| 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Bidwill |
| Head coach | Gene Stallings |
| Home stadium | Busch Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–11–1 |
| Division place | 5thNFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | FBRon Wolfley PRVai Sikahema |
The1986St. Louis Cardinals season was the sixty-seventh season for the franchise was in theleague, and the 27th and penultimate season inSt. Louis. The team failed to improve on theirprevious output of 5–11, winning only four games.[1] This was the fourth straight season in which the team did not reach the playoffs.
| 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 onePro Bowl during career | |||||
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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 | atAtlanta Falcons | L 13–33 | 0–2 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 46,463 | |
| 3 | September 21 | atBuffalo 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 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30–19 | 1–5 | Tampa Stadium | 33,307 | |
| 7 | October 19 | atWashington Redskins | L 21–28 | 1–6 | RFK Stadium | 53,494 | |
| 8 | October 26 | atDallas 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 | atSan 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 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | T 10–10 | 3–10–1 | Veterans Stadium | 50,148 | |
| 15 | December 14 | atNew 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 inbold text. | |||||||
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Division championships (7) | |
| Conference championships (1) | |
| League championships (2) | |
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