1965 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Wally Lemm (5-9) | 5-9 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Mike Alford | C | June 19, 1943 | 6’3′ | 230 | Auburn |
| Monk Bailey | DB | April 22, 1938 | 6’2′ | 180 | Utah |
| Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5’11’ | 200 | Wisconsin |
| Don Brumm | DE | October 4, 1941 | 6’3′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Jimmy Burson | DB | October 13, 1940 | 6’0′ | 175 | Auburn |
| Joe Childress | HB-FB-FL | October 26, 1933 | 6’0′ | 202 | Auburn |
| Bobby Conrad | FL-DB-HB-WR-K | November 17, 1935 | 6’2′ | 194 | Texas A&M |
| Ed Cook | T-G | June 29, 1932 | 6’2′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
| Willis Crenshaw | RB | July 16, 1941 | 6’2′ | 230 | Kansas St. |
| Bob DeMarco | C-G | September 16, 1938 | 6’2′ | 248 | Indiana |
| Pat Fischer | DB | January 2, 1940 | 5’9′ | 170 | Nebraska |
| Billy Gambrell | SE-FL-WR | September 18, 1941 | 5’10’ | 175 | South Carolina |
| Prentice Gautt | HB-FB | February 8, 1938 | 6’1′ | 210 | Oklahoma |
| Irv Goode | G-T-C | October 12, 1940 | 6’5′ | 255 | Kentucky |
| Ken Gray | G-LB | March 10, 1936 | 6’2′ | 245 | Howard Payne |
| Mal Hammack | FB-LB | June 19, 1933 | 6’2′ | 205 | Florida |
| Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6’1′ | 198 | Baylor |
| Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6’1′ | 200 | Schreiner College |
| Bill Koman | LB | September 16, 1934 | 6’2′ | 229 | North Carolina |
| Chuck Logan | TE | April 10, 1943 | 6’4′ | 210 | Northwestern |
| Ernie McMillan | T | February 21, 1938 | 6’5′ | 275 | Illinois |
| Ed McQuarters | DT | April 16, 1943 | 6’1′ | 255 | Oklahoma |
| Dave Meggyesy | LB | November 1, 1941 | 6’2′ | 220 | Syracuse |
| Dale Meinert | LB-G | December 18, 1933 | 6’2′ | 220 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mike Melinkovich | DE | January 7, 1942 | 6’4′ | 245 | Washington |
| Terry Nofsinger | QB | July 13, 1938 | 6’4′ | 215 | Utah |
| Ray Ogden | TE | September 2, 1942 | 6’5′ | 225 | Alabama |
| Luke Owens | DE-DT-T | October 19, 1933 | 6’2′ | 254 | Kent St. |
| Sonny Randle | E-WR | January 6, 1936 | 6’2′ | 189 | Virginia |
| Tom Redmond | DE-G-T | September 21, 1937 | 6’5′ | 250 | Vanderbilt |
| Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6’5′ | 265 | Bowling Green |
| Joe Robb | DE-LB | March 15, 1937 | 6’3′ | 238 | TCU |
| Marion Rushing | LB | September 3, 1936 | 6’2′ | 223 | Southern Illinois |
| Sam Silas | DT | September 25, 1940 | 6’4′ | 255 | Southern Illinois |
| Carl Silvestri | DB | March 27, 1943 | 5’11’ | 195 | Wisconsin |
| Dave Simmons | LB | August 3, 1943 | 6’4′ | 245 | Georgia Tech |
| Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6’4′ | 235 | NW State (LA) |
| Rick Sortun | G | September 26, 1942 | 6’2′ | 235 | Washington |
| Larry Stallings | LB | December 11, 1941 | 6’1′ | 230 | Georgia Tech |
| Jerry Stovall | DB-P | April 30, 1941 | 6’2′ | 205 | LSU |
| Bill Thornton | FB | September 20, 1939 | 6’1′ | 215 | Nebraska |
| Bill Triplett | RB-DB | May 9, 1940 | 6’2′ | 215 | Miami (OH) |
| Herschel Turner | T-G | June 17, 1942 | 6’3′ | 230 | Kentucky |
| Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Duke |
| Larry Wilson | DB | March 24, 1938 | 6’0′ | 190 | Utah |
| Abe Woodson | DB-HB | February 15, 1934 | 5’11’ | 188 | Illinois |