1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1971 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Bob Hollway
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 52nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–5–1, winning only four games. They failed to reach the playoffs for the 23rd straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	Washington Redskins	L 24–17	46,805
2	September 27, 1971	New York Jets	W 17–10	50,358
3	October 3, 1971	New York Giants	L 21–20	49,571
4	October 10, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	W 26–9	58,850
5	October 17, 1971	at Washington Redskins	L 20–0	53,041
6	October 24, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	L 26–14	50,419
7	October 31, 1971	at Buffalo Bills	W 28–23	40,040
8	November 7, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	L 16–13	50,486
9	November 15, 1971	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–17	46,486
10	November 21, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37–20	48,658
11	November 28, 1971	at New York Giants	W 24–7	62,878
12	December 5, 1971	Green Bay Packers	T 16–16	50,443
13	December 12, 1971	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–7	65,358
14	December 18, 1971	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–12	66,672

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	3	0	.786	7–1	8–3	406	222	W7
Washington Redskins	9	4	1	.692	6–1–1	8–2–1	276	190	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	7	1	.462	4–3–1	5–5–1	221	302	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	1–7	2–8–1	231	279	L2
New York Giants	4	10	0	.286	1–7	3–8	228	362	L5

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