1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
| 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Bob Hollway | ||||||
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 4-9-1 | ||||||
| Division place | 4th NFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 52nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-5-1, winning only four games.[1] They failed to reach the playoffs for the 23rd straight season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 19, 1971 | Washington Redskins | L 24-17 |
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| 2 | September 27, 1971 | New York Jets | W 17-10 |
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| 3 | October 3, 1971 | New York Giants | L 21-20 |
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| 4 | October 10, 1971 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 26-9 |
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| 5 | October 17, 1971 | at Washington Redskins | L 20-0 |
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| 6 | October 24, 1971 | San Francisco 49ers | L 26-14 |
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| 7 | October 31, 1971 | at Buffalo Bills | W 28-23 |
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| 8 | November 7, 1971 | Dallas Cowboys | L 16-13 |
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| 9 | November 15, 1971 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20-17 |
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| 10 | November 21, 1971 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 37-20 |
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| 11 | November 28, 1971 | at New York Giants | W 24-7 |
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| 12 | December 5, 1971 | Green Bay Packers | T 16-16 |
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| 13 | December 12, 1971 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 19-7 |
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| 14 | December 18, 1971 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31-12 |
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 406 | 222 | W-7 |
| Washington Redskins | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 276 | 190 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 221 | 302 | W-3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 231 | 279 | L-2 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 228 | 362 | L-5 |
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