1944 Cleveland Rams (NFL) |
| 4th place Western Division 4-6-0 .400 |
| Head Coach: Aldo Donelli |
| Joe Benda | Assistant Coach |
| Bill Conkright | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 9/6/1944 | H | Boston Yanks | 9-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 12275 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1944 | A | Sampson Naval Training Station | 26-12 | W | Sampson, NY | Sampson Naval Training Station Field | 10000 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1944 | A | Chicago-Pittsburgh | 30-28 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 20968 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1944 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-7 | T | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 14753 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1944 | H | Chicago Bears | 19-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 15750 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1944 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-17 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 21115 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1944 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-30 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 18780 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1944 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 23644 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1944 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-14 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 35540 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1944 | H | Green Bay Packers | 7-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 17166 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1944 | A | Chicago-Pittsburgh | 33-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 14632 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1944 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-26 | L | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 7462 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1944 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-26 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 24123 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 49 | Jim Benton | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 200 | 28 | Arkansas | 10 | 4 |
| 22 | Dave Bernard | BB-S | 5-9 | 194 | 32 | St. Viator; Mississippi | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Howie Carson | OT-DT | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Boyd Clay | OT-DT | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Tennessee | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Tommy Colella | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 187 | 26 | Canisius | 10 | 8 |
| 37 | Bill Conkright | C-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Corbo | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 210 | 26 | Duquesne | 10 | 6 |
| 42 | Jake Fawcett | ROT-RDT | 5-10 | 223 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 10 |
| 36 | Joe Gibson | C-LB | 6-3 | 213 | 25 | Cameron JC; Tulsa | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | Jim Gillette | HB-RDH | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Virginia | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Al Gutknecht | OE-DE | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | Niagara | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Ray Hamilton | LOE-LDE | 6-4 | 212 | 28 | Arkansas | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Roy Huggins | FB-LB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Harvey Jones | FB-LB-HB-RDH | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | Baylor | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Mike Kabealo | HB-RDH | 5-8 | 185 | 29 | Ohio State | 10 | 7 |
| 35 | John Karrs | BB-S | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | Duquesne | 10 | 8 |
| 38 | Floyd Konetsky | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 197 | 24 | Florida | 10 | 6 |
| 41 | Les Lear | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 225 | 26 | Manitoba | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Dell Lyman | OT-DT | 6-3 | 223 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Riley Matheson | LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 207 | 30 | Cameron JC; Texas-El Paso | 9 | 8 |
| 65 | Norm Olsen | OT-DT | 6-2 | 225 | 30 | Alabama | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | John Petchel | BB-S-HB-RDH | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Duquesne | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Steve Pritko | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Villanova | 10 | 10 |
| 40 | Chet Pudloski | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Villanova | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Albie Reisz | TB-LDH-HB-RDH | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Bill Rieth | ROG-RDG-C-LB | 5-11 | 203 | 28 | Carnegie Mellon | 9 | 3 |
| 31 | Chuck Riffle | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 212 | 26 | Notre Dame | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Mike Scarry | C-LB-ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 214 | 24 | Waynesburg | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Stan Skoczen | FB-LB | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Western Reserve | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Walt West | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 6-0 | 197 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 3 |
| 23 | Lou Zontini | HB-RDH-BB-S | 5-8 | 189 | 27 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Tony Butkovich | B | Purdue |
| 3 | 26 | Gil Bouley | T | Boston College |
| 5 | 42 | Bob Waterfield | B | UCLA |
| 6 | 53 | Al Akins | B | Washington State |
| 7 | 64 | George Cheverko | B | Fordham |
| 8 | 75 | Stan Stasica | B | Illinois |
| 9 | 86 | Fred Boensch | T | Stanford |
| 10 | 97 | Bob Shaw | E | Ohio State |
| 11 | 108 | Joe Andrejco | B | Fordham |
| 12 | 119 | Pat Filley | G | Notre Dame |
| 13 | 130 | Bob Erickson | B | Washington |
| 14 | 141 | Mel Maceau | C | Marquette |
| 15 | 152 | Frank Hubbell | E | Tennessee |
| 16 | 163 | Johnny Aguirre | T | Southern California |
| 17 | 174 | Aubrey Clayton | B | Auburn |
| 18 | 185 | Ziggy Zamlynski | B | Villanova |
| 19 | 196 | Bob McBride | G | Notre Dame |
| 20 | 207 | Joe Yackanich | T | Fordham |
| 21 | 218 | Johnny Creevey | B | Notre Dame |
| 22 | 229 | David Paul Jones | B | Arkansas |
| 23 | 240 | Jim Pharr | C | Auburn |
| 24 | 251 | Joe Warlick | B | Mississippi State |
| 25 | 262 | Bart Gianelli | G | Santa Clara |
| 26 | 273 | Charlie Kuhn | B | Kentucky |
| 27 | 284 | Jim Smith | T | Colorado |
| 28 | 295 | Ray Donelli | B | Duquesne |
| 29 | 306 | John Hughes | E | Mississippi State |
| 30 | 317 | Dick McPhee | B | Georgia |
| 31 | 323 | Jim McLeod | E | Louisiana State |
| 32 | 329 | Stan Kudlacz | C | Notre Dame |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26 | 62 | 41 | 59 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 92 | 40 | 50 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 104 | 51 | 43 | 10 | / % | / % | 64 | 441 | |
| Opponents Totals | 116 | 69 | 41 | 6 | / % | / % | 77 | 627 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Zontini | 4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Jim Benton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Steve Pritko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Albie Reisz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Walt West | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harvey Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Kabealo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Petchel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 188 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 224 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Zontini | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 39 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 1 | 39 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 18 | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt West | 66 | 220 | 3.3 | 31 | 1 |
| Tommy Colella | 53 | 208 | 3.9 | 75t | 2 |
| Mike Kabealo | 47 | 152 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Albie Reisz | 69 | 134 | 1.9 | 46t | 2 |
| Harvey Jones | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Jim Gillette | 26 | 131 | 5.0 | 58t | 2 |
| Lou Zontini | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 16 | 3 |
| Roy Huggins | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Bernard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Karrs | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stan Skoczen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 358 | 1141 | 3.2 | 75t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 387 | 1412 | 3.6 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Reisz | 113 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 777 | 6.9 | 15.9 | 70t | 8 | 7.1 | 10 | 8.8 | 53.6 | |||
| Tommy Colella | 76 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 336 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 25 | 4 | 5.3 | 10 | 13.2 | 28.1 | |||
| John Karrs | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 4.9 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 16.3 | |||
| Lou Zontini | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 104.2 | |||
| John Petchel | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 95.1 | |||
| Mike Kabealo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 158.3 | |||
| Dave Bernard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 209 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 1261 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 70t | 13 | 6.2 | 26 | 12.4 | 42.3 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 206 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 1434 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 16 | 7.8 | 27 | 13.1 | 52.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | 39 | 505 | 12.9 | 36 | 6 |
| Steve Pritko | 18 | 296 | 16.4 | 53t | 3 |
| Walt West | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Harvey Jones | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 70t | 1 |
| Lou Zontini | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 53t | 1 |
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Mike Kabealo | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jake Fawcett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roy Huggins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 1261 | 14.8 | 70t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 1434 | 16.5 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Colella | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Harvey Jones | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lou Zontini | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Kabealo | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Walt West | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Rieth | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Scarry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Pritko | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Corbo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 289 | 11.1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Reisz | 24 | 959 | 40.0 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 33 | 1247 | 37.8 | 63 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 57 | 2206 | 38.7 | 66 | 0 | 33.7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 326 | 32.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kabealo | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 16 | 0 | |
| Harvey Jones | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Albie Reisz | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Lou Zontini | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Walt West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 326 | 11.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 12.1 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Reisz | 12 | 285 | 23.8 | 44 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 10 | 241 | 24.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Mike Kabealo | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Lou Zontini | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Jim Benton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jake Fawcett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harvey Jones | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Norm Olsen | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| John Petchel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Walt West | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 965 | 22.4 | 51 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 |
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