1973 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Chuck Knox |
| Leeman Bennett | Receivers |
| Tom Catlin | Linebackers |
| Jack Faulkner | Special Assistant |
| Ray Malavasi | Defensive Coordinator |
| Ken Meyer | Offensive Coordinator |
| Ray Prochaska | Offensive Line |
| Dick Vermeil | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
| Jim Wagstaff | Defensive Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/3/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 75461 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-21 | T | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54385 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | A | Oakland Raiders | 3-16 | L | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 57549 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1973 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 78618 | |
| Fri | 8/31/1973 | H | San Diego Chargers | 30-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57336 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1973 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 38-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57687 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-13 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 62315 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 31-0 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 61197 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 40-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 57487 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 31-26 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34875 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 37-31 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 81428 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | H | Green Bay Packers | 24-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80558 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 9-10 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47787 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 13-15 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55837 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | New Orleans Saints | 29-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 70358 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 31-13 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 78358 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | A | New Orleans Saints | 24-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 67192 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | A | Chicago Bears | 26-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 47620 | |
| Mon | 12/10/1973 | H | New York Giants | 40-6 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 73328 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | Cleveland Browns | 30-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 73948 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 16-27 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62081 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Baker | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 28 | Iowa State | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 45 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Virginia State | 14 | 14 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | S-CB | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Colorado | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Chapple | 10 | P | 6-0 | 184 | 26 | UC Santa Barbara | 14 | 0 |
| Al Clark | 44 | CB | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Grambling State; Northern Arizona; Eastern Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Cowan | 72 | LOT | 6-4 | 264 | 35 | New Mexico Highlands | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Curran | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 28 | Iowa State; Lakeland | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Drake | 37 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Oregon | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 27 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 42 | LS | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Geddes | 36 | LLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Gordon | 5 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Michigan State | 5 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 21 | QB | 6-1 | 213 | 33 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| James Harris | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 26 | Grambling State | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Iman | 50 | C | 6-1 | 236 | 34 | Southeast Missouri State | 14 | 14 |
| Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Les Josephson | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 209 | 31 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Kay | 52 | LB | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 26 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Mack | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 30 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 |
| Eddie McMillan | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Nelson | 67 | DT | 6-7 | 270 | 25 | Oregon State | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 33 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| Phil Olsen | 72 | DT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 20 | RS | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| David Ray | 27 | K | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 26 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C-OG | 6-3 | 241 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| Harry Schuh | 79 | OT | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Scibelli | 71 | ROG | 6-1 | 256 | 34 | Notre Dame; American International | 14 | 14 |
| Rob Scribner | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 22 | UCLA | 10 | 0 |
| Rod Sherman | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | UCLA; Pasadena CC; Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 38 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | Florida | 14 | 2 |
| Jack Snow | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Stein | 66 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 25 | Minnesota | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 47 | LCB | 6-3 | 212 | 30 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Sweet | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 196 | 25 | Tennessee State | 8 | 0 |
| John Williams | 75 | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 28 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LB | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 31 | Cullen Bryant | DB | Colorado |
| 2 | 37 | Ron Jaworski | QB | Youngstown State |
| 2 | 42 | Jim Youngblood | LB | Tennessee Tech |
| 3 | 60 | Tim Stokes | T | Oregon |
| 4 | 95 | Eddie McMillan | DB | Florida State |
| 4 | 99 | Terry Nelson | TE | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 5 | 115 | Steve Jones | RB | Duke |
| 5 | 129 | Cody Jones | DE | San Jose State |
| 6 | 133 | Jim Peterson | DE | San Diego State |
| 6 | 141 | Jay Caldwell | WR | North Carolina Central |
| 7 | 161 | Steve Brown | LB | Oregon State |
| 7 | 167 | Bill Dulac | G | Eastern Michigan |
| 9 | 219 | Jim Nicholson | T | Michigan State |
| 11 | 271 | Jeff Inmon | RB | North Carolina Central |
| 11 | 285 | Willie Jackson | WR | Florida |
| 12 | 297 | Bob Storck | DT | Wisconsin |
| 13 | 323 | Rod Milburn | WR | Southern University |
| 13 | 335 | Clint Spearman | LB | Michigan |
| 14 | 349 | Walter Rhone | DB | Central Missouri |
| 15 | 375 | Jerry Bond | DB | Weber State |
| 15 | 389 | Kurt Matter | DE | Washington |
| 16 | 401 | Fuller Cherry | DB | Arkansas-Monticello |
| 17 | 427 | Fred Henry | RB | New Mexico |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 70 | 166 | 71 | 81 | 388 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 49 | 26 | 64 | 178 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 294 | 177 | 101 | 16 | 85/205 41.5% | / % | 54 | 606 | |
| Opponents Totals | 173 | 71 | 87 | 15 | 42/170 24.7% | / % | 61 | 566 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ray | 0 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 0 | 130 |
| Harold Jackson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Tony Baker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Les Josephson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Klein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jack Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pat Curran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Preece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 40 | 42 | 95.2 | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 3 | 388 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0 | 178 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ray | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 2 | 48 | 9/10 | 7/9 | 9/16 | 5/11 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 2 | 48 | 9/10 | 7/9 | 9/16 | 5/11 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 6/6 | 0/5 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 210 | 1097 | 5.2 | 37 | 2 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 206 | 854 | 4.1 | 49 | 4 |
| Tony Baker | 85 | 344 | 4.0 | 17 | 7 |
| Larry Smith | 79 | 291 | 3.7 | 16 | 2 |
| Les Josephson | 36 | 174 | 4.8 | 14 | 2 |
| Rob Scribner | 20 | 109 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| James Harris | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| John Hadl | 14 | 5 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Chapple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 659 | 2925 | 4.4 | 49 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 366 | 1270 | 3.5 | 25t | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 258 | 135 | 52.3 | 112 | 2008 | 7.8 | 14.9 | 69t | 22 | 8.5 | 11 | 4.3 | 17 | 126 | 1882 | 88.8 |
| James Harris | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | 68 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 80.9 |
| Larry Smith | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 271 | 144 | 53.1 | 116 | 2107 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 69t | 22 | 8.1 | 11 | 4.1 | 17 | 126 | 1981 | 88.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 328 | 179 | 54.6 | 129 | 2023 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 65t | 10 | 3.0 | 20 | 6.1 | 45 | 342 | 1681 | 58.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 40 | 874 | 21.9 | 69t | 13 | 0 | |||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | 289 | 9.6 | 31t | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bob Klein | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 23t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Jack Snow | 16 | 252 | 15.8 | 38t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Smith | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Scribner | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Sherman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 144 | 2107 | 14.6 | 69t | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 179 | 2023 | 11.3 | 65t | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Stukes | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Eddie McMillan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Jack Reynolds | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Stein | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Al Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 300 | 15.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 30t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Chapple | 51 | 2079 | 40.8 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 261 | 1698 | 33.3 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 2079 | 40.8 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 261 | 1698 | 34.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 3308 | 40.8 | 59 | 0 | 478 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bertelsen | 26 | 10 | 259 | 10.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 22 | 3 | 187 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 14 | 478 | 9.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 8 | 261 | 10.9 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 13 | 369 | 28.4 | 93t | 1 | |
| Rob Scribner | 11 | 314 | 28.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Dick Gordon | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 915 | 25.4 | 93t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 1318 | 19.4 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Youngblood | 16.5 | |
| Fred Dryer | 10.0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 9.0 | |
| Merlin Olsen | 7.0 | |
| Ken Geddes | 2.5 | |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.5 | |
| Jack Reynolds | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals IND=47 | 45.0 | 342.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17.0 | 126.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chapple | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -26 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Drake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Iman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Preece | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 0 | |
| David Ray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Saul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Stukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -71 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
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