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1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

1st place National Football Conference Western Division 9-7-0 .563
Playoff Statistics
1979 NFLPrevious SeasonNext SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Ray Malavasi
Bud CarsonDefensive Backs
Clyde EvansConditioning Specialist
Jack FaulknerOffensive Backfield-Special Assistant
Bill HickmanAdministrative Assistant
Paul LanhamSpecial Teams
Frank LauterburLinebackers
Dan RadakovichDefensive Coordinator
Lionel TaylorReceivers
LaVern TorgesonDefensive Line
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/4/1979HOakland Raiders20-14WOTLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum54575
Sun8/12/1979ANew England Patriots15-3WFoxborough, MASchaefer Stadium44955
Sat8/18/1979HSeattle Seahawks21-17WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum46083
Sat8/25/1979HSan Diego Chargers23-7WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum50089
Sun9/2/1979HOakland Raiders17-24LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum59000
Thu9/6/1979ADenver Broncos13-9WDenver, COMile High Stadium74884
Sun9/16/1979HSan Francisco 49ers27-24WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum44303
Sun9/23/1979ATampa Bay Buccaneers6-21LTampa, FLTampa Stadium69497
Sun9/30/1979HSt. Louis Cardinals21-0WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum48160
Sun10/7/1979ANew Orleans Saints35-17WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome68986
Sun10/14/1979ADallas Cowboys6-30LIrving, TXTexas Stadium64462
Sun10/21/1979HSan Diego Chargers16-40LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum64245
Sun10/28/1979HNew York Giants14-20LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum43376
Sun11/4/1979ASeattle Seahawks24-0WSeattle, WAKingdome62048
Sun11/11/1979AChicago Bears23-27LChicago, ILSoldier Field51483
Mon11/19/1979HAtlanta Falcons20-14WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum54097
Sun11/25/1979ASan Francisco 49ers26-20WSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park49282
Sun12/2/1979HMinnesota Vikings27-21WOTLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum56700
Sun12/9/1979AAtlanta Falcons34-13WAtlanta, GAAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium49236
Sun12/16/1979HNew Orleans Saints14-29LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum53879
NFC Divisional Playoff
Sun12/30/1979ADallas Cowboys21-19WIrving, TXTexas Stadium64792
NFC Championship
Sun1/6/1980ATampa Bay Buccaneers9-0WTampa, FLTampa Stadium72033
Super Bowl XIV
Sun1/20/1980APittsburgh Steelers19-31LPasadena, CARose Bowl103985

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
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
52George AndrewsLB6-322324Nebraska160
62Bill BainOG6-427027Colorado; San Diego CC; Southern California80
90Larry BrooksRDT6-325529Virginia State1616
25Eddie BrownFS5-1119027Tennessee165
59Bob BrudzinskiRLB6-422524Ohio State1616
32Cullen BryantFB6-123028Colorado1616
13Ken ClarkP6-219631St. Mary's (Nova Scotia)160
3Frank CorralK6-223324Riverside CC; UCLA160
21Nolan CromwellFS-RCB6-119924Kansas1616
88Preston DennardWR6-118324New Mexico1511
71Reggie DossDE6-426723Hampton160
89Fred DryerRDE6-623833El Camino JC; San Diego State1616
66Bill DunstanLB6-425030Utah State100
28Ken EllisCB5-1119032Southern University30
42Dave ElmendorfSS6-119630Texas A&M1616
79Mike FanningLDT6-625526Notre Dame1616
15Vince FerragamoQB6-321225California; Nebraska85
77Doug FranceLOT6-526626Ohio State1613
73Gordon GravelleLOT6-525530Brigham Young83
11Pat HadenQB5-1118026Southern California1010
60Dennis HarrahROG6-526526Miami (Florida)1312
51Joe HarrisLB6-122727Georgia Tech130
87Drew HillWR5-917023Georgia Tech164
24Eddie HillRB6-221022Memphis160
72Kent HillLOG6-526022Georgia Tech169
81Ron JessieWR6-018331Imperial Valley JC; Kansas66
43Jim JodatFB5-1121325Carthage70
31Sid JustinCB5-1017025Los Angeles Southwest JC; Long Beach State130
19Bob LeeQB6-219033Arizona State; San Francisco CC; Pacific30
30Lawrence McCutcheonRB6-120529Colorado State114
50Kevin McLainLB6-222925Fullerton JC; Colorado State100
82Willie MillerWR5-917232Colorado State33
83Terry NelsonTE6-223028Arkansas-Pine Bluff1616
23Ricky OdomCB6-018323Southern California30
33Dwayne O'SteenRCB-LCB6-119425California; San Jose State1612
34Elvis PeacockRB6-121523Oklahoma110
49Rod PerryRCB5-918026Fresno CC; Colorado97
64Jack ReynoldsMLB6-123232Tennessee1616
8Jeff RutledgeQB6-119522Alabama31
54Dan RyczekROG6-325030Virginia163
61Rich SaulC6-324131Michigan State1616
45Jeff SeversonS6-118330Long Beach State10
78Jackie SlaterROT6-428125Jackson State1616
56Doug SmithROG6-326623Bowling Green State41
84Ronnie SmithWR6-018523Fullerton JC; San Diego State122
37Ivory SullyS6-020022Delaware80
27Pat ThomasLCB5-919025Texas A&M87
26Wendell TylerRB5-1020724UCLA1612
80Billy WaddyWR5-1119025Colorado136
20Jackie WallaceS6-319728Arizona40
57Greg WestbrooksLB6-221826Colorado Mesa; Colorado50
70Jerry WilkinsonDE6-926023Oregon State160
75John WilliamsLOG6-325734Minnesota117
86Charle YoungTE6-423428Southern California150
85Jack YoungbloodLDE6-424229Florida1616
53Jim YoungbloodLLB6-323729Tennessee Tech1616
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
119George AndrewsLBNebraska
126Kent HillTGeorgia Tech
254Eddie HillRBMemphis
358Jeff MooreWRTennessee
381Mike WellmanCKansas
499Derwin TuckerDBIllinois
4108Jerry WilkinsonDTOregon State
5122Victor HicksTEOklahoma
7190Jeff DelaneyDBPittsburgh
9246Jeff RutledgeQBAlabama
10273Grady EbensbergerDTHouston
11301Jessie DeramusDTTennessee State
12328Drew HillWRGeorgia Tech
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals8013147596
Opponents Totals479881830
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2991341382791/256 35.5%/ %98743
Opponents Totals2661151331885/251 33.9%/ %105993
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Frank Corral0363992.3132552.0075
Wendell Tyler100000060
Cullen Bryant50000030
Preston Dennard40000024
Terry Nelson30000018
Billy Waddy30000018
Eddie Hill20000012
Ron Jessie20000012
Charle Young20000012
Jim Youngblood20000012
Nolan Cromwell1000006
Joe Harris1000006
Drew Hill1000006
Jim Jodat1000006
Sid Justin1000006
Willie Miller1000006
Jack Reynolds1000006
Ronnie Smith1000006
(Team)0010.00012
Team Totals41364090.0132552.01323
Opponents Totals38353892.1142166.72309
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Frank Corral132552.05491/15/52/65/120/1
Team Totals132552.05491/15/52/65/120/1
Opponents Totals142166.71/11/210/122/50/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Wendell Tyler21811095.163t9
Cullen Bryant1776193.5155
Lawrence McCutcheon732433.3210
Elvis Peacock522244.3150
Eddie Hill291143.9271
Pat Haden16976.1170
Preston Dennard4328.0150
Jeff Rutledge5275.4140
Jim Jodat661.040
Nolan Cromwell155.05t1
Willie Miller144.040
Ken Clark133.030
Vince Ferragamo3-2-0.720
Bob Lee4-5-1.300
Terry Nelson2-16-8.0-60
Team Totals59224604.263t16
Opponents Totals54819973.62713
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Pat Haden29016316311318546.411.450113.8144.821178167668.1
Bob Lee2211111024311.022.141t29.114.5439204101.1
Vince Ferragamo1105353477787.114.771t54.5109.11111566349.0
Jeff Rutledge321313151253.99.62213.1412.53279823.0
Ken Clark22203216.016.03000.000.00032118.8
Team Totals45624224218530326.612.571t194.2296.439359267361.4
Opponents Totals45422022020930076.613.768t245.3255.552451255664.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Preston Dennard4376617.8504
Wendell Tyler323089.671t1
Cullen Bryant312277.3240
Terry Nelson2529311.7263
Elvis Peacock2126112.4490
Lawrence McCutcheon191015.3110
Ronnie Smith1630018.8381
Billy Waddy1422015.740t3
Charle Young1314411.1232
Ron Jessie1116915.439t2
Willie Miller811113.9231
Drew Hill49423.5431
Eddie Hill4369.021t1
George Andrews122.020
Team Totals242303212.571t19
Opponents Totals220300713.768t24
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Nolan Cromwell510921.8340
Jim Youngblood58917.834t2
Dwayne O'Steen44210.5360
Dave Elmendorf33913.0320
Eddie Brown33210.7250
Pat Thomas351.750
Bob Brudzinski12626.0260
Sid Justin11313.0130
Team Totals2535514.2362
Opponents Totals2938713.3500
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Ken Clark93373140.1602717405318633.5
Team Totals95373139.3602717405318633.5
Opponents Totals108434740.37321120330379735.2
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Eddie Brown56193325.9300
Drew Hill1000.000
Sid Justin10-2-2.0-20
Team Totals58193305.7300
Opponents Totals5964056.9180
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Drew Hill4080320.1390
Eddie Hill1530520.3430
Eddie Brown510320.6280
Elvis Peacock34615.3180
Jim Jodat2199.5190
Wendell Tyler11616.0160
Team Totals66129219.6550
Opponents Totals58130322.5700
SACKSNOYDS
Jack Youngblood18.0
Fred Dryer10.0
Mike Fanning7.0
Larry Brooks6.0
Bob Brudzinski4.0
Dave Elmendorf3.0
Reggie Doss2.0
Jim Youngblood1.5
Jerry Wilkinson0.5
Team Totals52.0451.0
Opponents Totals39.0359.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
George Andrews0001100
Eddie Brown3145240
Bob Brudzinski0001130
Cullen Bryant210100
Ken Clark110100
Nolan Cromwell0003300
Preston Dennard110100
Fred Dryer0001100
Mike Fanning0001100
Vince Ferragamo210100
Doug France0010100
Pat Haden430300
Drew Hill200000
Eddie Hill440400
Jim Jodat101100
Sid Justin100000
Bob Lee110100
Lawrence McCutcheon100000
Terry Nelson100000
Dwayne O'Steen0001110
Elvis Peacock110100
Jack Reynolds0002241
Ronnie Smith200000
Pat Thomas0001100
Wendell Tyler910100
Charle Young210100
Team Totals3821171633321
Opponents Totals38162119401
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