1976 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Coryell (10-4)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1976 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals ran up 309 points, while the defense conceded 267. Jim Otis carried the ball for a team-best 891 yards for St. Louis.
Jim Hart threw for 2,946 yards. Ike Harris grabbed 52 passes for 782 yards. Mel Gray provided receiving help as well.
Mike Sensibaugh, Roger Wehrli and Norm Thompson each snatched 4 opponent throws.
Don Coryell coached the team. The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 388 | 218 | 56.2 | 2946 | 7.6 | 18 | 4.6 | 13 | 3.4 | 77 | 17 | 132 | 82.0 |
| Bill Donckers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 392 | 220 | 56.1 | 2967 | 7.6 | 18 | 4.6 | 13 | 3.3 | 77 | 17 | 132 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Otis | 233 | 891 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 |
| Terry Metcalf | 134 | 537 | 4.0 | 36 | 3 |
| Steve Jones | 113 | 451 | 4.0 | 19 | 8 |
| Wayne Morris | 64 | 292 | 4.6 | 27 | 3 |
| Jerry Latin | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 580 | 2301 | 4.0 | 36 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Harris | 52 | 782 | 15.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 36 | 686 | 19.1 | 77 | 5 |
| Terry Metcalf | 33 | 388 | 11.8 | 48 | 4 |
| Steve Jones | 29 | 152 | 5.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Pat Tilley | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 45 | 1 |
| J.V. Cain | 26 | 400 | 15.4 | 34 | 5 |
| Wayne Morris | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 220 | 2967 | 13.5 | 77 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Joyce | 64 | 2331 | 36.4 | 54 |
| Totals | 64 | 2331 | 36.4 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 15 | 146 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Neils | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 350 | 9.7 | 39 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Latin | 16 | 357 | 22.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 16 | 325 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dwayne Crump | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike McGraw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Okoniewski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Oates | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 1102 | 20.4 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Thompson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Roger Wehrli | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Reaves | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ray White | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 38 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Arneson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Okoniewski | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Davis | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Finnie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Beauchamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Otis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J.V. Cain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Latin | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Dan Dierdorf | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Yankowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Gray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Morris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Joyce | 1 | 1 | -14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Banks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Neils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Brahaney | 2 | 0 | -19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Bakken | 20 | 33 | 0 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jones | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| J.V. Cain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Wayne Morris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Jim Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Pat Tilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ike Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
