1978 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bud Wilkinson (6-10) | 6-10 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Carl Allen | DB | December 21, 1955 | 6’0′ | 185 | Southern Miss |
| Kurt Allerman | LB | August 30, 1955 | 6’3′ | 222 | Penn St. |
| Warren Anderson | WR | July 3, 1955 | 6’2′ | 195 | West Virginia St. |
| Mark Arneson | LB | September 9, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Arizona |
| Jim Bakken | K | November 2, 1940 | 5’11’ | 200 | Wisconsin |
| Tom Banks | C-G | August 20, 1948 | 6’1′ | 245 | Auburn |
| John Barefield | LB | March 23, 1955 | 6’2′ | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Larry Barnes | RB | July 17, 1954 | 5’11’ | 220 | Tennessee St. |
| Gordon Bell | RB | December 25, 1953 | 5’9′ | 180 | Michigan |
| Bob Bell | DT-DE | January 25, 1948 | 6’4′ | 250 | Cincinnati |
| Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6’2′ | 245 | Oklahoma |
| Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6’2′ | 233 | Oklahoma |
| Jimmy Childs | WR | August 9, 1956 | 6’2′ | 194 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| George Collins | T-G | December 9, 1955 | 6’2′ | 257 | Georgia |
| Charles Davis | DT-NT | November 17, 1951 | 6’1′ | 269 | TCU |
| Mike Dawson | DT-NT-DE | October 16, 1953 | 6’4′ | 270 | Arizona |
| Dan Dierdorf | T-G-C | June 29, 1949 | 6’3′ | 275 | Michigan |
| Ted Farmer | RB | September 8, 1953 | 5’11’ | 175 | Oregon |
| Roger Finnie | T-G-DT | November 6, 1945 | 6’3′ | 245 | Florida A&M |
| Randy Gill | LB | August 1, 1956 | 6’2′ | 230 | San Jose St. |
| Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5’9′ | 175 | Missouri |
| Doug Greene | DB | February 10, 1956 | 6’2′ | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Ken Greene | DB | May 8, 1956 | 6’3′ | 203 | Washington St. |
| Willard Harrell | RB | September 16, 1952 | 5’8′ | 162 | Pacific |
| Jim Hart | QB | April 29, 1944 | 6’1′ | 215 | Southern Illinois |
| Steve Jones | RB | March 6, 1951 | 6’0′ | 200 | Duke |
| Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6’2′ | 227 | Northern Michigan |
| Jerry Latin | RB | August 25, 1953 | 5’10’ | 190 | Northern Illinois |
| Steve Little | K | February 19, 1956 | 6’0′ | 180 | Arkansas |
| Mark Manges | QB | January 10, 1956 | 6’2′ | 210 | Maryland |
| Wayne Morris | RB | May 3, 1954 | 6’0′ | 207 | SMU |
| Tom Mullen | G-T | November 11, 1951 | 6’3′ | 248 | SW Missouri St. |
| Steve Neils | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6’2′ | 217 | Minnesota |
| Lee Nelson | DB | January 30, 1954 | 5’10’ | 185 | Florida St. |
| Jim Otis | RB | April 29, 1948 | 6’0′ | 220 | Ohio St. |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6’2′ | 205 | Missouri |
| Bob Pollard | DE-DT | December 30, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Texas Southern |
| Eason Ramson | TE | April 30, 1956 | 6’2′ | 232 | Washington St. |
| Mike Sensibaugh | DB | January 3, 1949 | 5’11’ | 192 | Ohio St. |
| Willie Shelby | RB | July 24, 1953 | 5’11’ | 195 | Alabama |
| Keith Simons | DT-NT | April 26, 1954 | 6’3′ | 254 | Minnesota |
| Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6’1′ | 195 | Mesa |
| Tom Southard | WR | June 29, 1955 | 6’0′ | 185 | Furman |
| Dave Stief | WR-DB | January 29, 1956 | 6’3′ | 195 | Portland St. |
| Terry Stieve | G | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 256 | Wisconsin |
| Ken Stone | DB-WR | September 14, 1950 | 6’1′ | 179 | Vanderbilt |
| Jim Thaxton | TE-WR | January 11, 1949 | 6’2′ | 240 | Tennessee St. |
| Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5’10’ | 178 | Louisiana Tech |
| Curtis Townsend | LB | January 20, 1955 | 6’1′ | 229 | Arkansas |
| Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6’0′ | 190 | Missouri |
| Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6’2′ | 215 | Mesa |
| Eric Williams | LB | June 17, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | USC |
| Mike Wood | K | September 3, 1954 | 5’11’ | 199 | SE Missouri St. |
| Rolly Woolsey | DB | August 11, 1953 | 6’1′ | 182 | Boise St. |
| Keith Wortman | T-G-C | July 20, 1950 | 6’2′ | 260 | Nebraska |
| Ron Yankowski | DE | October 23, 1946 | 6’5′ | 244 | Kansas St. |
| Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6’1′ | 270 | Texas |
| John Zook | DE | September 24, 1947 | 6’4′ | 243 | Kansas |
