1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head coach	Jim Hanifan
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5-11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 5-11. The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	New York Giants	L 41-35	49,122
2	September 14, 1980	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24-21	49,999
3	September 21, 1980	at Detroit Lions	L 20-7	80,027
4	September 28, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24-14	49,079
5	October 5, 1980	at New Orleans Saints	W 40-7	45,388
6	October 12, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	L 21-13	50,230
7	October 19, 1980	at Washington Redskins	L 23-0	51,060
8	October 26, 1980	at Baltimore Colts	W 17-10	33,506
9	November 2, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	L 27-24	50,701
10	November 9, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	L 33-27	48,662
11	November 16, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31-21	52,567
12	November 23, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21-13	42,871
13	November 30, 1980	at New York Giants	W 23-7	65,852
14	December 7, 1980	Detroit Lions	W 24-23	46,966
15	December 14, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-3	68,969
16	December 21, 1980	Washington Redskins	L 31-7	35,942

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222
Dallas Cowboys(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425