1982 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 14th place • National Football Conference • 2-7-0 .222 |
| Head Coach: Ray Malavasi |
| Clyde Evans | Conditioning |
| John Hadl | Offensive Coordinator |
| Bill Hickman | Administrative Assistant |
| Paul Lanham | Quarterbacks |
| Herb Paterra | Linebackers |
| Jim Ringo | Offensive Line |
| Fritz Shurmur | Defensive Line |
| Jack Snow | Receivers |
| Jim Vechiarella | Special Teams |
| Fred Whittingham | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | H | Denver Broncos | 20-33 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 57482 | |
| Thu | 8/19/1982 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-26 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60794 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 23-13 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 54537 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | 20-14 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 59442 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | 23-35 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 53694 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-19 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 59470 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | - | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | - | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Atlanta Falcons | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | San Diego Chargers | - | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | A | New Orleans Saints | - | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | New York Giants | - | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-34 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 39686 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-14 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 45793 | |
| Thu | 12/2/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 24-30 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 58574 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | H | Denver Broncos | 24-27 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 48112 | |
| Sat | 12/18/1982 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 31-37 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 56646 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | Chicago Bears | 26-34 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 46502 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 54256 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Philadelphia Eagles | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Atlanta Falcons | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | New Orleans Saints | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | San Diego Chargers | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | New Orleans Saints | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | New York Giants | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | San Francisco 49ers | Postponed from10/17 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Robert Alexander | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | West Virginia | 9 | 0 |
| George Andrews | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 223 | 27 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 |
| Bill Bain | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | Colorado; San Diego CC; Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 66 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 29 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Barnett | 96 | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Azusa Pacific | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Battle | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | North Texas | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | DT | 6-3 | 255 | 32 | Virginia State | 6 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 31 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Carson | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 25 | Howard Payne | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Collins | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 231 | 24 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 |
| Kirk Collins | 42 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 9 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 21 | FS | 6-1 | 199 | 27 | Kansas | 9 | 9 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 70 | DT | 6-4 | 265 | 30 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 4 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 27 | New Mexico | 9 | 9 |
| Reggie Doss | 71 | RDE | 6-4 | 267 | 26 | Hampton | 9 | 9 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 222 | 28 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 29 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 |
| George Farmer | 84 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Santa Monica JC; Southern University | 8 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 28 | California; Nebraska | 7 | 5 |
| Mike Guman | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Dennis Harrah | 60 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 |
| Drew Hill | 87 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Kent Hill | 72 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 9 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 47 | CB | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Kansas | 9 | 0 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 20 | SS | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| A.J. Jones | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 17 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Louisiana State | 4 | 4 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 241 | 31 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 9 | 9 |
| Wally Kersten | 68 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Normandale CC; Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Lansford | 4 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Pasadena CC; Washington | 9 | 0 |
| Myron Lapka | 67 | DT | 6-4 | 258 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| George Lilja | 59 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
| Kerry Locklin | 83 | TE | 6-3 | 217 | 23 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Meisner | 69 | LDT | 6-3 | 267 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 1 |
| Willie Miller | 82 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 35 | Colorado State | 9 | 9 |
| John Misko | 6 | P | 6-5 | 207 | 28 | Porterville JC; Oregon State | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Owens | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Michigan | 7 | 1 |
| Irv Pankey | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 287 | 24 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 29 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Barry Redden | 30 | FB | 5-10 | 219 | 22 | Richmond | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 57 | LLB | 6-4 | 219 | 23 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | ROT | 6-4 | 281 | 28 | Jackson State | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Smith | 56 | C | 6-3 | 266 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 9 | 9 |
| Lucious Smith | 23 | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | San Diego State; Fullerton State | 8 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 37 | S | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Delaware | 9 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 33 | FB | 5-10 | 228 | 25 | UCLA; San Jose State | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 28 | Texas A&M | 9 | 9 |
| Wendell Tyler | 26 | HB | 5-10 | 207 | 27 | UCLA | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Waddy | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Colorado | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Williams | 66 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | OT | 6-6 | 256 | 36 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 32 | Florida | 9 | 9 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB-MLB | 6-3 | 237 | 32 | Tennessee Tech | 7 | 7 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 14 | Barry Redden | RB | Richmond |
| 3 | 67 | Bill Bechtold | C | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 88 | Jeff Gaylord | LB | Missouri |
| 5 | 117 | Wally Kersten | T | Minnesota |
| 5 | 118 | Doug Barnett | DE | Azusa Pacific |
| 6 | 145 | Kerry Locklin | TE | New Mexico State |
| 7 | 181 | Joe Shearin | G | Texas |
| 8 | 202 | A.J. Jones | RB | Texas |
| 8 | 207 | Mike Reilly | DE | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 229 | Bob Speight | T | Boston University |
| 10 | 256 | Miles McPherson | DB | New Haven |
| 11 | 285 | Ricky Coffman | WR | UCLA |
| 12 | 312 | Ray Coley | DT | Alabama A&M |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 58 | 26 | 48 | 200 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 80 | 41 | 95 | 250 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:52 | 163 | 61 | 90 | 12 | 43/117 36.8% | 8/10 80.0% | 63 | 550 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:08 | 193 | 75 | 107 | 11 | 55/126 43.7% | 2/4 50.0% | 64 | 531 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Mike Lansford | 0 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Preston Dennard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Guman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Battle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Leroy Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 23 | 25 | 92.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 200 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 28 | 30 | 93.3 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 250 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lansford | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 39 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 39 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5/7 | 6/6 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 137 | 564 | 4.1 | 54 | 9 |
| Mike Guman | 69 | 266 | 3.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Willie Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Robert Alexander | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Battle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 251 | 1025 | 4.1 | 54 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 307 | 1202 | 3.9 | 32 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Ferragamo | 209 | 118 | 56.5 | 82 | 1609 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 85t | 9 | 4.3 | 9 | 4.3 | 7 | 65 | 1544 | 77.6 |
| Bert Jones | 87 | 48 | 55.2 | 35 | 527 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 51t | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 8 | 72 | 455 | 61.8 |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 297 | 166 | 55.9 | 117 | 2136 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 85t | 11 | 3.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 15 | 137 | 1999 | 71.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 281 | 175 | 62.3 | 95 | 2290 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 52 | 16 | 5.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 18 | 159 | 2131 | 90.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Tyler | 38 | 375 | 9.9 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| Mike Guman | 31 | 310 | 10.0 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Preston Dennard | 25 | 383 | 15.3 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Barber | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Farmer | 17 | 344 | 20.2 | 42t | 2 | 0 | |||
| Willie Miller | 15 | 346 | 23.1 | 85t | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jewerl Thomas | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Hill | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barry Redden | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Battle | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 51t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robert Alexander | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 166 | 2136 | 12.9 | 85t | 11 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 175 | 2290 | 13.1 | 52 | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Perry | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Ekern | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Misko | 45 | 1961 | 43.6 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 401 | 1520 | 33.0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 1961 | 42.6 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 401 | 1520 | 33.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1601 | 38.1 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 242 | 1319 | 31.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Irvin | 22 | 1 | 242 | 11.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 1 | 242 | 11.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 2 | 401 | 12.9 | 93t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Redden | 22 | 0 | 502 | 22.8 | 85 | 0 |
| Robert Alexander | 8 | 0 | 139 | 17.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike Guman | 8 | 0 | 102 | 12.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 0 | 869 | 19.3 | 85 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 0 | 844 | 23.4 | 45 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Fanning | 5.0 | |
| Reggie Doss | 4.0 | |
| Jack Youngblood | 4.0 | |
| George Andrews | 3.0 | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Greg Meisner | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 18.0 | 159.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15.0 | 137.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Doss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Guman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Harrah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Hill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
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