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1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{About|the National Football League team|the Major League Baseball team|1964 St. Louis Cardinals season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

| teamdisplay = St. Louis Cardinals

| year = 1964

| record = 9–3–2

| division_place = 2nd NFL Eastern

| coach = Wally Lemm

| stadium = Busch Stadium (I)

| playoffs = Won NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Packers) 24–17

| shortnavlink = Cardinals seasons

}}

The {{nfly|1964}} St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth season in St. Louis.

The Cardinals (9–3–2) were the runner-up in the Eastern Conference, finishing a half game behind the Cleveland Browns (10–3–1), who won the NFL championship game on December 27. The Cardinals tied the Browns in Cleveland in September and defeated them in St. Louis in December.

As the conference runner-up, the Cardinals played the Green Bay Packers of the Western Conference in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, Florida. Held on January 3 at the Orange Bowl, St. Louis won in an upset, 24–17.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hXhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7314%2C681209 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Cards blunt Packers' rally, 24-17 |date=January 4, 1965 |page=2, part 2 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RU0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6801%2C1524607 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Johnson |first=Chuck |title=Packers season ends as it began; Cardinals win in an exhibition |date=January 4, 1965 |page=8, part 2}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5111%2C627288|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title='Peanuts' leads Cards to victory |date=January 4, 1965 |page=3B }} It was the Cardinals' only postseason appearance between 1948 and 1974.

Offseason

= NFL Draft =

{{main|1964 NFL draft}}

Regular season

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Attendance

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|September 12, 1964}}

| at Dallas Cowboys

| W 16–6

| 1–0

| Cotton Bowl

| 36,605

style="background:#ffc"

! 2

| September 20

| at Cleveland Browns

| T 33–33

| 1–0–1

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| 76,954

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| September 27

| at San Francisco 49ers

| W 23–13

| 2–0–1

| Kezar Stadium

| 30,969

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| October 4

| at Washington Redskins

| W 23–17

| 3–0–1

| D.C. Stadium

| 49,219

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| {{dow tooltip|October 12, 1964}}

| at Baltimore Colts^

| L 27–47

| 3–1–1

| Memorial Stadium

| 60,213

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 18

| Washington Redskins

| W 38–24

| 4–1–1

| Busch Stadium

| 23,748

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| October 25

| Dallas Cowboys

| L 13–31

| 4–2–1

| Busch Stadium

| 28,253

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| November 1

| at New York Giants

| L 17–34

| 4–3–1

| Yankee Stadium

| 63,072

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| November 8

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 34–30

| 5–3–1

| Busch Stadium

| 28,245

style="background:#ffc"

! 10

| November 15

| New York Giants

| T 10–10

| 5–3–2

| Busch Stadium

| 29,608

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 22

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| W 38–13

| 6–3–2

| Franklin Field

| 60,671

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 29

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 21–20

| 7–3–2

| Pitt Stadium

| 27,807

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| December 6

| Cleveland Browns

| W 28–19

| 8–3–2

| Busch Stadium

| 31,585

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 13

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 36–34

| 9–3–2

| Busch Stadium

| 24,636

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

^ The game with the Baltimore Colts on October 12 was originally scheduled for St. Louis,
  but was moved to Baltimore due to the baseball Cardinals' participation in the World Series.

= Game summaries =

== Week 2: at Cleveland Browns ==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals}} text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33

|date=September 20

|time=12:30 p.m. CDT

|stadium=Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

|attendance=76,954

|weather={{convert|67|F}}, relative humidity 87%, wind {{convert|7|mph|abbr=on}}

|referee=Tom Bell

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Jack Drees (STL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Bill Fischer (STL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

|road=Cardinals|R1=10|R2=3|R3=10|R4=10

|home=Browns|H1=6|H2=10|H3=7|H4=10

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196409200cle.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

;Second Quarter

;Third Quarter

;Fourth Quarter

|stats=

;Cardinals

;Browns

}}

== Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns ==

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals}} text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19

|date=December 6

|time=1:00 p.m. CST

|stadium=Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri

|attendance=31,585

|weather={{convert|18|F}}, relative humidity 98%, wind {{convert|7.8|mph|0|abbr=on}}, wind chill {{convert|8|F}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Drees (STL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Bill Fischer (STL) (first half) (color commentators)

|road=Browns|R1=3|R2=3|R3=3|R4=10

|home=Cardinals|H1=0|H2=21|H3=7|H4=0

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196412060crd.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • CLE - Lou Groza 22 yard field goal - Browns 3-0

;Second Quarter

;Third Quarter

;Fourth Quarter

|stats=

;Browns

;Cardinals

}}

Standings

{{1964 NFL Eastern standings}}

{{1964 NFL Western standings}}

Postseason

= Playoff Bowl =

{{main|Playoff Bowl}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Round

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1964|border=2}}"| Attendance

style="background:#cfc"

! Playoff Bowl

| January 3, 1965

| Green Bay Packers

| W 24–17

| Orange Bowl

| 56,218

Source:NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 369

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

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