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1948 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 327 points (27.2/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 269 points (22.4/g), 5th.
Differential of 58 points (4.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Clark Shaughnessy (6-5-1)
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1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 87 for 180, 1,354 yards, 14 td, 18 int, & 7 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| QB | Jim Hardy | 25 | 2 | 3 | 112 for 211, 1,390 yards, 14 td, 7 int, & 5 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Dick Hoerner | 26 | 1 | 5 | 76 rushes for 354 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 227 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Fred Gehrke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 56 rushes for 246 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 173 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Jack Banta | 31 | 7 | 10 | 32 rushes for 105 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 34 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
| LE | Frank Hubbell | 26 | 1 | 11 | 10 catches for 134 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 15th / 152nd pick / 1944 |
| LE | Tom Fears | 25 | Rook | 1 | 51 catches for 698 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Dick Huffman+ | 25 | 1 | 11 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
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| LG | Hal Dean | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 283rd pick / 1947 |
| C | Fred Naumetz | 26 | 2 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 |
| C | Jack Martin | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Mike Lazetich | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
| RG | Roger Eason | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
| RT | Gil Bouley | 27 | 3 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| RE | Jack Zilly | 27 | 1 | 6 | 13 catches for 169 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield | 28 | 3 | 8 | 6 of 11 field goals & 38 of 44 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield | 28 | 3 | 8 | 43 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Fred Gehrke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 19 punt returns for a 11.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Fred Gehrke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 17 kick returns for a 27.3 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Agler | 24 | HB-DB-FB-LB | 8 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Otterbein | 3/13/1924 | Rook | |
| Jack Banta | 31 | HB | 12 | 10 | 191 | 5-11 | USC | 11/19/1917 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
| Gil Bouley | 27 | T-DT | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/15/1921 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| Larry Brink | 25 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-5 | Northern Illinois | 9/12/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| Ed Champagne | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | LSU | 12/4/1922 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 163rd pick / 1947 |
| Joe Corn | 25 | HB | 9 | 0 | 168 | 5-6 | none | 10/5/1923 | Rook | |
| Gerry Cowhig | 27 | LB-FB-DB | 12 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 48th pick / 1945 |
| Don Currivan | 28 | E | 10 | 2 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston College | 3/6/1920 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
| Bob David | 27 | G | 3 | 1 | 219 | 6-0 | Notre Dame,Villanova | 1/15/1921 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 253rd pick / 1947 |
| Hal Dean | 26 | G-LB | 11 | 9 | 205 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/30/1922 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 30th / 283rd pick / 1947 |
| Bob DeFruiter | 30 | HB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/3/1918 | 3 | |
| Roger Eason | 30 | G | 10 | 6 | 227 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 7/31/1918 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
| Tom Fears | 25 | E | 12 | 1 | 216 | 6-2 | Santa Clara,UCLA | 12/3/1923 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| Jack Finlay | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 2 | 217 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/8/1921 | 1 | |
| Fred Gehrke | 30 | HB | 12 | 8 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah | 4/24/1918 | 8 | |
| Jim Hardy | 25 | QB-DB | 12 | 3 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1923 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1945 |
| Red Hickey | 31 | E | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 2/14/1917 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 41st pick / 1941 |
| Dick Hoerner | 26 | FB | 12 | 5 | 220 | 6-4 | Iowa | 7/25/1922 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| Bob Hoffman | 31 | B | 11 | 4 | 208 | 6-1 | USC | 12/13/1917 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 78th pick / 1940 |
| Les Horvath | 27 | HB | 12 | 2 | 173 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 10/12/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 45th pick / 1943 |
| Frank Hubbell | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 11 | 222 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 1/19/1922 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 15th / 152nd pick / 1944 |
| Dick Huffman+ | 25 | T | 12 | 11 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/27/1923 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
| Tom Keane | 22 | DB-E | 11 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State,West Virginia | 9/7/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| Mike Lazetich | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 6 | 211 | 6-1 | Michigan,Montana | 8/27/1921 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
| Dante Magnani | 31 | HB-WB | 8 | 1 | 182 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 3/16/1917 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940 |
| Jack Martin | 26 | C | 12 | 5 | 238 | 6-3 | Navy,Princeton | 4/10/1922 | 1 | |
| Jim Mello | 28 | DB-FB-LB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 11/8/1920 | 1 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 47th pick / 1945 |
| Fred Naumetz | 26 | C | 11 | 7 | 222 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/28/1922 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 |
| Don Paul | 23 | LB-MG-C | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | UCLA | 3/18/1925 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| Joe Repko | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Boston College,Seton Hall | 3/15/1920 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 12th / 107th pick / 1943 |
| Paul Rickards | 22 | QB | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 6/30/1926 | Rook | |
| Bruce Smith | 28 | HB-DB-TB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/8/1920 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 119th pick / 1942 |
| Bill Smyth | 26 | DE-E-T | 11 | 4 | 243 | 6-3 | Cincinnati,Notre Dame,Penn State | 4/8/1922 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 53rd pick / 1947 |
| Al Sparkman | 22 | T | 12 | 2 | 253 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 2/17/1926 | Rook | |
| Kenny Washington | 30 | HB-DB | 10 | 3 | 212 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/31/1918 | 2 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 28 | QB | 11 | 8 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| Pat West | 25 | FB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,USC | 2/21/1923 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 290th pick / 1945 |
| Ray Yagiello | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Catawba,Franklin & Marshall | 9/23/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 200th pick / 1948 |
| Jack Zilly | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 6 | 212 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/11/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 12 | 211.2 | 6-0.9 | 2.2 |