1947 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 4th place • Western Division • 6-6-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Bob Snyder |
| Joe Stydahar | Assistant Coach |
| George Trafton | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 9/5/1947 | H | Washington Redskins | 20-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80889 | |
| Wed | 9/10/1947 | N | Boston Yanks | 24-0 | W | Des Moines, IA | Drake Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1947 | N | Detroit Lions | 21-0 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Butler Bowl | 20852 | |
| Wed | 9/17/1947 | A | New York Giants | 3-30 | L | NewY ork, NY | Polo Grounds | 28834 | |
| Mon | 9/29/1947 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 48-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 35658 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1947 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-17 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 31613 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1947 | A | Detroit Lions | 27-13 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 42955 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1947 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 27-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69631 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1947 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-14 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 36364 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1947 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 10-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 40075 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1947 | H | Boston Yanks | 16-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 19415 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1947 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-41 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 37934 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1947 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 17693 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1947 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-30 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 31040 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1947 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34215 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1947 | H | New York Giants | 34-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 24050 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Bagarus | 00 | HB-DH | 5-11 | 173 | 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 33 | ROH-RDH | 5-11 | 191 | 30 | Southern California | 12 | 7 |
| Jim Benton | 49 | LOE | 6-3 | 200 | 31 | Arkansas | 11 | 4 |
| Mel Bleeker | 34 | ROH-LOH-DB | 5-10 | 189 | 27 | Southern California | 11 | 3 |
| Gil Bouley | 66 | RDT-ROT | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Boston College | 12 | 12 |
| Ed Champagne | 86 | OT-DT | 6-3 | 236 | 26 | Louisiana State | 4 | 0 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 9 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Notre Dame | 10 | 5 |
| Bob David | 77 | OG-LB | 6-0 | 219 | 26 | Notre Dame; Villanova | 8 | 0 |
| Hal Dean | 84 | LOG | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 3 |
| Roger Eason | 43 | ROG | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10 |
| Jack Finlay | 58 | RLB | 6-1 | 217 | 26 | UCLA | 12 | 12 |
| Fred Gehrke | 18 | LDH-LOH-K | 5-11 | 189 | 29 | Utah | 12 | 12 |
| Ray Hamilton | 44 | RDE-ROE | 6-4 | 212 | 31 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Hardy | 21 | QB-S | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Harmon | 98 | S-LOH | 6-1 | 197 | 28 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| Red Hickey | 53 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 204 | 30 | Arkansas | 12 | 4 |
| Dick Hoerner | 31 | FB-LB | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Iowa | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 16 | LLB-FB | 6-1 | 208 | 30 | Southern California | 10 | 10 |
| Les Horvath | 12 | LOH | 5-10 | 173 | 26 | Ohio State | 10 | 1 |
| Frank Hubbell | 46 | LDE-LOE | 6-2 | 222 | 25 | Tennessee | 12 | 12 |
| Dick Huffman | 20 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 255 | 24 | Tennessee | 12 | 11 |
| Clyde Johnson | 8 | ROT-RDT | 6-6 | 269 | 30 | Kentucky | 12 | 1 |
| Johnny Ksionzyk | 26 | QB-S | 5-10 | 180 | 28 | St. Bonaventure | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Lazetich | 27 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 211 | 26 | Montana; Michigan | 12 | 2 |
| Dante Magnani | 3 | ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 182 | 30 | St. Mary's (California) | 12 | 3 |
| Jack Martin | 23 | C-LB | 6-3 | 238 | 25 | Princeton; Navy | 11 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 11 | MG-LOG | 6-2 | 207 | 33 | Cameron JC; Texas-El Paso | 12 | 12 |
| Fred Naumetz | 22 | C-LB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Boston College | 12 | 12 |
| Steve Pritko | 30 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 210 | 27 | Villanova | 12 | 0 |
| Elbie Schultz | 40 | LDT-LOT | 6-4 | 252 | 30 | Oregon State | 11 | 8 |
| Bill Smyth | 79 | ROT-RDT-ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Notre Dame; Cincinnati; Penn State; Cincinnati | 12 | 3 |
| Kenny Washington | 13 | LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | UCLA | 11 | 2 |
| Bob Waterfield | 7 | QB-RDH?-K | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | UCLA | 12 | 12 |
| Pat West | 36 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 201 | 24 | Pittsburgh; Southern California | 12 | 12 |
| Jack Wilson | 50 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 30 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Zilly | 42 | LOE-LDE-ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 212 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 7 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's (California) |
| 3 | 21 | Don Paul | C | UCLA |
| 5 | 33 | Gordon Gray | B | Southern California |
| 6 | 43 | Paul Evansen | T | Oregon State |
| 7 | 53 | Bill Smyth | T | Cincinnati |
| 8 | 63 | Bill McGovern | C | Washington |
| 9 | 73 | Max Partin | B | Tennessee |
| 10 | 83 | Carl Samuelson | T | Nebraska |
| 11 | 93 | Russ Steger | B | Illinois |
| 12 | 103 | Dante Lavelli | E | Ohio State |
| 13 | 113 | Mike Dimitro | G | UCLA |
| 14 | 123 | John Kissell | T | Boston College |
| 15 | 133 | George Fuchs | B | Wisconsin |
| 16 | 143 | Ralph Chubb | B | Michigan |
| 17 | 153 | Don Hardy | E | Southern California |
| 18 | 163 | Ed Champagne | T | Louisiana State |
| 19 | 173 | Jimmy Dewar | B | Indiana |
| 20 | 183 | Bennie Reiges | B | UCLA |
| 21 | 193 | Leon McLaughlin | C | UCLA |
| 22 | 203 | Chuck Elliott | T | Oregon |
| 23 | 213 | Lou Levanti | C | Illinois |
| 24 | 223 | J.D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma State |
| 25 | 233 | Bob Dal Porto | B | California |
| 26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | B | Texas Tech |
| 27 | 253 | Bob David | B | Villanova |
| 28 | 263 | Jim Hunnicutt | B | South Carolina |
| 29 | 273 | John Comer | B | Holy Cross |
| 30 | 283 | Hal Dean | G | Ohio State |
| 31 | 291 | Jim Atwell | B | South Carolina |
| 32 | 299 | Bob Prymuski | G | Illinois |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 56 | 72 | 61 | 70 | 259 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 48 | 48 | 76 | 214 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 206 | 112 | 82 | 12 | / % | / % | 87 | 800 | |
| Opponents Totals | 209 | 99 | 93 | 17 | / % | / % | 76 | 761 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 54 |
| Jim Benton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Kenny Washington | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tom Harmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Hoffman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fred Gehrke | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Red Hickey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Hoerner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Hubbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pat West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jack Banta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mel Bleeker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gil Bouley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Huffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 31 | 34 | 91.2 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 259 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 214 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 45 | 2/8 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 45 | 3/9 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/ | 2/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Washington | 60 | 444 | 7.4 | 92t | 5 |
| Tom Harmon | 60 | 306 | 5.1 | 32t | 1 |
| Fred Gehrke | 59 | 304 | 5.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 40 | 193 | 4.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Dante Magnani | 48 | 178 | 3.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Pat West | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 21 | 2 |
| Bob Hoffman | 42 | 159 | 3.8 | 20 | 3 |
| Dick Hoerner | 30 | 124 | 4.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Mel Bleeker | 23 | 111 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Les Horvath | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Bagarus | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jack Wilson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 459 | 2171 | 4.7 | 92t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 453 | 1544 | 3.4 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 221 | 96 | 43.4 | 107 | 1210 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 45 | 8 | 3.6 | 18 | 8.1 | 41 | 1169 | 39.2 | |
| Jim Hardy | 57 | 23 | 40.4 | 27 | 388 | 6.8 | 16.9 | 64 | 5 | 8.8 | 7 | 12.3 | 24 | 364 | 53.7 | |
| Kenny Washington | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 14 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 19 | -5 | 8.3 | |
| Tom Harmon | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 31 | 10.3 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 72.9 |
| Johnny Ksionzyk | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | 17 | 2.4 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 293 | 123 | 42.0 | 142 | 1660 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 64 | 13 | 4.4 | 28 | 9.6 | 35.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 306 | 145 | 47.4 | 137 | 2059 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 15 | 4.9 | 24 | 7.8 | 53.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | 35 | 511 | 14.6 | 43 | 6 |
| Jack Banta | 14 | 198 | 14.1 | 64 | 0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 12 | 193 | 16.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Red Hickey | 12 | 196 | 16.3 | 42 | 2 |
| Steve Pritko | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Zilly | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Harmon | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Dante Magnani | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 40t | 1 |
| Les Horvath | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Smyth | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kenny Washington | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Hubbell | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 45t | 2 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gil Bouley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Wilson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 123 | 1660 | 13.5 | 64 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 145 | 2059 | 14.2 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Harmon | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Bob Waterfield | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Bagarus | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pat West | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Naumetz | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Bleeker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 487 | 17.4 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 59 | 2500 | 42.4 | 86 | 1 | |||||
| Jim Hardy | 10 | 263 | 26.3 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Banta | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 72 | 2888 | 40.1 | 86 | 1 | 352 | 28.0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3119 | 41.0 | 640 | 30.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Harmon | 27 | 392 | 14.5 | 88t | 1 | |
| Fred Gehrke | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 66t | 1 | |
| Les Horvath | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| Kenny Washington | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Steve Bagarus | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Gil Bouley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 640 | 14.5 | 88t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 352 | 12.1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Harmon | 9 | 208 | 23.1 | 34 | 0 | |
| Dante Magnani | 6 | 186 | 31.0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Les Horvath | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mel Bleeker | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kenny Washington | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gerry Cowhig | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Fred Gehrke | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pat West | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Steve Bagarus | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jack Zilly | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mike Lazetich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Naumetz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 727 | 20.2 | 75 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 1002 | 21.3 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bagarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Bleeker | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 1 | |
| Gil Bouley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| Hal Dean | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Finlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Hickey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoerner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Horvath | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Huffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Mike Lazetich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pritko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Washington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |
| Pat West | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0 |
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