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1986 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachGene Stallings
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Results
Record4–11–1
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersFB Ron Wolfley
PR Vai Sikahema

The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the sixty-seventh season for the franchise was in the league, and the 27th and penultimate season in St. Louis. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–11, winning only four games.[1] This was the fourth straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.

Offseason

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Draft

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Main article: 1986 NFL draft
1986 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Anthony Bell  Linebacker Michigan State
2 32 John Lee  Kicker UCLA
3 59 Gene Chilton  Center Texas
4 89 Carl Carter  Defensive back Texas Tech
5 116 Jeff Tupper  Defensive end Oklahoma
7 170 Eric Swanson  Wide receiver Tennessee
8 201 Ray Brown *  Guard Arkansas State
9 227 Kent Kafentzis  Defensive back Hawaii
10 254 Vai Sikahema *  Running back BYU
10 255 Wes Smith  Wide receiver East Texas State
11 281 Wayne Dillard  Linebacker Alcorn State
12 312 Kent Austin  Quarterback Ole Miss
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1986 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers


Roster

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1986 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 Los Angeles Rams L 10–16 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,347
2 September 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–33 0–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 46,463
3 September 21 at Buffalo Bills L 10–17 0–3 Rich Stadium 65,762
4 September 29 Dallas Cowboys L 7–31 0–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,077
5 October 5 New York Giants L 6–13 0–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 40,562
6 October 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–19 1–5 Tampa Stadium 33,307
7 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 21–28 1–6 RFK Stadium 53,494
8 October 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–37 1–7 Texas Stadium 60,756
9 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–10 2–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 33,051
10 November 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–43 2–8 Candlestick Park 59,172
11 November 16 New Orleans Saints L 7–16 2–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 32,069
12 November 23 Kansas City Chiefs W 23–14 3–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 29,680
13 November 30 Washington Redskins L 17–20 3–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,637
14 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 3–10–1 Veterans Stadium 50,148
15 December 14 at New York Giants L 7–27 3–11–1 Giants Stadium 75,261
16 December 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–17 4–11–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 23,957
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants(1) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 11–1 371 236 W9
Washington Redskins(4) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 9–3 368 296 W1
Dallas Cowboys 7 9 0 .438 5–3 6–6 346 337 L5
Philadelphia Eagles 5 10 1 .344 1–6–1 3–8–1 256 312 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 4 11 1 .281 1–6–1 3–10–1 218 351 W1

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ 1986 St. Louis Cardinals
  2. ^ "1986 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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