1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 34-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69631 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 0-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 67470 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Virginia State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | RLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| John Cappelletti | 22 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Corral | 3 | K | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Riverside CC; UCLA | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 21 | DB | 6-1 | 199 | 23 | Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 28 | RB | 5-9 | 187 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 23 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Doss | 71 | DL | 6-4 | 267 | 22 | Hampton | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 32 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 24 | San Jose State | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 42 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 29 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | RDT | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 24 | California; Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Haden | 11 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Harrah | 60 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Jessie | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 183 | 30 | Imperial Valley JC; Kansas | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Jodat | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 24 | Carthage | 2 | 0 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 27 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Latin | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Mack | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 249 | 35 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Marshall | 44 | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 28 | Maryland | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin McLain | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Fullerton JC; Colorado State | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 82 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 31 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Nelson | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Phillips | 39 | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 26 | Cincinnati; Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 31 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Isiah Robertson | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 29 | Southern University | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Ryczek | 54 | OL | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C | 6-3 | 241 | 30 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Scales | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 25 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Simpson | 48 | FS | 6-1 | 184 | 27 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | OL | 6-4 | 281 | 24 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 56 | OL | 6-3 | 266 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie Smith | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Fullerton JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 24 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Waddy | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Walker | 19 | P | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 20 | DB | 6-3 | 197 | 27 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| John Williams | 75 | ROT | 6-3 | 257 | 33 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 |
| Charle Young | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 27 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 28 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 28 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:23 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 16/33 48.5% | / % | 4 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:37 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 7/25 28.0% | / % | 12 | 97 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 47 | 152 | 3.2 | 17 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rod Phillips | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 281 | 3.6 | 18 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 162 | 3.3 | 53 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Haden | 48 | 22 | 45.8 | 22 | 285 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 29 | 2 | 4.2 | 4 | 8.3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 44.2 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 7 | 130 | 8.1 | 18.6 | 65 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 9 | 121 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 29 | 45.3 | 29 | 415 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 65 | 2 | 3.1 | 6 | 9.4 | 3 | 10 | 405 | 38.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 31 | 49.2 | 28 | 345 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 31 | 3 | 4.8 | 4 | 6.3 | 4 | 28 | 317 | 55.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jessie | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Willie Miller | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Billy Waddy | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Charle Young | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 415 | 14.3 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 345 | 11.1 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Simpson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 68t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Walker | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 280 | 31.1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 319 | 35.4 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 280 | 31.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 528 | 37.7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 404 | 28.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Wallace | 7 | 0 | 93 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 104 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jodat | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Jones | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| Mike Fanning | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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