1971 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bob Hollway (4-9-1)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1971 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Cardinals scored 231 points, but the defensive squad gave up 279. Jim Hart threw for 1,626 yards, and Pete Beathard played quarterback, too. John Gilliam paced the receiving corps, grabbing 42 passes for 837 yards.

MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-best 592 yards for St. Louis.

Larry Wilson and Norm Thompson each picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bob Hollway 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	243	110	45.3	1626	6.7	8	3.3	14	5.8	57	13	139	54.7
Pete Beathard	141	60	42.6	1030	7.3	6	4.3	12	8.5	80	6	46	46.7
Roy Shivers	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	385	170	44.2	2656	6.9	14	3.6	26	6.8	80	19	185

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
MacArthur Lane	150	592	3.9	40	3
Cid Edwards	108	316	2.9	14	4
Johnny Roland	78	278	3.6	16	0
Roy Shivers	55	202	3.7	10	1
Mel Gray	2	56	28.0	38	0
Pete Beathard	4	29	7.2	15	0
Chuck Latourette	3	19	6.3	20	0
John Gilliam	2	16	8.0	12	0
Jackie Smith	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jim Hart	13	9	0.7	3	0
Paul White	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	417	1530	3.7	40	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Gilliam	42	837	19.9	54	3
MacArthur Lane	29	298	10.3	34	0
Jackie Smith	21	379	18.0	61	4
Mel Gray	18	534	29.7	80	4
Johnny Roland	15	108	7.2	15	0
Dave Williams	12	182	15.2	37	1
Cid Edwards	12	122	10.2	38	0
Roy Shivers	10	76	7.6	19	0
Jim McFarland	5	54	10.8	21	2
Fred Hyatt	4	58	14.5	30	0
Larry Stegent	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bob Reynolds	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	170	2656	15.6	80	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Bakken	24	24	100.0	32	21	65.6	87
Totals	24	24	100.0	32	21	65.6	87

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chuck Latourette	56	2157	38.5	55
Jim Bakken	5	207	41.4	44
Totals	61	2364	38.8	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Roger Wehrli	9	84	9.3	34
Larry Willingham	10	84	8.4	19
Norm Thompson	5	27	5.4	11
John Gilliam	1	21	21.0	21
Johnny Roland	3	10	3.3	8
Larry Stallings	1	8	8.0	8
Paul Dickson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	30	234	7.8	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mel Gray	30	740	24.7	65	0
George Hoey	9	251	27.9	103	1
Norm Thompson	7	182	26.0	45	0
Larry Willingham	6	125	20.8	56	0
Cid Edwards	2	41	20.5	21	0
Johnny Roland	2	24	12.0	17	0
Dan Dierdorf	1	0	0.0	0	0
Larry Stegent	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	58	1363	23.5	103	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Wilson	4	46	11.5	23	0
Norm Thompson	4	45	11.2	25	0
Jerry Stovall	2	20	10.0	20	0
Miller Farr	2	13	6.5	13	0
Roger Wehrli	2	11	5.5	6	0
Larry Stallings	1	26	26.0	26	1
Mike McGill	1	19	19.0	19	0
Dale Hackbart	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	17	191	11.2	26	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jamie Rivers			0	3	0	0
Miller Farr		0	0	3	5	0
Roger Wehrli		0	2	2	0	0
Rick Ogle			0	2	0	0
Tom Banks			0	2	0	0
Larry Willingham			2	2	0	0
John Gilliam			2	2	0
Roy Shivers			3	1	0
Terry Miller			0	1	0	0
Bob Rowe			0	1	0	0
Chuck Hutchison			0	1	0	0
Norm Thompson		0	4	1	0	0
Mel Gray			1	1	0
Jim Hart			2	1	0	0
Chuck Walker			0	1	0	0
Cid Edwards			8	1	0
Irv Goode			1	1	-17	0
Fred Heron			0	1	4	0
Dale Hackbart		0	0	1	0	0
Chuck Latourette			1	0	-9	0
MacArthur Lane			2	0	0
Pete Beathard			2	0	0	0
Larry Stegent			1	0	0	0
Johnny Roland			4	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	28	-17	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Bakken									21	24	0			87
Mel Gray	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Jackie Smith	0	4							0	0	0			24
Cid Edwards	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
MacArthur Lane	3	0							0	0	0			18
John Gilliam	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Jim McFarland		2							0	0	0			12
George Hoey				1					0	0	0			6
Dave Williams		1							0	0	0			6
Roy Shivers	1	0							0	0	0			6
Larry Stallings			0			1			0	0	0			6
Totals	8	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	21	24	0	0	0	231