1981 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jim Hanifan (7-9)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri

1981 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
1981 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Cardinals chalked up 315 points, but the wobbly defensive unit conceded 408. Ottis Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,376 yards for St. Louis.

Jim Hart passed for 1,694 yards, and Neil Lomax spent time under center, too. Pat Tilley grabbed 66 passes for 1,040 yards, while Ottis Anderson contributed to the receiving game also.

Ken Greene picked off 7 opponent throws.

Jim Hanifan 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	241	134	55.6	1694	7.0	11	4.6	14	5.8	58	16	119	68.7
Neil Lomax	236	119	50.4	1575	6.7	4	1.7	10	4.2	75	32	286	59.9
Totals	477	253	53.0	3269	6.9	15	3.1	24	5.0	75	48	405

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ottis Anderson	328	1376	4.2	28	9
Wayne Morris	109	417	3.8	14	5
Stump Mitchell	31	175	5.6	43	0
Neil Lomax	19	104	5.5	22	2
Roy Green	3	60	20.0	44	1
Theotis Brown	15	52	3.5	11	2
Randy Love	3	11	3.7	4	0
Dave Stief	1	8	8.0	8	0
Willard Harrell	5	6	1.2	4	1
Mel Gray	1	4	4.0	4	0
Jim Hart	3	2	0.7	4	0
Carl Birdsong	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	519	2213	4.3	44	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pat Tilley	66	1040	15.8	75	3
Ottis Anderson	51	387	7.6	27	0
Roy Green	33	708	21.5	60	4
Mel Gray	27	310	11.5	41	2
Wayne Morris	19	165	8.7	21	0
Greg LaFleur	14	190	13.6	27	2
Willard Harrell	14	131	9.4	62	1
Doug Marsh	6	80	13.3	20	1
Stump Mitchell	6	35	5.8	16	1
Dave Stief	5	77	15.4	29	1
Chris Combs	5	54	10.8	13	0
Theotis Brown	4	60	15.0	28	0
John Floyd	3	32	10.7	16	0
Totals	253	3269	12.9	75	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Neil O'Donoghue	37	36	97.3	32	19	59.4	93
Totals	37	36	97.3	32	19	59.4	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Carl Birdsong	69	2883	41.8	75
Totals	69	2883	41.8	75

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stump Mitchell	42	445	10.6	50	1
Willard Harrell	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	43	453	10.5	50	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stump Mitchell	55	1292	23.5	67
Roy Green	8	135	16.9	28
Willard Harrell	7	118	16.9	29
Randy Love	3	46	15.3	25
Jeff Griffin	2	34	17.0	26
Totals	75	1625	21.7	67

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Greene	7	111	15.9	47	0
Roger Wehrli	4	8	2.0	6	0
Roy Green	3	44	14.7	29	0
Calvin Favron	1	42	42.0	42	0
Charles Johnson	1	19	19.0	19	0
Eric Williams	1	17	17.0	17	0
Tim Collier	1	17	17.0	17	0
Dave Ahrens	1	14	14.0	14	1
E.J. Junior	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jeff Griffin	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	21	281	13.4	47	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Curtis Greer			0	4	2	0
Ottis Anderson			13	3	0
Randy Love			0	2	0	0
Lee Nelson			0	2	0	0
Mike Dawson			0	2	0	0
Eric Williams		0	0	2	0	0
Calvin Favron		0	0	1	5	0
Dan Dierdorf			0	1	0	0
Charles Baker			0	1	0	0
Theotis Brown			2	1	0
Bruce Radford			0	1	0	0
Willard Harrell			0	1	2
George Collins			0	1	0	0
Tom Brahaney			0	1	0	0
Ken Greene		0	0	1	0	0
Stafford Mays			0	1	0	0
Bob Pollard			0	1	0	0
Neil O'Donoghue			0	1	0
Jim Hart			4	0	-9	0
Charles Johnson		0	1	0	0	0
Roy Green		0	2	0	0
Pat Tilley			1	0	0
Doug Marsh			1	0	0
Neil Lomax			6	0	0
Stump Mitchell			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	27	0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Neil O'Donoghue									19	36	0			93
Ottis Anderson	9	0							0	0	0			54
Roy Green	1	4		0		0			0	0	0			30
Wayne Morris	5	0							0	0	0			30
Pat Tilley		3							0	0	0			18
Stump Mitchell	0	1	1	0					0	0	0			12
Theotis Brown	2	0							0	0	0			12
Willard Harrell	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Neil Lomax	2								0	0	0			12
Greg LaFleur		2							0	0	0			12
Mel Gray	0	2							0	0	0			12
Dave Ahrens						1			0	0	0			6
Dave Stief	0	1							0	0	0			6
Doug Marsh		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	20	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	36	0	0	0	315