1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Conference • 9-3-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| National Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/21/1952 | A | Detroit Lions | 21-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 47645 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Paul Barry | 23 | ROH | 6-0 | 208 | 26 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brink | 83 | LDE | 6-5 | 235 | 29 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Carey | 89 | OE | 6-5 | 219 | 22 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Casner | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Dahms | 71 | ROT | 6-5 | 242 | 25 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Daugherty | 67 | LOG | 6-1 | 219 | 23 | Colgate; Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Dwyer | 29 | LS | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Loyola Marymount | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Fears | 80 | LOE | 6-2 | 213 | 30 | Santa Clara; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Norb Hecker | 88 | LS | 6-2 | 193 | 25 | Baldwin-Wallace | 1 | 1 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 40 | ROE | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Wisconsin; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lange | 65 | ROG | 6-1 | 239 | 24 | Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Woodley Lewis | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | Los Angeles CC; Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Bud McFadin | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Leon McLaughlin | 50 | C | 6-2 | 228 | 27 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Myers | 31 | FB | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 228 | 27 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Duane Putnam | 61 | ROG | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 21 | LOH | 5-11 | 173 | 24 | Texas Christian; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Herb Rich | 42 | RS | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Robustelli | 84 | RDE | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Arnold | 1 | 1 |
| Don Simensen | 76 | LOT | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) | 1 | 1 |
| Vitamin Smith | 47 | ROH | 5-8 | 179 | 29 | Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Len Teeuws | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | Michigan State; Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Thompson | 66 | LOG | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Los Angeles CC; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Toogood | 70 | RDT | 6-0 | 232 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Towler | 32 | LOH | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Washington & Jefferson | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Waterfield | 7 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 32 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Stan West | 64 | MG | 6-2 | 239 | 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Idaho; Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Winkler | 78 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 35 | FB-LB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | / % | / % | 2 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | / % | / % | 5 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vitamin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Towler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeet Quinlan | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 128 | 4.4 | 47 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 173 | 4.4 | 20 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 4 | 166 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 21 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 151 | 120.6 |
| Bob Waterfield | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 13 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -16 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 9 | 179 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 21 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 31 | 148 | 79.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 8 | 192 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 51 | 1 | 4.3 | 4 | 17.4 | 1 | 5 | 187 | 51.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fears | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Elroy Hirsch | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Bob Carey | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Jack Myers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dan Towler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 192 | 17.5 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan West | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 130 | 32.5 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 196 | 32.7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 189 | 31.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 179 | 29.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 | 57t | 1 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Herb Rich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Stan West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Carey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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