1977 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Tom Catlin | Linebackers |
| Jack Faulkner | Special Assistant |
| Ray Malavasi | Defensive Coordinator |
| Elijah Pitts | Offensive Backfield/Special Teams |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Coordinator |
| Kay Stephenson | Quarterbacks |
| Lionel Taylor | Receivers |
| Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 17-22 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55168 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46571 | |
| Sun | 8/21/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 14-23 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44898 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 19-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 34975 | |
| Thu | 9/1/1977 | H | San Diego Chargers | 25-26 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55946 | |
| Fri | 9/9/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 0-21 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57031 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 6-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55956 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46031 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 34-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55466 | |
| Mon | 10/10/1977 | A | Chicago Bears | 23-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51412 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | New Orleans Saints | 14-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46045 | |
| Mon | 10/24/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 35-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62414 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | New Orleans Saints | 26-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 59023 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 45493 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-6 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52948 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 56779 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Cleveland Browns | 9-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70352 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 20-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 67075 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 23-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 52574 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1977 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54208 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-14 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62538 | |
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 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | Virginia State | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Ohio State | 14 | 7 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | John Cappelletti | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Al Cowlings | DE | 6-5 | 247 | 30 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell | S | 6-1 | 199 | 22 | Kansas | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 31 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 23 | San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | DT | 6-6 | 255 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 23 | California; Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug France | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 24 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 |
| 11 | Pat Haden | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Southern California | 12 | 10 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 8 |
| 73 | Winston Hill | OT | 6-4 | 278 | 36 | Texas Southern | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Greg Horton | ROG | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 6 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 31 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Monte Jackson | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 29 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Jim Jodat | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 23 | Carthage | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Freeman Johns | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 26 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Rick Kay | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 28 | Colorado | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Tom Mack | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 34 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Colorado State | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 23 | Fullerton JC; Colorado State | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | QB | 6-2 | 198 | 34 | Alabama | 4 | 4 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Rick Nuzum | C | 6-4 | 238 | 25 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 5 | 2 |
| 39 | Rod Phillips | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 25 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Pifferini | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | UCLA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 30 | Tennessee | 9 | 6 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 28 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | 6-3 | 241 | 29 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 24 | Grambling State | 12 | 2 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | 5-9 | 171 | 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Bill Simpson | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 26 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | LOT | 6-4 | 281 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | 12 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | RB | 5-10 | 207 | 22 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 9 |
| 19 | Glen Walker | P | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Jackie Wallace | S | 6-3 | 197 | 26 | Arizona | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | Jeff Williams | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Rhode Island | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 32 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Charle Young | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 27 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | MLB-LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 27 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 23 | Bob Brudzinski | LB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 31 | Nolan Cromwell | DB | Kansas |
| 2 | 50 | Billy Waddy | RB-WR | Colorado |
| 3 | 68 | Ed Fulton | G | Maryland |
| 3 | 79 | Wendell Tyler | RB | UCLA |
| 4 | 91 | Vince Ferragamo | QB | Nebraska |
| 4 | 107 | Eary Jones | DE | Memphis |
| 5 | 130 | Donnie Hickman | G | Southern California |
| 5 | 134 | Jeff Williams | G | Rhode Island |
| 6 | 156 | Art Best | RB | Kent State |
| 8 | 218 | Rod Bockwoldt | DB | Weber State |
| 10 | 274 | Don Petersen | TE | Boston College |
| 11 | 302 | Carson Long | K | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 330 | Barry Caudill | C | Southern Mississippi |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 102 | 41 | 91 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 45 | 30 | 37 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 270 | 139 | 112 | 19 | 100/228 43.9% | / % | 89 | 869 | |
| Opponents Totals | 203 | 90 | 94 | 19 | 59/200 29.5% | / % | 94 | 825 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 0 | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 86 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Terry Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Wendell Tyler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pat Haden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Jodat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charle Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 32 | 36 | 88.9 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 302 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 146 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Septien | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 45 | 1/1 | 10/11 | 5/6 | 2/10 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 45 | 1/1 | 10/11 | 5/6 | 2/10 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 2/8 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 294 | 1238 | 4.2 | 48 | 7 |
| John Cappelletti | 178 | 598 | 3.4 | 15 | 5 |
| Wendell Tyler | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 44t | 3 |
| Rod Phillips | 37 | 183 | 4.9 | 25 | 1 |
| Pat Haden | 29 | 106 | 3.7 | 23 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 621 | 2575 | 4.1 | 48 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 462 | 1698 | 3.7 | 51 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 216 | 122 | 122 | 88 | 1551 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 58 | 11 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.8 | 17 | 151 | 1400 | 84.5 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 17t | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 73 | 114.7 |
| Joe Namath | 107 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 606 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 42 | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.7 | 7 | 76 | 530 | 54.5 |
| Glen Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 339 | 182 | 182 | 146 | 2253 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 58 | 16 | 4.7 | 11 | 3.2 | 25 | 237 | 2016 | 76.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 370 | 180 | 180 | 165 | 2236 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 73t | 11 | 3.0 | 25 | 6.8 | 36 | 359 | 1877 | 49.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 48 | 666 | 13.9 | 58 | 6 |
| Terry Nelson | 31 | 401 | 12.9 | 46 | 3 |
| John Cappelletti | 28 | 228 | 8.1 | 25t | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 30 | 2 |
| Billy Waddy | 23 | 355 | 15.4 | 42 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Charle Young | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 182 | 2253 | 12.4 | 58 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 180 | 2236 | 12.4 | 73t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Simpson | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 472 | 18.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Walker | 73 | 2568 | 35.2 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 2292 | 31.4 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2568 | 35.2 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 2292 | 31.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 89 | 3440 | 38.7 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 360 | 2920 | 32.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Waddy | 31 | 5 | 219 | 7.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 20 | 1 | 141 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 6 | 360 | 7.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 116 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 24 | 523 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 38 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Rod Phillips | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Carl Ekern | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 705 | 21.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1156 | 21.8 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Youngblood | 9.5 | |
| Larry Brooks | 6.5 | |
| Fred Dryer | 6.0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 4.0 | |
| Cody Jones | 3.5 | |
| Jim Youngblood | 2.0 | |
| Mike Fanning | 1.5 | |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1.0 | |
| Al Cowlings | 1.0 | |
| Bill Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | 359.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 237.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Al Cowlings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Greg Horton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Saul | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 |
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