1945 Cleveland Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 9-1-0 .900 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/16/1945 | H | Washington Redskins | 15-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 32178 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Benton | 49 | OE-DE | 6-3 | 200 | 29 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Gil Bouley | 42 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Bob deLauer | 65 | C-LB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Eason | 43 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 227 | 27 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 18 | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 189 | 27 | Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 24 | ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Don Greenwood | 66 | B | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Missouri; Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 44 | OE-DE | 6-4 | 212 | 29 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Harding | 15 | C-LB | 6-2 | 211 | 22 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Red Hickey | 53 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 204 | 28 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| George Koch | 19 | B | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Baylor; St. Mary's (Texas) | 1 | 0 |
| Floyd Konetsky | 38 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 197 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lazetich | 27 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 211 | 24 | Montana; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Les Lear | 41 | OT-DT | 5-11 | 225 | 27 | Manitoba | 1 | 0 |
| Len Levy | 64 | OG-DG | 6-0 | 256 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 11 | LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 207 | 31 | Cameron JC; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 1 |
| Art Mergenthal | 31 | OG-DG | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Tennessee; Xavier (Ohio); Bowling Green State; Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Nemeth | 10 | LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Pritko | 30 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 26 | QB-S | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Scarry | 39 | C-LB | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Waynesburg | 1 | 1 |
| Elbie Schultz | 40 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 252 | 28 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Rudy Sikich | 48 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 7 | B | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Pat West | 36 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 201 | 22 | Pittsburgh; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | / % | / % | 6 | 60 | |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 29 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gillette | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Greenwood | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat West | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| George Koch | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 180 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 11 | 192 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 44t | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 192 | 68.7 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 11 | 192 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 68.7 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 9 | 179 | 9.0 | 19.9 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 70.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 37t | 1 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 44t | 1 | ||
| Steve Pritko | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pat West | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 192 | 13.7 | 2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 179 | 19.9 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat West | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 0 | 67 | |||||
| Team Totals | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 0 | 67 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Reisz | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Greenwood | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Nemeth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Gil Bouley | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | ||
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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