1975 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place National Football Conference Western Division 12-2-0 .857 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Ed Alsman | Special Assignments |
| 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 | 8/9/1975 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 35-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 62843 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 58230 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | A | Buffalo Bills | 24-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 54023 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-6 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 39814 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57193 | |
| Thu | 9/11/1975 | H | Oakland Raiders | 6-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 68630 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-18 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49091 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 55072 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-13 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60011 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 13-10 | W | OT | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 37382 |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 22-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60581 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | New Orleans Saints | 38-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54723 | |
| Mon | 11/3/1975 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 42-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 64601 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 74064 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 44595 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | Chicago Bears | 38-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 58690 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-0 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 69552 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | A | New Orleans Saints | 14-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 39958 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 22-5 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 59312 | |
| Sat | 12/20/1975 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69389 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/27/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 35-23 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 72650 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/4/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-37 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 84483 | |
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 | 25 | Texas | 13 | 13 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 25 | Virginia State | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | John Cappelletti | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Penn State | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Duane Carrell | P | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | Florida State | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Al Clark | RCB | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Grambling State; Northern Arizona; Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 |
| 73 | Charlie Cowan | LOT | 6-4 | 264 | 37 | New Mexico Highlands | 13 | 13 |
| 70 | Al Cowlings | RDE | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob DeMarco | C | 6-3 | 243 | 37 | Indiana; Dayton | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Tom Dempsey | K | 6-1 | 275 | 28 | Palomar JC | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 29 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | LS | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | LDT-RDT | 6-6 | 255 | 22 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug France | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 22 | Ohio State | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Ken Geddes | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | LOG-ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | James Harris | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 28 | Grambling State | 13 | 13 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Monte Jackson | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 22 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 14 | 10 |
| 16 | Ron Jaworski | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Youngstown State | 14 | 1 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 27 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | RDT | 6-5 | 241 | 24 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 14 | 6 |
| 52 | Rick Kay | LLLB | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Klein | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 28 | Southern California | 11 | 11 |
| 65 | Tom Mack | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 32 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Colorado State | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Willie McGee | WR | 5-11 | 178 | 25 | Alcorn State | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Eddie McMillan | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Bill Nelson | DT | 6-7 | 270 | 27 | Oregon State | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 3 |
| 74 | Merlin Olsen | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 35 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | RCB-LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Peterson | RLB | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Rod Phillips | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 23 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 14 | 1 |
| 20 | Steve Preece | LS-RS | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Oregon State | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | 6-3 | 241 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Joe Scibelli | ROG | 6-1 | 256 | 36 | Notre Dame; American International | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Rob Scribner | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Bill Simpson | RS | 6-1 | 184 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Jack Snow | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 32 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 30 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | MLB | 6-3 | 237 | 25 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Mike Fanning | DT | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 11 | Dennis Harrah | T | Miami (Florida) |
| 1 | 20 | Doug France | T | Ohio State |
| 2 | 28 | Monte Jackson | DB | San Diego State |
| 2 | 48 | Leroy Jones | DE | Norfolk State |
| 3 | 61 | Geoff Reece | C | Washington State |
| 3 | 67 | Dan Nugent | TE | Auburn |
| 4 | 98 | Rod Perry | DB | Colorado |
| 5 | 112 | Wayne Hammond | DT | Montana State |
| 5 | 126 | Rick Nuzum | C | Kentucky |
| 6 | 140 | Darius McCarthy | WR | South Carolina State |
| 7 | 176 | Pat Haden | QB | Southern California |
| 8 | 204 | John Washington | DB | Tulane |
| 9 | 229 | Gordon Riegel | LB | Stanford |
| 11 | 281 | Howard Strickland | RB | California |
| 12 | 307 | Chandler Williams | WR | Lincoln (Missouri) |
| 13 | 332 | A.J. Jacobs | DB | Louisville |
| 14 | 360 | Art Allen | WR | Clark Atlanta |
| 15 | 385 | Alvin White | QB | Oregon State |
| 16 | 410 | Francis Reynolds | RB | Alcorn State |
| 17 | 438 | Skip Boyd | LB | Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 71 | 71 | 102 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 273 | 134 | 120 | 19 | 95/214 44.4% | / % | 73 | 746 | |
| Opponents Totals | 204 | 77 | 103 | 24 | 74/207 35.7% | / % | 85 | 626 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 0 | 31 | 36 | 86.1 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 0 | 94 |
| Harold Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ron Jaworski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Klein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Fred Dryer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monte Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 31 | 36 | 86.1 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 1 | 312 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 135 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 1 | 51 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 1 | 51 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 213 | 911 | 4.3 | 43t | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 117 | 467 | 4.0 | 18 | 2 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 116 | 457 | 3.9 | 19 | 3 |
| Rob Scribner | 42 | 216 | 5.1 | 34 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 48 | 158 | 3.3 | 30t | 6 |
| Rod Phillips | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| James Harris | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Ron Jaworski | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 21 | 2 |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 585 | 2371 | 4.1 | 43t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 423 | 1533 | 3.6 | 38 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harris | 285 | 157 | 157 | 113 | 2148 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 54t | 14 | 4.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 21 | 180 | 1968 | 73.8 |
| Ron Jaworski | 48 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 302 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.2 | 9 | 75 | 227 | 52.6 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 334 | 181 | 181 | 136 | 2450 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 54t | 14 | 4.2 | 17 | 5.1 | 30 | 255 | 2195 | 70.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 387 | 187 | 187 | 178 | 2126 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 68 | 11 | 2.8 | 22 | 5.7 | 43 | 337 | 1789 | 51.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 43 | 786 | 18.3 | 54t | 7 |
| Ron Jessie | 41 | 547 | 13.3 | 34 | 3 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 31 | 230 | 7.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 20 | 229 | 11.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 16 | 237 | 14.8 | 44t | 2 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 14 | 208 | 14.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charlie Cowan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 181 | 2450 | 13.5 | 54t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 187 | 2126 | 11.4 | 68 | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Simpson | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Eddie McMillan | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Jack Reynolds | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Geddes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 372 | 16.9 | 76t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 204 | 12.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Carrell | 73 | 2874 | 39.4 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 406 | 2288 | 31.3 | |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2874 | 39.4 | 57 | 0 | 9 | 406 | 2288 | 31.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 89 | 3529 | 39.7 | 60 | 3 | 517 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Elmendorf | 15 | 0 | 125 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 26 | 1 | 205 | 7.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 11 | 1 | 143 | 13.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 2 | 517 | 9.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 5 | 406 | 9.0 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGee | 17 | 404 | 23.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 12 | 280 | 23.3 | 42 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 764 | 22.5 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1347 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Youngblood | 11.8 | |
| Fred Dryer | 8.3 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 6.8 | |
| Cody Jones | 5.0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 4.6 | |
| Jack Reynolds | 1.8 | |
| Bill Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Ken Geddes | 1.0 | |
| Jim Peterson | 0.5 | |
| (Unidentified) | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 337.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 255.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bertelsen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Carrell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob DeMarco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Geddes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harris | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |
| Rick Kay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Mack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Willie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Peterson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 |
| Jack Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| John Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 101 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
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