1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 10-3-1 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Leeman Bennett | Receivers |
| Tom Catlin | Linebackers |
| Jack Faulkner | Special Assistant |
| Ray Malavasi | Defensive Coordinator |
| Ken Meyer | Offensive Coordinator |
| Elijah Pitts | Offensive Backfield/Special Teams |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Line |
| Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54787 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60158 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1976 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 16-13 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62532 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | A | Oakland Raiders | 23-14 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52615 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 50012 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1976 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55256 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 30-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53607 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-10 | T | OT | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47310 |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | H | New York Giants | 24-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60698 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | A | Miami Dolphins | 31-28 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 60753 | |
| Mon | 10/11/1976 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 0-16 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80532 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | H | Chicago Bears | 20-12 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 71751 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | A | New Orleans Saints | 16-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51984 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 45-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 52035 | |
| Mon | 11/8/1976 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52480 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-30 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 64698 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-3 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58573 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | H | New Orleans Saints | 33-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54906 | |
| Sat | 12/4/1976 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 59-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57366 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-17 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73155 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/19/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-12 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62436 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1976 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47191 | |
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 |
| 45 | Jim Bertelsen | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Virginia State | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | John Cappelletti | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Tom Dempsey | K | 6-1 | 275 | 29 | Palomar JC | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 30 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 22 | San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | LS | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | DT | 6-6 | 255 | 23 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug France | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Tom Geredine | WR | 6-2 | 191 | 26 | Truman State | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Pat Haden | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Southern California | 10 | 7 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | James Harris | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 29 | Grambling State | 7 | 5 |
| 63 | Greg Horton | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 30 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Monte Jackson | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 23 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Rusty Jackson | P | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Louisiana State | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Ron Jaworski | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Youngstown State | 5 | 2 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 28 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Freeman Johns | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | DT | 6-5 | 241 | 25 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Rick Kay | LLB | 6-4 | 235 | 27 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Bob Klein | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 29 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Tom Mack | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 33 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 22 | Fullerton JC; Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Merlin Olsen | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 36 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| 39 | Rod Phillips | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 24 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Steve Preece | S | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Geoff Reece | C | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Washington State | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 29 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Mel Rogers | LB | 6-2 | 231 | 29 | Florida A&M | 11 | 0 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | 6-3 | 241 | 28 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Dwight Scales | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Rob Scribner | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Bill Simpson | RS | 6-1 | 184 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | OG | 6-4 | 281 | 22 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | CB | 5-9 | 190 | 22 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 31 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 26 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 26 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 26 | Kevin McLain | LB | Colorado State |
| 2 | 39 | Pat Thomas | DB | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 53 | Ron McCartney | LB | Tennessee |
| 3 | 86 | Jackie Slater | G | Jackson State |
| 4 | 96 | Jerrald Taylor | WR | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 5 | 128 | Carl Ekern | LB | San Jose State |
| 5 | 149 | Ken Bordelon | DE | Louisiana State |
| 5 | 155 | Dwight Scales | WR | Grambling State |
| 7 | 207 | Larry Buie | DB | Mississippi State |
| 9 | 263 | Geb Church | DB | Stanford |
| 10 | 288 | Freeman Johns | WR | Southern Methodist |
| 11 | 316 | Brian Nemeth | TE | South Carolina |
| 12 | 344 | Jim Jodat | RB | Carthage |
| 13 | 373 | Steve Hamilton | QB | Emporia State |
| 14 | 400 | Al Burleson | DB | Washington |
| 15 | 429 | Mal Campbell | WR | Los Angeles State |
| 16 | 456 | Rick Gage | WR | Arkansas Tech |
| 17 | 485 | Gary Shaw | DB | Brigham Young |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 81 | 79 | 129 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 38 | 81 | 34 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 265 | 143 | 111 | 11 | 100/223 44.8% | / % | 83 | 764 | |
| Opponents Totals | 213 | 79 | 118 | 16 | 66/204 32.4% | / % | 82 | 747 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 0 | 36 | 44 | 81.8 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 87 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Pat Haden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Monte Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| James Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 36 | 44 | 81.8 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 351 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 190 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 4 | 49 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 4 | 49 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 4/8 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 291 | 1168 | 4.0 | 40 | 9 |
| John Cappelletti | 177 | 688 | 3.9 | 38 | 1 |
| Rod Phillips | 34 | 206 | 6.1 | 33 | 1 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 42 | 155 | 3.7 | 18 | 2 |
| Pat Haden | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 16 | 4 |
| James Harris | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 20 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 613 | 2528 | 4.1 | 40 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 429 | 1564 | 3.6 | 60 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harris | 158 | 91 | 57.6 | 61 | 1460 | 9.2 | 16.0 | 80t | 8 | 5.1 | 6 | 3.8 | 14 | 151 | 1309 | 89.6 |
| Pat Haden | 105 | 60 | 57.1 | 41 | 896 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 65t | 8 | 7.6 | 4 | 3.8 | 13 | 86 | 810 | 94.8 |
| Ron Jaworski | 52 | 20 | 38.5 | 27 | 273 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 42 | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 9.6 | 5 | 51 | 222 | 22.8 |
| Team Totals | 315 | 171 | 54.3 | 129 | 2629 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 80t | 17 | 5.4 | 15 | 4.8 | 32 | 288 | 2341 | 80.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 397 | 199 | 50.1 | 166 | 2487 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 57 | 11 | 2.8 | 32 | 8.1 | 45 | 395 | 2092 | 45.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 39 | 751 | 19.3 | 65t | 5 |
| Ron Jessie | 34 | 779 | 22.9 | 58t | 6 |
| John Cappelletti | 30 | 302 | 10.1 | 32t | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 28 | 305 | 10.9 | 42 | 2 |
| Bob Klein | 20 | 229 | 11.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Dennis Harrah | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 171 | 2629 | 15.4 | 80t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 199 | 2487 | 12.5 | 57 | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Jackson | 10 | 173 | 17.3 | 46t | 3 |
| Rod Perry | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Kay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 376 | 11.8 | 46t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 211 | 14.1 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Jackson | 77 | 3006 | 39.0 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 281 | 2605 | 33.0 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3006 | 38.1 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 281 | 2605 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 95 | 3918 | 41.2 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 476 | 3222 | 33.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 29 | 2 | 321 | 11.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 10 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 8 | 1 | 54 | 6.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Freeman Johns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 3 | 476 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 17 | 281 | 7.2 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 16 | 459 | 28.7 | 90t | 1 | |
| Tom Geredine | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 27 | 0 | |
| Pat Thomas | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Freeman Johns | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 44 | 1027 | 23.3 | 90t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1383 | 19.8 | 84 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Brooks | 14.5 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 14.5 | |
| Fred Dryer | 5.0 | |
| Mike Fanning | 4.0 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 3.0 | |
| Jack Reynolds | 2.0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 | |
| Jim Youngblood | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 45.0 | 395.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 288.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Fanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| James Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rich Saul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0 |
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