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1946 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 277 points (25.2/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 257 points (23.4/g), 8th.
Differential of 20 points (1.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by
Adam Walsh (6-4-1)
Training Camp: Compton College (Compton, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bob Waterfield+ | 26 | 1 | 4 | 127 for 251, 1,747 yards, 17 td, 17 int, & 16 rushes for -60 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| FB | Pat West | 23 | 1 | 7 | 40 rushes for 226 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Fred Gehrke | 28 | 6 | 10 | 71 rushes for 371 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 83 yards and 2 td | |
| RH | Jack Banta | 29 | 5 | 6 | 44 rushes for 209 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 81 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
| LE | Bob Shaw | 25 | 1 | 7 | 4 catches for 63 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 97th pick / 1944 |
| LT | Elbie Schultz | 29 | 6 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
| LG | Roger Eason | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
| C | Bob deLauer | 26 | 1 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 82nd pick / 1942 | |
| RG | Riley Matheson+ | 32 | 7 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Gil Bouley | 25 | 1 | 11 | 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| RE | Ray Hamilton | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 catches for 92 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield+ | 26 | 1 | 4 | 6 of 9 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield+ | 26 | 1 | 4 | 39 punts for a 44.7 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Fred Gehrke | 28 | 6 | 10 | 8 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Fred Gehrke | 28 | 6 | 10 | 8 kick returns for a 23.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Banta | 29 | HB | 10 | 6 | 191 | 5-11 | USC | 11/19/1917 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 | |
| Jim Benton+ | 30 | E | 11 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 9/25/1916 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938 | |
| Gil Bouley | 25 | T-DT | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 11/15/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 | |
| Bob deLauer | 26 | C | 11 | 6 | 218 | 6-1 | USC | 8/30/1920 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 82nd pick / 1942 | |
| Roger Eason | 28 | G | 9 | 8 | 227 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 7/31/1918 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 | |
| Tom Farmer | 25 | HB | 8 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Iowa | 4/17/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1943 | |
| Jake Fawcett | 27 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 223 | 5-11 | SMU | 5/29/1919 | 4 | ||
| Fred Gehrke | 28 | HB | 10 | 10 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah | 4/24/1918 | 6 | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 30 | E | 11 | 7 | 212 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/21/1916 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 | |
| Roger Harding | 23 | C-LB | 10 | 1 | 217 | 6-2 | California | 6/11/1923 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 37th pick / 1945 | |
| Jim Hardy | 23 | QB-DB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 | |
| Tom Harmon | 27 | HB | 10 | 3 | 197 | 6-1 | Michigan | 9/28/1919 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 1st pick / 1941 | |
| Red Hickey | 29 | E | 8 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 2/14/1917 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 41st pick / 1941 | |
| Bob Hoffman | 29 | B | 10 | 2 | 208 | 6-1 | USC | 12/13/1917 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 78th pick / 1940 | |
| Mike Holovak | 27 | FB-LB | 11 | 2 | 213 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 9/19/1919 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1943 | |
| Clyde Johnson | 29 | T | 11 | 0 | 269 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 8/22/1917 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 35th pick / 1943 | |
| Mike Lazetich | 25 | G-LB | 10 | 4 | 211 | 6-1 | Montana,Michigan | 8/27/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 | |
| Les Lear | 28 | T | 11 | 1 | 225 | 5-11 | Manitoba | 8/22/1918 | 2 | ||
| Len Levy | 25 | G | 10 | 2 | 256 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/19/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 27th pick / 1942 | |
| Riley Matheson+ | 32 | G | 11 | 7 | 207 | 6-2 | Cameron,Texas-El Paso | 12/12/1914 | 7 | ||
| Art Mergenthal | 25 | G | 9 | 1 | 215 | 5-11 | Tennessee,Xavier (OH),Bowling Green,Notre Dame | 3/21/1921 | 1 | ||
| Fred Naumetz | 24 | C | 11 | 4 | 222 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/28/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 | |
| Joe Pasqua | 28 | T | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | SMU | 7/31/1918 | 4 | ||
| Steve Pritko | 26 | E-DE | 11 | 4 | 209 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/21/1920 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 | |
| Albie Reisz | 29 | TB-HB-QB | 2 | 1 | 175 | 5-10 | SE Louisiana | 11/29/1917 | 2 | ||
| Ralph Ruthstrom | 25 | B | 6 | 4 | 212 | 6-5 | Sam Houston St.,SMU | 7/12/1921 | 1 | ||
| Elbie Schultz | 29 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon St. | 12/23/1917 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 | |
| Bob Shaw | 25 | E | 10 | 7 | 226 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 5/22/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 97th pick / 1944 | |
| Woody Strode | 32 | E | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/25/1914 | Rook | ||
| Steve Sucic | 25 | HB-FB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Illinois | 4/21/1921 | Rook | ||
| Kenny Washington | 28 | HB-DB | 6 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/31/1918 | Rook | ||
| Bob Waterfield+ | 26 | QB | 11 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 | |
| Pat West | 23 | FB | 10 | 7 | 201 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,USC | 2/21/1923 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 | |
| Jack Wilson | 29 | HB | 9 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 11/20/1917 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1942 | |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 11 | 212.8 | 6-1.2 | 2.3 |