	0			97
MacArthur Lane	11	2							0	0	0			78
John Gilliam	1	5		0					0	0	0			36
Johnny Roland	3	1	1	0					0	0	0			30
Jackie Smith	0	4							0	0	0			24
Dave Williams		3							0	0	0			18
Cid Edwards	1	1							0	0	0			12
Roy Shivers	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Don Parish						1			0	0	0			6
Chuck Latourette	0		0	0			1		0	0	0			6
Miller Farr						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	18	16	1	0	0	2	1	0	20	37	0	0	0	325