1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 6-7-1 .464 |
| Head Coach: Tommy Prothro |
| Rich Brooks | General Assistant |
| Tom Catlin | Linebackers |
| Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
| Sid Hall | Defensive Line |
| Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
| Leon McLaughlin | Offensive Line |
| Dick Vermeil | Quarterbacks |
| Larrye Weaver | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/4/1972 | H | Cleveland Browns | 13-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 64803 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 13-27 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 66051 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1972 | H | Oakland Raiders | 9-34 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60762 | |
| Sun | 8/27/1972 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-19 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 77064 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1972 | A | San Diego Chargers | 13-14 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 54443 | |
| Fri | 9/8/1972 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60807 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | H | New Orleans Saints | 34-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 66303 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | A | Chicago Bears | 13-13 | T | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 3-31 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57122 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 31-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 77382 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 15-12 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 73385 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-45 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54660 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 20-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 75018 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-16 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 65398 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 41-45 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 77982 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1972 | A | New Orleans Saints | 16-19 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 64325 | |
| Mon | 12/4/1972 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 26-16 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61214 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 36873 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-34 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 71761 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Coy Bacon | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 29 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Beathard | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 30 | Southern California | 14 | 2 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 45 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 22 | Texas | 14 | 7 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 22 | Virginia State | 8 | 7 |
| Dave Chapple | 10 | P | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | UC Santa Barbara | 14 | 0 |
| Al Clark | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Grambling State; Northern Arizona; Eastern Michigan | 14 | 7 |
| Charlie Cowan | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 264 | 34 | New Mexico Highlands | 13 | 13 |
| Pat Curran | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 27 | Iowa State; Lakeland | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | LDE | 6-6 | 238 | 26 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 5 |
| Willie Ellison | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 204 | 27 | Texas Southern | 13 | 12 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 42 | LS | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Roman Gabriel | 18 | QB | 6-4 | 225 | 32 | North Carolina State | 14 | 12 |
| Ken Geddes | 36 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Gordon | 5 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 |
| Dean Halverson | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Washington | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 21 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Langston | 13 | 13 |
| Ken Iman | 50 | C | 6-1 | 236 | 33 | Southeast Missouri State | 14 | 14 |
| Les Josephson | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 209 | 30 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 8 | 1 |
| Bob Klein | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Southern California | 14 | 13 |
| Mike LaHood | 68 | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 249 | 28 | Wyoming | 14 | 3 |
| John Love | 49 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Cisco JC; North Texas | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Mack | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 29 | Michigan | 14 | 12 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 |
| Marlin McKeever | 86 | MLB | 6-1 | 233 | 32 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Nelson | 67 | DT | 6-7 | 270 | 24 | Oregon State | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 19 | RS | 5-10 | 177 | 30 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| Merlin Olsen | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 32 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Phil Olsen | 72 | RDT | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Utah State | 14 | 7 |
| John Pergine | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Purnell | 53 | LLB | 6-2 | 229 | 31 | Wisconsin | 13 | 12 |
| David Ray | 27 | K | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 13 | WR | 6-2 | 203 | 29 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | LB | 6-1 | 232 | 25 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Rich Saul | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 241 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 1 |
| Harry Schuh | 76 | ROT | 6-2 | 260 | 30 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Scibelli | 71 | ROG | 6-1 | 256 | 33 | Notre Dame; American International | 13 | 13 |
| Larry Smith | 38 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Florida | 12 | 3 |
| Jack Snow | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Sweet | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | Tennessee State | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 201 | 24 | Mesa CC; Arizona State | 14 | 5 |
| Clancy Williams | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 197 | 30 | Washington State | 9 | 6 |
| John Williams | 75 | LOT | 6-3 | 257 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 1 |
| Roger Williams | 46 | LCB-RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Grambling State | 14 | 2 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 30 | Jim Bertelsen | RB | Texas |
| 3 | 70 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | Colorado State |
| 4 | 87 | John Saunders | DB | Toledo |
| 4 | 95 | Eddie Phillips | DB | Texas |
| 5 | 120 | Bobby Childs | G | Kansas |
| 5 | 125 | Bob Christiansen | TE | UCLA |
| 6 | 151 | Eddie Herbert | DT | Texas Southern |
| 8 | 199 | Tom Graham | WR | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 9 | 225 | Harry Howard | DB | Ohio State |
| 10 | 251 | Jim Massey | DB | Linfield |
| 11 | 280 | Al Schmidt | RB | Pittsburg State |
| 12 | 303 | Dave Hoot | DB | Texas A&M |
| 13 | 329 | Jamie Nunez | K | Weber State |
| 14 | 355 | Larry Brooks | T | Virginia State |
| 15 | 381 | Kenny Page | LB | Kansas |
| 16 | 407 | Jim Kirby | WR | Long Beach State |
| 17 | 433 | Luther Palmer | TE | Virginia Union |
| 17 | 436 | John McKean | C | Oregon |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 53 | 97 | 94 | 47 | 291 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 90 | 57 | 86 | 286 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 238 | 113 | 108 | 17 | 69/195 35.4% | / % | 78 | 648 | |
| Opponents Totals | 235 | 101 | 110 | 24 | 66/190 34.7% | / % | 60 | 553 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ray | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 0 | 103 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Willie Ellison | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jack Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Larry Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Sweet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Roman Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gene Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Les Josephson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Love | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 1 | 291 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 1 | 286 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ray | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 0 | 45 | 6/7 | 5/7 | 9/11 | 4/13 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 0 | 48 | 6/7 | 5/7 | 9/11 | 4/13 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 2/ | 1/ | 7/ | 5/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ellison | 170 | 764 | 4.5 | 37 | 5 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 123 | 581 | 4.7 | 42 | 5 |
| Bob Thomas | 77 | 433 | 5.6 | 49 | 3 |
| Larry Smith | 60 | 276 | 4.6 | 68 | 2 |
| Les Josephson | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Roman Gabriel | 14 | 16 | 1.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Joe Sweet | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 472 | 2209 | 4.7 | 68 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 438 | 1762 | 4.0 | 56 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Gabriel | 323 | 165 | 51.1 | 143 | 2027 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 57t | 12 | 3.7 | 15 | 4.6 | 12 | 102 | 1925 | 63.8 |
| Pete Beathard | 48 | 19 | 39.6 | 22 | 255 | 5.3 | 13.4 | 33 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.6 | 4 | 34 | 221 | 24.6 |
| Team Totals | 371 | 184 | 49.6 | 165 | 2282 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 57t | 13 | 3.5 | 22 | 5.9 | 16 | 136 | 2146 | 56.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 363 | 181 | 49.9 | 166 | 2472 | 6.8 | 13.7 | 98 | 20 | 5.5 | 16 | 4.4 | 42 | 327 | 2145 | 72.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Snow | 30 | 590 | 19.7 | 57t | 4 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Bob Klein | 29 | 330 | 11.4 | 26t | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 27 | 365 | 13.5 | 40 | 1 |
| Willie Ellison | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 39t | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 47 | 1 |
| Les Josephson | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 34 | 1 |
| Bob Thomas | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Sweet | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17t | 1 |
| John Love | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 184 | 2282 | 12.4 | 57t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 181 | 2472 | 13.7 | 98 | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nettles | 6 | 168 | 28.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Gene Howard | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24t | 1 |
| Marlin McKeever | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Clark | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Purnell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 251 | 15.7 | 43 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 439 | 20.0 | 88 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Chapple | 53 | 2344 | 44.2 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 2230 | 42.1 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 2344 | 44.2 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 2230 | 42.1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2926 | 41.2 | 71 | 0 | 347 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bertelsen | 16 | 3 | 232 | 14.5 | 60 | 0 |
| John Love | 10 | 4 | 39 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 3 | 9 | 56 | 18.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 347 | 10.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 10 | 54 | 2.5 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ellison | 14 | 345 | 24.6 | 32 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 8 | 212 | 26.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| John Love | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 27 | 0 | |
| Roger Williams | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dick Gordon | 4 | 141 | 35.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Pergine | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Gene Howard | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1287 | 23.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 999 | 18.5 | 57 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 10.5 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 10.0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 6.0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 4.5 | |
| Larry Brooks | 4.0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 3.0 | |
| Ken Geddes | 1.0 | |
| Gene Howard | 1.0 | |
| Jim Nettles | 1.0 | |
| Phil Olsen | 1.0 | |
| Bill Nelson | 0.5 | |
| Jim Purnell | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=43 | 42.0 | 327.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16.0 | 136.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coy Bacon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -18 | 0 | |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Josephson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike LaHood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Love | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Nettles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Purnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 0 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Saul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schuh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 26 | -33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 2 |
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