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1947 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 259 points (21.6/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 214 points (17.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 45 points (3.8/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 5th.
Coached by Bob Snyder (6-6-0)
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1947 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 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 96 for 221, 1,210 yards, 8 td, 18 int, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| FB | Pat West | 24 | 2 | 5 | 42 rushes for 162 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Fred Gehrke | 29 | 7 | 8 | 59 rushes for 304 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 19 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Jack Banta | 30 | 6 | 8 | 40 rushes for 193 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 198 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
| LE | Jack Zilly | 26 | Rook | 7 | 7 catches for 75 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Dick Huffman+ | 24 | Rook | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
| LG | Riley Matheson+ | 33 | 8 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Fred Naumetz | 25 | 1 | 12 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 |
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| RG | Roger Eason | 29 | 2 | 10 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
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| RT | Gil Bouley | 26 | 2 | 10 | 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| RE | Ray Hamilton | 31 | 9 | 5 | 12 catches for 193 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield | 27 | 2 | 8 | 7 of 16 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield | 27 | 2 | 8 | 59 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Tom Harmon | 28 | 1 | 1 | 27 punt returns for a 14.5 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 1st pick / 1941 |
| KR | Tom Harmon | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 1st pick / 1941 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bagarus | 28 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/19/1919 | 2 | ||
| Jack Banta | 30 | HB | 12 | 8 | 191 | 5-11 | USC | 11/19/1917 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
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| Jim Benton | 31 | E | 11 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 9/25/1916 | 9 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938 |
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| Mel Bleeker | 27 | HB | 11 | 4 | 189 | 5-11 | USC | 8/20/1920 | 3 | ||
| Gil Bouley | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 10 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/15/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
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| Ed Champagne | 25 | T-DT | 4 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | LSU | 12/4/1922 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 163rd pick / 1947 |
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| Gerry Cowhig | 26 | LB-FB-DB | 8 | 4 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 48th pick / 1945 |
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| Bob David | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Notre Dame,Villanova | 1/15/1921 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 253rd pick / 1947 |
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| Hal Dean | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/30/1922 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 283rd pick / 1947 |
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| Roger Eason | 29 | G | 11 | 10 | 227 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 7/31/1918 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
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| Jack Finlay | 26 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/8/1921 | Rook | ||
| Fred Gehrke | 29 | HB | 11 | 8 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah | 4/24/1918 | 7 | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 31 | E | 12 | 5 | 212 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/21/1916 | 9 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 |
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| Jim Hardy | 24 | QB-DB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 |
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| Tom Harmon | 28 | HB | 12 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Michigan | 9/28/1919 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 1st pick / 1941 |
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| Red Hickey | 30 | E | 11 | 4 | 204 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 2/14/1917 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 41st pick / 1941 |
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| Dick Hoerner | 25 | FB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Iowa | 7/25/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
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| Bob Hoffman | 30 | B | 10 | 4 | 208 | 6-1 | USC | 12/13/1917 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 78th pick / 1940 |
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| Les Horvath | 26 | HB | 10 | 1 | 173 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 10/12/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 45th pick / 1943 |
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| Frank Hubbell | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 2 | 222 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 1/19/1922 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 15th / 152nd pick / 1944 |
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| Dick Huffman+ | 24 | T | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/27/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
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| Clyde Johnson | 30 | T | 12 | 1 | 269 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 8/22/1917 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 35th pick / 1943 |
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| John Ksionzyk | 28 | QB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | St. Bonaventure | 1/28/1919 | Rook | ||
| Mike Lazetich | 26 | G-LB | 11 | 2 | 211 | 6-1 | Michigan,Montana | 8/27/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
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| Dante Magnani | 30 | HB-WB | 12 | 3 | 182 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 3/16/1917 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940 |
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| Jack Martin | 25 | C | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Navy,Princeton | 4/10/1922 | Rook | ||
| Riley Matheson+ | 33 | G | 11 | 9 | 207 | 6-2 | Cameron,Texas-El Paso | 12/12/1914 | 8 | ||
| Fred Naumetz | 25 | C | 12 | 12 | 222 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/28/1922 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 |
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| Steve Pritko | 27 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/21/1920 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 |
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| Elbie Schultz | 30 | T-G | 12 | 1 | 252 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 12/23/1917 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1940 |
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| Bill Smyth | 25 | DE-E-T | 12 | 3 | 243 | 6-3 | Cincinnati,Notre Dame,Penn State | 4/8/1922 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 53rd pick / 1947 |
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| Kenny Washington | 29 | HB-DB | 11 | 2 | 212 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/31/1918 | 1 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 27 | QB | 12 | 8 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
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| Pat West | 24 | FB | 12 | 5 | 201 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,USC | 2/21/1923 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
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| Jack Wilson | 30 | HB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 11/20/1917 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1942 |
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| Jack Zilly | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 7 | 212 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/11/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
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| Team Total | 27.4 | 12 | 211.5 | 6-1.2 | 2.5 |