1971 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bob Hollway (4-9-1) | 4-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Jeff Allen | DB | August 27, 1948 | 5’11’ | 190 | Central College (IA) |
| Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5’11’ | 200 | Wisconsin |
| Tom Banks | C-G | August 20, 1948 | 6’1′ | 245 | Auburn |
| Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6’1′ | 200 | USC |
| Paul Dickson | DT-T | February 26, 1937 | 6’5′ | 252 | Baylor |
| Dan Dierdorf | T-G-C | June 29, 1949 | 6’3′ | 275 | Michigan |
| Cid Edwards | RB | October 10, 1943 | 6’3′ | 230 | Tennessee St. |
| Vern Emerson | T | September 2, 1945 | 6’5′ | 260 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Miller Farr | DB | April 8, 1943 | 6’1′ | 190 | Wichita St. |
| John Gilliam | WR-FL | August 7, 1945 | 6’1′ | 195 | South Carolina St. |
| Irv Goode | G-T-C | October 12, 1940 | 6’5′ | 255 | Kentucky |
| Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5’9′ | 175 | Missouri |
| Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6’3′ | 210 | Wisconsin |
| Jim Hargrove | LB | February 21, 1945 | 6’2′ | 233 | Howard Payne |
| Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6’1′ | 215 | Southern Illinois |
| Fred Heron | DT-DE | October 6, 1944 | 6’4′ | 260 | San Jose St. |
| George Hoey | DB | November 14, 1946 | 5’10’ | 174 | Michigan |
| Chuck Hutchison | G | November 17, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Fred Hyatt | WR | June 28, 1946 | 6’3′ | 200 | Auburn |
| Rolf Krueger | DE-DT | December 8, 1946 | 6’4′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6’1′ | 220 | Utah St. |
| Chuck Latourette | P-DB | July 21, 1945 | 6’0′ | 190 | Rice |
| Tom Longo | DB | February 21, 1942 | 6’1′ | 200 | Notre Dame |
| Jim McFarland | TE | October 4, 1947 | 6’5′ | 225 | Nebraska |
| Mike McGill | LB | November 21, 1946 | 6’2′ | 235 | Notre Dame |
| Ernie McMillan | T | February 21, 1938 | 6’5′ | 275 | Illinois |
| Terry Miller | LB | April 11, 1946 | 6’2′ | 225 | Illinois |
| Wayne Mulligan | C-T | May 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 250 | Clemson |
| Rick Ogle | LB | January 14, 1949 | 6’3′ | 230 | Colorado |
| Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6’1′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Ted Provost | DB | July 26, 1948 | 6’2′ | 195 | Ohio St. |
| Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6’5′ | 265 | Bowling Green |
| Jamie Rivers | LB | September 22, 1945 | 6’2′ | 245 | Bowling Green |
| Johnny Roland | RB | May 21, 1943 | 6’2′ | 220 | Missouri |
| Rocky Rosema | LB | February 5, 1946 | 6’2′ | 230 | Michigan |
| Bob Rowe | DT-DE | May 23, 1945 | 6’4′ | 270 | West. Michigan |
| Joe Schmiesing | DE-DT | April 1, 1945 | 6’4′ | 245 | Minnesota |
| Roy Shivers | RB | July 5, 1941 | 5’11’ | 200 | Utah St. |
| Jackie Smith | TE | February 23, 1940 | 6’4′ | 235 | NW State (LA) |
| Larry Stallings | LB | December 11, 1941 | 6’1′ | 230 | Georgia Tech |
| Larry Stegent | RB | December 1, 1947 | 6’1′ | 200 | Texas A&M |
| Jerry Stovall | DB-P | April 30, 1941 | 6’2′ | 205 | LSU |
| Norm Thompson | DB | March 5, 1945 | 6’1′ | 180 | Utah |
| Chuck Walker | DT-DE | August 10, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Duke |
| Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6’0′ | 190 | Missouri |
| Paul White | RB | September 17, 1948 | 6’0′ | 200 | Texas-El Paso |
| Clyde Williams | G-T | July 27, 1940 | 6’3′ | 250 | Southern |
| Dave Williams | WR-SE | August 10, 1945 | 6’2′ | 207 | Washington |
| Larry Willingham | DB | December 22, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Auburn |
| Larry Wilson | DB | March 24, 1938 | 6’0′ | 190 | Utah |
| Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6’5′ | 244 | Kansas St. |