1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Ray Malavasi |
| Bud Carson | Defensive Backs |
| Max Coley | Offensive Backs |
| Jack Faulkner | Special Assistant |
| Bill Hickman | Administrative Assistant |
| Paul Lanham | Special Teams |
| Frank Lauterbur | Linebackers |
| Lionel Taylor | Receivers |
| LaVern Torgeson | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line |
| Charlie Waller | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | H | New England Patriots | 7-14 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60134 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | San Diego Chargers | 0-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 45497 | |
| Thu | 8/17/1978 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 26-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 63235 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | A | Oakland Raiders | 28-3 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53776 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64721 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 10-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46201 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 65749 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45749 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | New Orleans Saints | 26-20 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 61654 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 59337 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 34-17 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46551 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | H | New Orleans Saints | 3-10 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 47574 | |
| Mon | 10/30/1978 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 7-15 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57250 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 26-23 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55182 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 63089 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45022 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | A | Cleveland Browns | 19-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 55158 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | A | New York Giants | 20-17 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 62629 | |
| Mon | 12/11/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 19-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 47471 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 42500 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 34-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69631 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 0-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 67470 | |
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 | 28 | Virginia State | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Eddie Brown | S | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | RLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 10 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Colorado | 16 | 9 |
| 22 | John Cappelletti | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Frank Corral | K-P | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Riverside CC; UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell | SS-FS | 6-1 | 199 | 23 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Anthony Davis | RB | 5-9 | 187 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Preston Dennard | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 23 | New Mexico | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | DE | 6-4 | 267 | 22 | Hampton | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 32 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 24 | San Jose State | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 29 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | RDT | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 24 | California; Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug France | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Ed Fulton | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Maryland | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Pat Haden | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 15 |
| 63 | Greg Horton | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 30 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Jim Jodat | FB | 5-11 | 213 | 24 | Carthage | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 27 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Jerry Latin | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Mack | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 35 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Larry Marshall | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 28 | Maryland | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | Colorado State | 8 | 7 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Fullerton JC; Colorado State | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Willie Miller | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 31 | Colorado State | 16 | 14 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Dwayne O'Steen | CB | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | California; San Jose State | 13 | 0 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Rod Phillips | FB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 15 | 2 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 31 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Southern University | 13 | 6 |
| 54 | Dan Ryczek | C | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Virginia | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | 6-3 | 241 | 30 | Michigan State | 16 | 15 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | Grambling State | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Bill Simpson | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 27 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | OT | 6-4 | 281 | 24 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Doug Smith | ROG-C | 6-3 | 266 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 2 |
| 84 | Ronnie Smith | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | RB | 5-10 | 207 | 23 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Colorado | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Glen Walker | P | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Jackie Wallace | S | 6-3 | 197 | 27 | Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 33 | Minnesota | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Charle Young | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 3 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 28 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 28 | Tennessee Tech | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | Elvis Peacock | RB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 46 | Stan Johnson | DT | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 53 | Ronnie Smith | WR | San Diego State |
| 3 | 78 | Frank Corral | P | UCLA |
| 3 | 80 | Leon White | C | Colorado |
| 4 | 105 | Mark Manges | QB | Maryland |
| 7 | 189 | Reggie Doss | DE | Hampton |
| 9 | 246 | Andre Anderson | DE | New Mexico State |
| 10 | 273 | Charles Peal | T | Indiana |
| 11 | 303 | Ron Hostetler | LB | Penn State |
| 12 | 330 | Gus Coppens | T | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 66 | 100 | 37 | 113 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 70 | 57 | 98 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 301 | 128 | 148 | 25 | 92/245 37.6% | / % | 133 | 1169 | |
| Opponents Totals | 229 | 89 | 113 | 27 | 80/236 33.9% | / % | 100 | 755 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 0 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 0 | 118 |
| Cullen Bryant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Willie Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rod Perry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Nolan Cromwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 0 | 316 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 245 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 3 | 48 | 2/2 | 13/15 | 8/12 | 6/13 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 43 | 67.4 | 3 | 48 | 2/2 | 13/15 | 8/12 | 6/13 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 7/13 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 178 | 658 | 3.7 | 26 | 7 |
| John Cappelletti | 174 | 604 | 3.5 | 26 | 3 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 118 | 420 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 33 | 206 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 609 | 2308 | 3.8 | 26 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 505 | 1845 | 3.7 | 57t | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 444 | 229 | 229 | 196 | 2995 | 6.7 | 13.1 | 68t | 13 | 2.9 | 19 | 4.3 | 32 | 216 | 2779 | 65.1 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 20 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 114 | 5.7 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 19 | 95 | 15.4 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Glen Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 466 | 236 | 236 | 208 | 3109 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 68t | 13 | 2.8 | 22 | 4.7 | 34 | 235 | 2874 | 61.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 399 | 188 | 188 | 183 | 2449 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 66 | 15 | 3.8 | 28 | 7.0 | 47 | 401 | 2048 | 50.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Miller | 50 | 767 | 15.3 | 52 | 5 |
| Ron Jessie | 49 | 752 | 15.3 | 49 | 4 |
| John Cappelletti | 41 | 382 | 9.3 | 37 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson | 23 | 344 | 15.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 18 | 213 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 14 | 258 | 18.4 | 68t | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 33 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Dwight Scales | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 236 | 3109 | 13.2 | 68t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 188 | 2449 | 13.0 | 66 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Perry | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 44t | 3 |
| Pat Thomas | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Bill Simpson | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 427 | 15.3 | 44t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 269 | 12.2 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Walker | 83 | 3069 | 37.0 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 223 | 2746 | 32.3 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 3069 | 36.1 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 223 | 2746 | 32.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 104 | 3956 | 38.0 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 711 | 3145 | 30.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Wallace | 52 | 5 | 618 | 11.9 | 58 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 10 | 0 | 45 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 7 | 711 | 10.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 19 | 223 | 5.9 | 57t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Latin | 22 | 467 | 21.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 22 | 447 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Rod Phillips | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Doug Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1055 | 20.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1335 | 20.9 | 89t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Brooks | 8.0 | |
| Cody Jones | 7.0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 7.0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 5.5 | |
| Jim Youngblood | 5.0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 4.5 | |
| Mike Fanning | 3.0 | |
| Bob Brudzinski | 2.0 | |
| Dave Elmendorf | 2.0 | |
| Bill Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Rod Perry | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 47.0 | 401.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 235.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nolan Cromwell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Dan Ryczek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Slater | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Wallace | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charle Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 0 |
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