1986 St. Louis Cardinals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Gene Stallings (4-11-1) | 4-11 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | Lost Wild Card |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6’2′ | 220 | Miami (FL) |
| Evan Arapostathis | P | October 30, 1963 | 5’9′ | 160 | Grossmont College (CA) |
| Kent Austin | QB | June 25, 1963 | 6’1′ | 195 | Mississippi |
| Charles Baker | LB | September 26, 1957 | 6’2′ | 226 | New Mexico |
| Al Baker | DE | December 9, 1956 | 6’6′ | 265 | Colorado St. |
| Anthony Bell | LB | July 2, 1964 | 6’3′ | 235 | Michigan St. |
| Cap Boso | TE | September 10, 1963 | 6’4′ | 232 | Illinois |
| Joe Bostic | G-T | April 20, 1957 | 6’3′ | 265 | Clemson |
| Ray Brown | G-T | December 12, 1962 | 6’5′ | 318 | Memphis |
| Carl Carter | DB | March 7, 1964 | 5’11’ | 180 | Texas Tech |
| Greg Cater | P | April 17, 1957 | 6’0′ | 191 | Tenn-Chattanooga |
| Gene Chilton | C-T | March 27, 1964 | 6’3′ | 281 | Texas |
| Randy Clark | C-T-G | July 27, 1957 | 6’3′ | 260 | Northern Illinois |
| Bob Clasby | DT-DE | September 28, 1960 | 6’5′ | 260 | Notre Dame |
| Doug Dawson | G | December 27, 1961 | 6’3′ | 238 | Texas |
| Rick DiBernardo | LB | June 12, 1964 | 6’3′ | 230 | Notre Dame |
| Mark Duda | DT | February 4, 1961 | 6’3′ | 273 | Maryland |
| Gary Dulin | DE-DT | January 20, 1957 | 6’4′ | 275 | Ohio St. |
| Earl Ferrell | RB | March 27, 1958 | 6’0′ | 225 | East Tennessee St. |
| Chas Fox | WR | October 3, 1963 | 5’11’ | 180 | Furman |
| David Galloway | DT-DE-NT | February 16, 1959 | 6’3′ | 277 | Florida |
| Roy Green | WR-DB | June 30, 1957 | 6’0′ | 195 | Henderson St. |
| Scott Holman | WR | September 27, 1962 | 6’2′ | 195 | Oregon |
| Don Holmes | WR | April 1, 1961 | 5’10’ | 180 | Colorado |
| Bobby Johnson | DB | September 1, 1960 | 6’0′ | 191 | Texas |
| Troy Johnson | WR | October 20, 1962 | 6’1′ | 180 | SE Louisiana |
| E.J. Junior | LB | December 8, 1959 | 6’3′ | 238 | Alabama |
| Derek Kennard | G-C | September 9, 1962 | 6’3′ | 285 | Nevada-Reno |
| Greg LaFleur | TE | September 16, 1958 | 6’4′ | 236 | LSU |
| John Lee | K | May 19, 1964 | 5’11’ | 182 | UCLA |
| Neil Lomax | QB | February 17, 1959 | 6’3′ | 215 | Portland St. |
| Cedric Mack | DB | September 14, 1960 | 6’0′ | 193 | Baylor |
| Doug Marsh | TE | June 18, 1958 | 6’3′ | 236 | Michigan |
| Stafford Mays | DE-DT-NT | March 13, 1958 | 6’2′ | 252 | Washington |
| Stump Mitchell | RB | March 15, 1959 | 5’9′ | 188 | The Citadel |
| Ron Monaco | LB | May 3, 1963 | 6’1′ | 225 | South Carolina |
| Niko Noga | LB | March 1, 1962 | 6’1′ | 234 | Hawaii |
| Jay Novacek | TE | October 24, 1962 | 6’4′ | 234 | Wyoming |
| Freddie Nunn | DE-LB | April 9, 1962 | 6’5′ | 262 | Mississippi |
| Tootie Robbins | T | June 2, 1958 | 6’5′ | 303 | East Carolina |
| Mike Ruether | G-C | September 20, 1962 | 6’4′ | 279 | Texas |
| Broderick Sargent | RB | September 16, 1962 | 5’10’ | 215 | Baylor |
| Eric Schubert | K | May 28, 1962 | 5’8′ | 185 | Pittsburgh |
| Luis Sharpe | T | June 16, 1960 | 6’5′ | 275 | UCLA |
| Vai Sikahema | RB | August 29, 1962 | 5’9′ | 181 | BYU |
| J.T. Smith | WR | October 29, 1955 | 6’2′ | 185 | North Texas |
| Lance Smith | G-T | January 1, 1963 | 6’3′ | 283 | LSU |
| Leonard Smith | DB | September 2, 1960 | 5’11’ | 200 | McNeese St. |
| Wayne Smith | DB | May 9, 1957 | 6’0′ | 171 | Wisc-LaCrosse |
| Robert Stallings | TE | January 23, 1964 | 6’6′ | 250 | Southern Miss |
| Cliff Stoudt | QB | March 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 215 | Youngstown St. |
| Eric Swanson | WR | August 25, 1963 | 5’11’ | 186 | Tennessee |
| Dennis Thurman | DB | April 13, 1956 | 5’11’ | 176 | USC |
| Pat Tilley | WR | February 15, 1953 | 5’10’ | 178 | Louisiana Tech |
| Van Van Hughes | DE | November 14, 1960 | 6’3′ | 280 | Texas Tech |
| Lionel Washington | DB | October 21, 1960 | 6’0′ | 185 | Tulane |
| Ron Wolfley | RB | October 14, 1962 | 6’0′ | 225 | West Virginia |
| Lonnie Young | DB | July 18, 1963 | 6’1′ | 205 | Michigan St. |
