1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Western Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1980 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64533 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Andrews | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 223 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Arnold | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 229 | 22 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Bain | 62 | OG | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Colorado; San Diego CC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Brooks | 90 | RDT | 6-3 | 255 | 30 | Virginia State | 1 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 29 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Corral | 3 | K | 6-2 | 233 | 25 | Riverside CC; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 21 | FS | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Delaney | 41 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Doss | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 267 | 24 | Hampton | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 34 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Ekern | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fanning | 79 | DT | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 26 | California; Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Doug France | 77 | LOT | 6-5 | 266 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Guman | 44 | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Harrah | 60 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Harris | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Hicks | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 87 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Hill | 72 | LOG | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Horton | 63 | OL | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 47 | LCB | 5-11 | 184 | 23 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 20 | SS | 6-1 | 183 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Jones | 76 | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 29 | Trinidad State JC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Miller | 82 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 33 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 194 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Murphy | 95 | DT | 6-5 | 300 | 23 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 |
| Irv Pankey | 75 | OT | 6-4 | 287 | 22 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 49 | RCB | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Fresno CC; Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Reynolds | 64 | MLB | 6-1 | 232 | 33 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Saul | 61 | C | 6-3 | 241 | 32 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Slater | 78 | ROT | 6-4 | 281 | 26 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Lucious Smith | 23 | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | San Diego State; Fullerton State | 1 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 37 | DB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Delaware | 1 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 33 | HB | 5-10 | 228 | 23 | UCLA; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | CB | 5-9 | 190 | 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 27 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 242 | 30 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Youngblood | 53 | LLB | 6-3 | 237 | 30 | Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 21:49 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 50.0% | / % | 5 | 50 |
| Opponents Totals | 38:11 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 8/12 66.7% | / % | 11 | 79 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jewerl Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Corral | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewerl Thomas | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 338 | 7.3 | 32 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Ferragamo | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 13 | 175 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 32 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 7 | 168 | 36.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 13 | 175 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 32 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 7 | 168 | 36.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 10 | 190 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 37 | 3 | 12.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 73.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Dennard | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Jewerl Thomas | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mike Guman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 175 | 12.5 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 190 | 15.8 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lucious Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Corral | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 185 | 30.8 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 155 | 25.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 43.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Irvin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lucious Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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