1976 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 10-3-1 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/19/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-12 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62436 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1976 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47191 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jim Bertelsen | 45 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Virginia State | 2 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Dempsey | 10 | K | 6-1 | 275 | 29 | Palomar JC | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 30 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 22 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 42 | LS | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | DL | 6-6 | 255 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Geredine | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 191 | 26 | Truman State | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Harrah | 60 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Horton | 63 | OL | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 30 | Jackson State | 2 | 2 |
| Monte Jackson | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 23 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Rusty Jackson | 9 | P | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski | 16 | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Youngstown State | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 28 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | DL | 6-5 | 241 | 25 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 29 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Mack | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 33 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin McLain | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 22 | Fullerton JC; Colorado State | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 36 | Utah State | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Phillips | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 24 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Preece | 20 | DB | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Oregon State | 2 | 0 |
| Geoff Reece | 54 | C | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 29 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Southern University | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Rogers | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 231 | 29 | Florida A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C | 6-3 | 241 | 28 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Scales | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 23 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 48 | RS | 6-1 | 184 | 25 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | OL | 6-4 | 281 | 22 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | DB | 5-9 | 190 | 22 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| John Williams | 75 | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 31 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 26 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 26 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 9/29 31.0% | 0/1 0.0% | 8 | 94 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 8/161 5.0% | 0/0 % | 10 | 66 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pat Haden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Dempsey | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 36 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dempsey | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 47 | 186 | 4.0 | 15 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 35 | 113 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rusty Jackson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 313 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 243 | 4.3 | 62 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 43 | 19 | 44.2 | 19 | 313 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 42 | 1 | 2.3 | 5 | 11.6 | 6 | 40 | 273 | 37.4 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 19 | 44.2 | 19 | 313 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 44 | 1 | 2.3 | 5 | 11.6 | 6 | 40 | 273 | 37.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 27 | 42.2 | 33 | 293 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.3 | 8 | 58 | 235 | 30.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 42 | 1 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Bob Klein | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 313 | 16.5 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 293 | 10.9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Jackson | 13 | 459 | 35.3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 375 | 23.4 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 459 | 28.7 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 375 | 23.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 513 | 36.6 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 420 | 30.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 6 | 0 | 54 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 2 | 73 | 8.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 1 | 84 | 12.0 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Geredine | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Merlin Olsen | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 58.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 40.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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