1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: Ray Malavasi |
| Bud Carson | Defensive Coordinator |
| Hewritt Dixon | Offensive Backs |
| Clyde Evans | Conditioning Specialist |
| Bill Hickman | Administrative Assistant |
| Paul Lanham | Quarterbacks |
| Frank Lauterbur | Defensive Line |
| Herb Paterra | Linebackers |
| Dan Radakovich | Offensive Line |
| Lionel Taylor | Offensive Coordinator |
| Jim Vechiarella | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/10/1981 | H | New England Patriots | 21-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 69006 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1981 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 33-21 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 61459 | |
| Fri | 8/21/1981 | A | San Diego Chargers | 29-33 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49309 | |
| Thu | 8/27/1981 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 34-31 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 60141 | |
| Sun | 9/6/1981 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 63198 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1981 | A | New Orleans Saints | 17-23 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 62063 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1981 | H | Green Bay Packers | 35-23 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 61286 | |
| Mon | 9/28/1981 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62461 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1981 | H | Cleveland Browns | 27-16 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 63924 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1981 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 37-35 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57841 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1981 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 17-29 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64649 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1981 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 59190 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-13 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 61814 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1981 | H | New Orleans Saints | 13-21 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 61068 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1981 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56836 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1981 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 31-33 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 63456 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1981 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-24 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51854 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1981 | A | New York Giants | 7-10 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 59659 | |
| Mon | 12/14/1981 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-16 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 57054 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1981 | H | Washington Redskins | 7-30 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 52224 | |
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 |
| George Andrews | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 223 | 26 | Nebraska | 15 | 15 |
| Walt Arnold | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 23 | New Mexico | 16 | 9 |
| Bill Bain | 62 | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 29 | Colorado; San Diego CC; Southern California | 16 | 3 |
| Ron Battle | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | North Texas | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 31 | Virginia State | 8 | 8 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 30 | Colorado | 13 | 12 |
| Howard Carson | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 24 | Howard Payne | 10 | 0 |
| Mario Celotto | 41 | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 25 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 30 | Kansas State | 7 | 7 |
| Bob Cobb | 97 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Northeast Mississippi CC; Cincinnati; Arizona | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Collins | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 231 | 23 | Syracuse | 7 | 0 |
| Kirk Collins | 42 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Corral | 3 | K-P | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Riverside CC; UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 21 | FS | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Kansas | 16 | 16 |
| Preston Dennard | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | New Mexico | 15 | 15 |
| Reggie Doss | 71 | RDT | 6-4 | 267 | 25 | Hampton | 16 | 8 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | DE | 6-6 | 238 | 35 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 28 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 28 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 |
| Lewis Gilbert | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | 25 | Florida | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 4 |
| Pat Haden | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Southern California | 13 | 11 |
| Dennis Harrah | 60 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 13 |
| Joe Harris | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 87 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 2 |
| Kent Hill | 72 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 11 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 47 | LCB | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Kansas | 16 | 7 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 20 | SS | 6-1 | 183 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | RDE | 6-5 | 241 | 30 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Kemp | 9 | QB | 6-0 | 201 | 22 | Dartmouth | 1 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 248 | 27 | UCLA | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Meisner | 69 | DT | 6-3 | 267 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 82 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 34 | Colorado State | 13 | 1 |
| Jeff Moore | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Tennessee | 10 | 0 |
| Phil Murphy | 95 | DT | 6-5 | 300 | 24 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Mel Owens | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Irv Pankey | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 287 | 23 | Penn State | 13 | 12 |
| Dan Pastorini | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 32 | Santa Clara | 7 | 5 |
| Jairo Penaranda | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 28 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 8 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Alabama | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C | 6-3 | 241 | 33 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 281 | 27 | Jackson State | 11 | 11 |
| Doug Smith | 56 | LOG-ROT | 6-3 | 266 | 25 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 13 |
| Lucious Smith | 23 | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | San Diego State; Fullerton State | 16 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 37 | S | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Delaware | 16 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 33 | HB | 5-10 | 228 | 24 | UCLA; San Jose State | 15 | 1 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 27 | Texas A&M | 12 | 9 |
| Wendell Tyler | 26 | HB | 5-10 | 207 | 26 | UCLA | 15 | 15 |
| Billy Waddy | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Colorado | 15 | 14 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 31 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 31 | Tennessee Tech | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Mel Owens | LB | Michigan |
| 2 | 43 | Jim Collins | LB | Syracuse |
| 3 | 63 | Greg Meisner | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 66 | Bob Cobb | DE | Arizona |
| 4 | 104 | George Lilja | C | Michigan |
| 6 | 158 | William Daniels | DT | Alabama State |
| 7 | 175 | Ron Battle | TE | North Texas |
| 7 | 190 | Mike Clark | DE | Florida |
| 8 | 216 | Art Plunkett | T | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 9 | 242 | Ron Seawell | LB | Portland State |
| 10 | 269 | Robert Alexander | RB | West Virginia |
| 11 | 296 | Marcellus Greene | DB | Arizona |
| 12 | 328 | Jairo Penaranda | RB | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 115 | 49 | 88 | 303 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 105 | 88 | 77 | 351 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:26 | 305 | 142 | 134 | 29 | 80/232 34.5% | / % | 117 | 916 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:34 | 285 | 125 | 128 | 32 | 77/231 33.3% | / % | 118 | 1018 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | ||
| Frank Corral | 0 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 87 |
| Preston Dennard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mike Guman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Drew Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Leroy Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Walt Arnold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 303 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 1 | 351 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 44 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 5/6 | 6/11 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 44 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 5/6 | 6/11 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 8/11 | 10/12 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 260 | 1074 | 4.1 | 69t | 12 |
| Cullen Bryant | 109 | 436 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Mike Guman | 115 | 433 | 3.8 | 18 | 4 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 34 | 118 | 3.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Kemp | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 559 | 2236 | 4.0 | 69t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 585 | 2397 | 4.1 | 59t | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 267 | 138 | 51.7 | 116 | 1815 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 67t | 9 | 3.4 | 13 | 4.9 | 28 | 227 | 1588 | 64.4 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 16 | 442 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 64 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 62 | 380 | 75.6 |
| Dan Pastorini | 152 | 64 | 42.1 | 74 | 719 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 46 | 2 | 1.3 | 14 | 9.2 | 14 | 149 | 570 | 22.9 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 135.4 |
| Frank Corral | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Jeff Kemp | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 25 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7.6 |
| Team Totals | 477 | 235 | 49.3 | 210 | 3008 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 67t | 15 | 3.1 | 32 | 6.7 | 50 | 451 | 2557 | 51.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 439 | 204 | 46.5 | 218 | 3057 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 64 | 17 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.9 | 43 | 330 | 2727 | 66.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Dennard | 49 | 821 | 16.8 | 64 | 4 |
| Wendell Tyler | 45 | 436 | 9.7 | 67t | 5 |
| Billy Waddy | 31 | 460 | 14.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 22 | 160 | 7.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Walt Arnold | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 24 | 2 |
| Mike Guman | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 16 | 355 | 22.2 | 45 | 3 |
| Henry Childs | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 39 | 1 |
| Willie Miller | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 235 | 3008 | 12.8 | 67t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 204 | 3057 | 15.0 | 64 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Cromwell | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 94 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 64 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Joe Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 237 | 13.9 | 94 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 361 | 11.3 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 89 | 3735 | 42.0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 481 | 3194 | 35.9 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 3735 | 42.0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 481 | 3194 | 35.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 94 | 3856 | 41.0 | 72 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 676 | 2880 | 30.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Irvin | 46 | 6 | 615 | 13.4 | 84t | 3 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1 | 2 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 8 | 676 | 13.8 | 84t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 8 | 481 | 9.3 | 55 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 60 | 0 | 1170 | 19.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Greg Meisner | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jairo Penaranda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Irv Pankey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 0 | 1244 | 18.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1443 | 24.1 | 95t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Youngblood | 11.5 | |
| Cody Jones | 5.5 | |
| Joe Harris | 4.0 | |
| Reggie Doss | 4.0 | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 4.0 | |
| Mike Fanning | 3.0 | |
| Jim Youngblood | 3.0 | |
| Larry Brooks | 3.0 | |
| Ivory Sully | 2.0 | |
| Phil Murphy | 1.0 | |
| LeRoy Irvin | 1.0 | |
| Pat Thomas | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 330.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50.0 | 451.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Childs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nolan Cromwell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Doss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Haden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| Joe Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LeRoy Irvin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cody Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Irv Pankey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Rich Saul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucious Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jewerl Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 38 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 0 |
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