1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Conference • 8-4-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1951 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57540 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bob Boyd | 80 | ROE | 6-2 | 201 | 23 | Compton JC; Loyola Marymount | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brink | 63 | LDE | 6-5 | 235 | 28 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Collier | 72 | ROG | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Dahms | 71 | ROT | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Daugherty | 67 | LOG | 6-1 | 219 | 22 | Colgate; Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Davis | 41 | LOH | 5-11 | 171 | 27 | Army | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Fears | 55 | LOE | 6-2 | 213 | 29 | Santa Clara; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Finlay | 58 | LOG | 6-1 | 217 | 30 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Halliday | 73 | RDT | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Norb Hecker | 88 | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 24 | Baldwin-Wallace | 1 | 1 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 40 | ROE | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Wisconsin; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Hoerner | 31 | FB | 6-4 | 220 | 29 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Marv Johnson | 27 | DB | 5-11 | 183 | 24 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 24 | ROH | 5-8 | 171 | 25 | Pittsburgh; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 10 | LOE | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Ohio State; West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lange | 26 | ROG | 6-1 | 239 | 23 | Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Woodley Lewis | 30 | RCB | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | Los Angeles CC; Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Leon McLaughlin | 50 | C | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Don Paul | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Reid | 52 | C | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Herb Rich | 42 | RS | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Robustelli | 84 | RDE | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Arnold | 1 | 1 |
| Don Simensen | 76 | LOT | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 1 | 1 |
| Vitamin Smith | 77 | ROH | 5-8 | 179 | 28 | Abilene Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Thompson | 44 | ROG | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Toogood | 70 | ROT | 6-0 | 232 | 24 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 32 | HB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Washington & Jefferson | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 25 | QB | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 7 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 31 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Stan West | 11 | MG | 6-2 | 239 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 33 | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | Idaho; Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Winkler | 78 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 13 | ROH-LB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | / % | / % | 5 | 25 | |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 41 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Towler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Towler | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 81 | 1.9 | 14 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 34 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 128 | 21.3 | 32.0 | 73t | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 149.3 |
| Bob Waterfield | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 13 | 125 | 5.2 | 13.9 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 20.3 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 15 | 253 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 73t | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 56.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 19 | 280 | 6.8 | 14.7 | 26 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 7.3 | 5 | 47 | 233 | 46.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fears | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 73t | 1 | ||
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 253 | 19.5 | 73t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 280 | 14.7 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Johnson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 164 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 164 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kalmanir | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Robustelli | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Larry Brink | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Keane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Robustelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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