1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Division • 5-6-0 .455 |
| Head Coach: Dutch Clark |
| Chile Walsh | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/21/1942 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-6 | W | East Liverpool, OH | Patterson Field | 8000 | |
| Sun | 8/30/1942 | H | New York Giants | 14-17 | L | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 18073 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1942 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 0-7 | L | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 18698 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1942 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-14 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 6434 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1942 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-0 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 14646 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1942 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 17161 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1942 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-33 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 33250 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1942 | A | Green Bay Packers | 28-45 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 12847 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1942 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 7-3 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 7896 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1942 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17-0 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 6329 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1942 | H | Green Bay Packers | 12-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 16473 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1942 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 4029 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1942 | A | Wichita Aero Commandos | 14-7 | W | Wichita, KS | Lawrence Stadium | ||
| Sun | 11/29/1942 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-47 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 13195 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Chet Adams | 34 | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Ohio University | 11 | 11 |
| Jim Benton | 30 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Arkansas | 9 | 7 |
| Jack Boone | HB-DH | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Elon | 3 | 0 | |
| Larry Brahm | 59 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 204 | 26 | Temple | 11 | 0 |
| Boyd Clay | 72 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Tennessee | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 47 | C-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Oklahoma | 11 | 8 |
| Corby Davis | 3 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 212 | 28 | Indiana | 9 | 2 |
| Art Elston | 55 | BB-S | 5-11 | 191 | 24 | South Carolina | 11 | 8 |
| Jake Fawcett | 57 | OT-DT | 5-10 | 223 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Gibson | 63 | ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 213 | 23 | Cameron JC; Tulsa | 11 | 8 |
| Herb Godfrey | 46 | OE-DE | 6-1 | 187 | 23 | Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 32 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Mississippi | 10 | 8 |
| Ben Hightower | 53 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 184 | 24 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 2 |
| Jack Jacobs | 43 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 186 | 23 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 |
| Len Janiak | 37 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Ohio University | 10 | 3 |
| Don Johnson | C-LB | 6-0 | 205 | 22 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Lazetich | 42 | HB-DH | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Montana | 9 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 69 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 182 | 25 | St. Mary's (California) | 11 | 10 |
| Riley Matheson | 11 | LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 207 | 28 | Cameron JC; Texas-El Paso | 10 | 8 |
| Barney McGarry | 52 | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 204 | 25 | Utah | 5 | 1 |
| Tex Mooney | OT-DT | 6-5 | 280 | 25 | Southern California; Sul Ross State; West Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | |
| George Morris | 49 | BB-S-HB-DH | 5-11 | 189 | 23 | Baldwin-Wallace | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Pasqua | 65 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 11 |
| Maury Patt | 64 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Carnegie Mellon | 5 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 50 | BB-S | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Duquesne | 7 | 1 |
| George Platukis | 70 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | Duquesne | 10 | 2 |
| Warren Plunkett | 58 | BB-S-HB-RDH | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | Minnesota | 10 | 2 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 56 | B | 5-11 | 164 | 23 | Virginia Military Institute; Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Rieth | 54 | C-LB-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 203 | 26 | Carnegie Mellon | 10 | 4 |
| Hank Rockwell | 60 | C-LB-OT-DT-OG-DG | 6-4 | 231 | 25 | Fullerton JC; Arizona State | 7 | 1 |
| Gaylon Smith | 44 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 202 | 26 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | 11 | 6 |
| Roy Stuart | 45 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 5-8 | 188 | 22 | Tulsa | 9 | 6 |
| Wilfred Thorpe | 48 | ROG-RDG | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Arkansas | 11 | 5 |
| Johnny Wilson | 12 | ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 202 | 27 | Western Reserve | 4 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Wilson | B | Baylor |
| 2 | 12 | Jack Jacobs | B | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 17 | Roger Eason | T | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 27 | Len Levy | G | Minnesota |
| 5 | 32 | Orv Mathews | B | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 42 | Mike Sweeney | E | Texas |
| 7 | 52 | Italo Rossi | T | Purdue |
| 8 | 62 | Bob Brumley | B | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 72 | Hub Ulrich | E | Kansas |
| 10 | 82 | Bob deLauer | T | Southern California |
| 11 | 92 | Ben Hightower | E | Sam Houston State |
| 12 | 102 | Walt Zirinsky | B | Lafayette |
| 13 | 112 | Ray Bradfield | E | Santa Clara |
| 15 | 122 | Ike Peel | B | Tennessee |
| 14 | 132 | Tom Greene | T | Georgia |
| 16 | 142 | Glenn Henicle | G | Tulsa |
| 17 | 152 | Don Clawson | B | Northwestern |
| 18 | 162 | Jack Graf | B | Ohio State |
| 19 | 172 | Bill Regner | E | Oregon |
| 20 | 182 | Glen Conley | T | Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 45 | 35 | 56 | 150 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 45 | 52 | 56 | 207 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 103 | 36 | 60 | 7 | / % | / % | 45 | 315 | |
| Opponents Totals | 165 | 92 | 60 | 13 | / % | / % | 46 | 387 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Chet Adams | 0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ben Hightower | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bill Lazetich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Platukis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gaylon Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Johnny Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Parker Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Len Janiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Boyd Clay | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Joe Pasqua | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 150 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 207 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Adams | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 46 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 46 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 59 | 344 | 5.8 | 71 | 1 |
| Gaylon Smith | 83 | 332 | 4.0 | 50t | 2 |
| Len Janiak | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| George Morris | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Lazetich | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Art Elston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 41 | -3 | -0.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 3 | -27 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jacobs | 32 | -31 | -1.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 310 | 875 | 2.8 | 71 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 463 | 1744 | 3.8 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hall | 140 | 62 | 44.3 | 59 | 815 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 59 | 7 | 5.0 | 19 | 13.6 | 40.3 | |||
| Jack Jacobs | 93 | 43 | 46.2 | 44 | 640 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 67 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 63.9 | |||
| Gaylon Smith | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 9 | 49 | 4.1 | 24.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | |||
| Len Janiak | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112.5 | |||
| Corby Davis | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | |||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 249 | 109 | 43.8 | 113 | 1537 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 67 | 13 | 5.2 | 27 | 10.8 | 42.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 262 | 125 | 47.7 | 114 | 1745 | 6.7 | 14.0 | 17 | 6.5 | 23 | 8.8 | 54.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 24 | 276 | 11.5 | 67 | 4 |
| Jim Benton | 23 | 345 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 |
| Ben Hightower | 19 | 317 | 16.7 | 59 | 3 |
| Joe Gibson | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Len Janiak | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Bill Lazetich | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 49 | 1 |
| Johnny Wilson | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 45 | 1 |
| George Platukis | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Art Elston | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Corby Davis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Warren Plunkett | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 109 | 1537 | 14.1 | 67 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 125 | 1745 | 14.0 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Jacobs | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Morris | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Hank Rockwell | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Roy Stuart | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Larry Brahm | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| George Platukis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wilfred Thorpe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 255 | 11.1 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Jacobs | 33 | 1395 | 42.3 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Parker Hall | 36 | 1397 | 38.8 | 67 | 0 | |||||
| Corby Davis | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 49 | 0 | |||||
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 77 | 3101 | 40.3 | 67 | 0 | 33.5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 307 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hall | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Jack Jacobs | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 16 | 0 | |
| Gaylon Smith | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jack Boone | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| George Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 307 | 10.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 13.1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| Parker Hall | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Gaylon Smith | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jack Jacobs | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Art Elston | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Petchel | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bill Lazetich | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| George Morris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Warren Plunkett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 739 | 18.9 | 37 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Platukis | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 20 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 |
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