1979 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bud Wilkinson (3-10) | 5-11 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | Lost Super Bowl |
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. |
| Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6’2′ | 220 | Miami (FL) |
| Mark Arneson | LB | September 9, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Arizona |
| Tom Banks | C-G | August 20, 1948 | 6’1′ | 245 | Auburn |
| John Barefield | LB | March 23, 1955 | 6’2′ | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Joe Bostic | G-T | April 20, 1957 | 6’3′ | 265 | Clemson |
| Tom Brahaney | C | October 23, 1951 | 6’2′ | 245 | Oklahoma |
| Chuck Brown | C-G | March 15, 1957 | 6’1′ | 235 | Houston |
| Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 225 | UCLA |
| Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6’2′ | 233 | Oklahoma |
| Jimmy Childs | WR | August 9, 1956 | 6’2′ | 194 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Sean Clancy | LB | October 22, 1956 | 6’4′ | 218 | Amherst |
| 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 |
| Calvin Favron | LB | July 3, 1957 | 6’1′ | 225 | SE Louisiana |
| Chris Garlich | LB | July 17, 1957 | 6’1′ | 220 | Missouri |
| Mel Gray | WR | September 28, 1948 | 5’9′ | 175 | Missouri |
| Roy Green | WR-DB | June 30, 1957 | 6’0′ | 195 | Henderson St. |
| 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 Henry | DB | March 5, 1957 | 6’2′ | 190 | Emporia St. |
| Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6’2′ | 227 | Northern Michigan |
| Steve Little | K | February 19, 1956 | 6’0′ | 180 | Arkansas |
| Thomas Lott | RB | August 1, 1957 | 5’11’ | 205 | Oklahoma |
| Randy Love | RB | September 30, 1956 | 6’1′ | 208 | Houston |
| Wayne Morris | RB | May 3, 1954 | 6’0′ | 207 | SMU |
| Bill Murrell | TE | June 14, 1956 | 6’3′ | 220 | Winston-Salem St. |
| Steve Neils | LB | May 2, 1951 | 6’2′ | 217 | Minnesota |
| Lee Nelson | DB | January 30, 1954 | 5’10’ | 185 | Florida St. |
| Brad Oates | T-G | September 30, 1953 | 6’6′ | 274 | Duke |
| Richard Osborne | TE | October 31, 1953 | 6’3′ | 230 | Texas A&M |
| Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6’2′ | 226 | Florida St. |
| Rod Phillips | RB | December 23, 1952 | 6’0′ | 220 | Cincinnati |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6’2′ | 205 | Missouri |
| Bob Pollard | DE-DT | December 30, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Texas Southern |
| Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 261 | Kentucky |
| Bob Rozier | DE | July 28, 1955 | 6’3′ | 240 | California |
| Keith Simons | DT-NT | April 26, 1954 | 6’3′ | 254 | Minnesota |
| Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6’1′ | 195 | Mesa |
| 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 |
| Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5’10’ | 178 | Louisiana Tech |
| Roger Wehrli | DB | November 26, 1947 | 6’0′ | 190 | Missouri |
| Eric Williams | LB | June 17, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | USC |
| Mike Wood | K | September 3, 1954 | 5’11’ | 199 | SE Missouri 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 |
