1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1969 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Charley Winner
Home field	Busch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	3rd NFL Century
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 50th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL).

The team failed to improve on their previous output of 9–4–1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.

The Cardinals defense allowed 38 passing touchdowns, the second-highest total in pro football history.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–3	62,134
2	September 28, 1969	Chicago Bears	W 20–17	50,039
3	October 5, 1969	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–14	45,011
4	October 12, 1969	at Washington Redskins	L 33–17	50,481
5	October 19, 1969	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–10	49,430
6	October 26, 1969	at Cleveland Browns	T 21–21	81,186
7	November 2, 1969	New Orleans Saints	L 51–42	46,718
8	November 9, 1969	New York Giants	W 42–17	49,194
9	November 16, 1969	at Detroit Lions	L 20–0	51,749
10	November 23, 1969	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–30	45,512
11	November 30, 1969	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 47–10	43,721
12	December 7, 1969	at New York Giants	L 49–6	62,973
13	December 14, 1969	Cleveland Browns	L 27–21	44,924
14	December 21, 1969	at Green Bay Packers	L 45–28	50,861

Standings

NFL Century
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	4–1–1	8–1–1	351	300	L1
New York Giants	6	8	0	.429	4–2	4–6	264	298	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	3–2–1	3–6–1	314	389	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	13	0	.071	0–6	0–10	218	404	L13

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

External links

• 1969 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com