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1945 Cleveland Rams

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Record: 9-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1945 NFL Champions

Scored 244 points (24.4/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 136 points (13.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 108 points (10.8/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-2.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.6/g), 2nd.

Coached by Adam Walsh (9-1-0)

1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 30 box W 1-0 Chicago Cardinals 21 0 14 373 119 254 4 6 95 70 25 5
2 Sun October 7 box W 2-0 Chicago Bears 17 0 14 289 53 236 4 16 322 227 95 4
3 Sun October 14 box W 3-0 @ Green Bay Packers 27 14 12 289 135 154 4 16 232 151 81 6
4 Sun October 21 box W 4-0 @ Chicago Bears 41 21 19 407 270 137 2 22 343 104 239 3
5 Sun October 28 box L 4-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 14 28 10 243 171 72 4 6 185 144 41 1
6 Sun November 4 box W 5-1 @ New York Giants 21 17 17 399 174 225 3 9 251 57 194 4
7 Sun November 11 box W 6-1 Green Bay Packers 20 7 6 367 102 265 5 12 285 177 108 8
8 Sun November 18 box W 7-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 35 21 13 389 242 147 3 19 345 294 51 5
9 Thu November 22 box W 8-1 @ Detroit Lions 28 21 15 444 329 115 5 13 259 101 158 6
10 Sun December 2 box W 9-1 Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers 20 7 17 353 228 125 4 11 182 146 36 3
Playoffs
Championship December 16 box W 10-1 Washington Redskins 15 14

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 244 3481 571 6.1 137 99 199 1767 16 20 8.9 60 372 1714 19 4.6 68 38 18 9
Team Defense 136 2489 602 4.1 191 99 253 1463 9 28 5.8 51 349 1026 10 2.9 129 44 16 11
Lg Rank Offense 3 2 3 7 3 1 6 1 5 1 2 1 9 10
Lg Rank Defense 3 3 7 10 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 1 2

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 89 171 52.0 1609 14 8.2 17 9.9 84 9.4 5.8 18.1 160.9 72.4
Albie Reisz 28 10 0 8 21 38.1 146 2 9.5 3 14.3 44 7.0 1.5 18.3 14.6 55.0
Jack Jacobs 26 2 1 3 5 60.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 2.4 2.4 4.0 6.0 64.6
Tom Colella 27 10 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Steve Nemeth 23 9 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 27.3 10 100 199 50.3 1767 16 8.0 20 10.1 84 8.9 5.2 17.7 176.7 68.2
Opp Total 10 99 253 39.1 1463 9 3.6 28 11.1 5.8 1.2 14.8 146.3 31.1 0 0 5.8 1.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Don Greenwood 24 FB 9 6 101 376 4 35 3.7 41.8 11.2 3 72 24.0 0 42 0.3 8.0 448 4 6
Fred Gehrke 27 LH 10 7 74 467 7 72 6.3 46.7 7.4 8 90 11.3 1 23 0.8 9.0 557 8 3
Jim Gillette 28 RH 10 7 63 390 1 52 6.2 39.0 6.3 6 48 8.0 0 15 0.6 4.8 438 1 2
Tom Colella 27 10 1 46 224 2 30 4.9 22.4 4.6 7 64 9.1 2 20 0.7 6.4 288 4 4
Pat West 22 fb 10 6 19 45 0 9 2.4 4.5 1.9 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.1 -0.2 43 0 2
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 18 18 5 16 1.0 1.8 1.8 18 5 9
Albie Reisz 28 10 0 12 -2 0 16 -0.2 -0.2 1.2 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 1.1 9 0 3
George Koch 26 5 1 12 101 0 32 8.4 20.2 2.4 101 0 0
Ralph Ruthstrom 24 6 1 10 74 0 34 7.4 12.3 1.7 74 0 0
Harvey Jones 24 9 2 8 15 0 5 1.9 1.7 0.9 2 36 18.0 1 44 0.2 4.0 51 1 0
Jim Worden 30 5 0 4 3 0 7 0.8 0.6 0.8 3 0 0
Walt Zirinsky 25 5 0 3 3 0 2 1.0 0.6 0.6 3 0 0
Jack Jacobs 26 2 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 2
Jim Benton+ 29 LE 9 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 1067 23.7 8 84 5.0 118.6 1067 8 2
Steve Pritko 25 RE 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 255 13.4 4 35 1.9 25.5 255 4 0
Ray Hamilton 29 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 0 14 0.4 5.6 50 0 0
Red Hickey 28 8 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 76 19.0 0 33 0.5 9.5 76 0 0
Team Total 27.3 10 372 1714 19 72 4.6 171.4 37.2 100 1767 17.7 16 84 10.0 176.7 3481 35 34
Opp Total 10 349 1026 10 2.9 102.6 34.9 99 1463 14.8 9 9.9 146.3 2489 19 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Fred Gehrke 27 LH 10 7 8 120 0 49 15.0 9 173 0 30 19.2 850
Jim Gillette 28 RH 10 7 7 53 0 20 7.6 4 66 0 20 16.5 557
Albie Reisz 28 10 0 8 78 0 15 9.8 87
Don Greenwood 24 FB 9 6 5 106 0 30 21.2 554
Tom Colella 27 10 1 1 10 0 10 10.0 3 79 0 30 26.3 377
Jim Benton+ 29 LE 9 4 3 16 0 10 5.3 1083
Ralph Ruthstrom 24 6 1 3 47 0 23 15.7 121
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 2 34 0 18 17.0 52
Jack Jacobs 26 2 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
George Koch 26 5 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 108
Riley Matheson+ 31 LG 10 9 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Bob Shaw 24 5 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1
Team Total 27.3 10 31 353 0 49 11.4 26 448 0 30 17.2 4282
Opp Total 10 28 0 45 923 0 20.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 3 1 33.3% 34 31 91.2% 39 1585 68 1 40.6
Albie Reisz 28 10 0 7 258 51 0 36.9
Jack Jacobs 26 2 1 1 43 43 0 43.0
Team Total 27.3 10 3 1 33.3% 34 31 91.2% 47 1886 68 1 40.1
Opp Total 10 4 1 25.0% 19 19 100.0% 52 1893 36.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jim Benton+ 29 LE 9 4 2 1 0 0
Dave Bernard 33 7 0 1 1 17 0
Gil Bouley 24 RT 6 6 0 1 2 0
Tom Colella 27 10 1 4 1 0 0
Roger Eason 27 2 0 0 1 0 0
Fred Gehrke 27 LH 10 7 4 16 0 14 3 3 -6 0
Jim Gillette 28 RH 10 7 4 8 0 4 2 1 0 0
Don Greenwood 24 FB 9 6 6 1 0 0
Ray Hamilton 29 9 0 0 2 0 0
Roger Harding 22 6 0 1 16 0 16
Red Hickey 28 8 2 0 1 0 0
Jack Jacobs 26 2 1 2 1 0 0
Harvey Jones 24 9 2 2 73 0 53 0 1 0 0
Sonny Liles 26 8 0 1 6 0 6
Riley Matheson+ 31 LG 10 9 2 49 0 45 0 1 0 0
Albie Reisz 28 10 0 2 55 0 55 3 4 22 0
Ralph Ruthstrom 24 6 1 1 46 0 46 0 1 0 0
Mike Scarry 25 C 10 10 4 32 0 18
Elbie Schultz 28 LT 10 10 0 1 0 0
Rudy Sikich 24 6 2 0 1 0 0
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 6 92 0 29 9 4 -2 0
Pat West 22 fb 10 6 2 4 37 0
Joe Winkler 23 8 0 1 5 0 5
Team Total 27.3 10 28 398 0 55 34 31 70 0
Opp Total 10 31 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bob Waterfield+ 25 QB 10 4 5 31 1 64
Jim Benton+ 29 LE 9 4 8 48
Fred Gehrke 27 LH 10 7 7 1 48
Tom Colella 27 10 1 2 2 24
Don Greenwood 24 FB 9 6 4 24
Steve Pritko 25 RE 10 10 4 24
Jim Gillette 28 RH 10 7 1 6
Harvey Jones 24 9 2 1 6
Team Total 27.3 10 19 16 31 1 244
Opp Total 10 10 9 19 1 136