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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)
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1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Waterfield+ | 25 | Rook | 4 | 89 for 171, 1,609 yards, 14 td, 17 int, & 18 rushes for 18 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| FB | Don Greenwood | 24 | Rook | 6 | 101 rushes for 376 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for 72 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Pat West | 22 | Rook | 6 | 19 rushes for 45 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for -2 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Fred Gehrke | 27 | 5 | 7 | 74 rushes for 467 yards, 7 td, & 8 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Jim Gillette | 28 | 5 | 7 | 63 rushes for 390 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1940 |
| LE | Jim Benton+ | 29 | 7 | 4 | 45 catches for 1,067 yards, 8 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938 |
| LT | Elbie Schultz | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
| LG | Riley Matheson+ | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Mike Scarry | 25 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RG | Mike Lazetich | 24 | Rook | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
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| RT | Gil Bouley | 24 | Rook | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| RE | Steve Pritko | 25 | 2 | 10 | 19 catches for 255 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield+ | 25 | Rook | 4 | 1 of 3 field goals & 31 of 34 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield+ | 25 | Rook | 4 | 39 punts for a 40.6 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Fred Gehrke | 27 | 5 | 7 | 8 punt returns for a 15.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Fred Gehrke | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 kick returns for a 19.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Armstrong | 27 | T | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | John Carroll | 5/30/1918 | 4 | ||
| Jim Benton+ | 29 | E | 9 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 9/25/1916 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938 |
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| Dave Bernard | 33 | LB-BB | 7 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 9/26/1912 | 1 | ||
| Gil Bouley | 24 | T-DT | 6 | 6 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/15/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
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| Tom Colella | 27 | HB-TB | 10 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Canisius | 7/3/1918 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942 |
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| Bob deLauer | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | USC | 8/30/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 82nd pick / 1942 |
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| Roger Eason | 27 | G | 2 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 7/31/1918 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
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| Fred Gehrke | 27 | HB | 10 | 7 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah | 4/24/1918 | 5 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 28 | HB | 10 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/19/1917 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1940 |
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| Don Greenwood | 24 | B | 9 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | Illinois,Missouri | 2/18/1921 | Rook | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 29 | E | 9 | 0 | 212 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/21/1916 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 |
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| Roger Harding | 22 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | California | 6/11/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 37th pick / 1945 |
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| Red Hickey | 28 | E | 8 | 2 | 204 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 2/14/1917 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 41st pick / 1941 |
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| Jack Jacobs | 26 | QB-TB-HB | 2 | 1 | 186 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/7/1919 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 |
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| Harvey Jones | 24 | FB-DB-HB | 9 | 2 | 175 | 6-0 | Baylor | 4/15/1921 | 1 | ||
| George Koch | 26 | HB | 5 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor,St. Mary's (TX) | 7/2/1919 | Rook | ||
| Floyd Konetsky | 25 | E | 10 | 4 | 197 | 6-0 | Florida | 5/26/1920 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 29th / 275th pick / 1943 |
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| Mike Lazetich | 24 | G-LB | 10 | 7 | 211 | 6-1 | Michigan,Montana | 8/27/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
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| Les Lear | 27 | T | 9 | 1 | 225 | 5-11 | Manitoba | 8/22/1918 | 1 | ||
| Len Levy | 24 | G | 7 | 1 | 256 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/19/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 27th pick / 1942 |
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| Sonny Liles | 26 | G-LB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 8/9/1919 | 2 | ||
| Riley Matheson+ | 31 | G | 10 | 9 | 207 | 6-2 | Cameron,Texas-El Paso | 12/12/1914 | 6 | ||
| Art Mergenthal | 24 | G | 10 | 2 | 215 | 5-11 | Bowling Green,Notre Dame,Tennessee,Xavier (OH) | 3/21/1921 | Rook | ||
| Ray Monaco | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 212 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 2/10/1918 | 1 | ||
| Rudy Mucha | 27 | G-C | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/22/1918 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1941 |
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| Steve Nemeth | 23 | QB-HB | 9 | 4 | 174 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 12/10/1922 | Rook | ||
| George Phillips | 75 | LB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | UCLA | 0/0/0 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 74th pick / 1944 |
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| Steve Pritko | 25 | E-DE | 10 | 10 | 209 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/21/1920 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 |
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| Albie Reisz | 28 | TB-HB-QB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Southeastern Louisiana | 11/29/1917 | 1 | ||
| Bill Rieth | 29 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Carnegie Mellon | 6/20/1916 | 4 | ||
| Ralph Ruthstrom | 24 | B | 6 | 1 | 212 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State,SMU | 7/12/1921 | Rook | ||
| Mike Scarry | 25 | C-T | 10 | 10 | 214 | 6-0 | Waynesburg | 2/1/1920 | 1 | ||
| Elbie Schultz | 28 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 12/23/1917 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| Bob Shaw | 24 | E | 5 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/22/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 97th pick / 1944 |
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| Rudy Sikich | 24 | T | 6 | 2 | 220 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 2/12/1921 | Rook | Brooklyn Tigers / 4th / 29th pick / 1944 |
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| Bob Waterfield+ | 25 | QB | 10 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
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| Pat West | 22 | FB | 10 | 6 | 201 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,USC | 2/21/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
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| Joe Winkler | 23 | C | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Purdue | 3/9/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 12th / 114th pick / 1945 |
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| Jim Worden | 30 | HB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Waynesburg | 6/21/1915 | Rook | ||
| Walt Zirinsky | 25 | HB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Lafayette | 8/1/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 12th / 102nd pick / 1942 |
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| Team Total | 27.3 | 10 | 206.6 | 6-0.7 | 1.7 |