1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1976 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Don Coryell
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 57th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–3, winning only ten games. This was the first time in three seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–24	58,441
2	September 19, 1976	Green Bay Packers	W 29–0	48,842
3	September 26, 1976	at San Diego Chargers	L 43–24	40,212
4	October 3, 1976	New York Giants	W 27–21	48,039
5	October 10, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–14	44,933
6	October 17, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–17	50,317
7	October 25, 1976	at Washington Redskins	L 20–10	48,325
8	October 31, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–20	50,365
9	November 7, 1976	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–14	65,505
10	November 14, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–28	64,698
11	November 21, 1976	Washington Redskins	L 16–10	49,833
12	November 25, 1976	at Dallas Cowboys	L 19–14	62,498
13	December 4, 1976	Baltimore Colts	W 24–17	48,282
14	December 12, 1976	at New York Giants	W 17–14	60,553

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys(2)	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–3	296	194	L1
Washington Redskins(4)	10	4	0	.714	6–2	9–3	291	217	W4
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	5–3	9–3	309	267	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	2–6	4–8	165	286	W1
New York Giants	3	11	0	.214	1–7	3–9	170	250	L1