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1950 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 466 points (38.8/g), 1st of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (25.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 157 points (13.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 8.7-3.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.7, Offense: 12.7, Defense: -6.0, SoS: -6.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Joe Stydahar (9-3-0)
Training Camp: University of Redlands (Redlands, 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 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 24 | 1 | 6 | 127 for 233, 2,061 yards, 18 td, 14 int, & 15 rushes for 22 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Bob Waterfield* | 30 | 5 | 6 | 122 for 213, 1,540 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 8 rushes for 14 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| FB | Dick Hoerner* | 28 | 3 | 0 | 95 rushes for 381 yards, 10 td, & 26 catches for 446 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Glenn Davis* | 26 | Rook | 0 | 88 rushes for 416 yards, 3 td, & 42 catches for 592 yards and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 1947 |
| RH | Paul Barry | 24 | Rook | 0 | 50 rushes for 231 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 122 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 127th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Vitamin Smith | 27 | 1 | 0 | 51 rushes for 250 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 279 yards and 4 td | |
| LE | Tom Fears*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 84 catches for 1,116 yards, 7 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Dick Huffman* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
| LG | Jack Finlay | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Art Statuto | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 31st / 292nd pick / 1948 |
| RG | Dave Stephenson | 25 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 | |
| RT | Bob Reinhard | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 34th pick / 1942 |
| RE | Elroy Hirsch | 27 | 4 | 0 | 42 catches for 687 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Brink* | 27 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 | |
| LDT | Dick Huffman* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
| MG | Stan West | 24 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 | |
| RDT | Bob Reinhard | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 34th pick / 1942 |
| RDE | Jack Zilly | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| LLB | Mike Lazetich | 29 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 | |
| MLB | Don Paul | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| RLB | Tank Younger | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDH | Tom Keane | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| RDH | Woodley Lewis* | 25 | Rook | 0 | 12 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| S | Jerry Williams | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Waterfield* | 30 | 5 | 6 | 7 of 14 field goals & 54 of 58 extra points | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| P | Bob Waterfield* | 30 | 5 | 6 | 52 punts for a 40.1 average, 2 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| PR | Vitamin Smith | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Vitamin Smith | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 33.7 average and 3 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Paul Barry | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 8/7/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 127th pick / 1949 |
| 66 | Gil Bouley | 29 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 11/15/1921 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1944 |
| 80 | Bob Boyd | 22 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Loyola Marymount | 3/7/1928 | Rook | |
| 63 | Larry Brink* | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-5 | Northern Illinois | 9/12/1923 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| 86 | Ed Champagne | 28 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | LSU | 12/4/1922 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 163rd pick / 1947 |
| 41 | Glenn Davis* | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Army | 12/26/1924 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 1947 |
| 55 | Tom Fears*+ | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Santa Clara,UCLA | 12/3/1923 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| 58 | Jack Finlay | 29 | G-LB | 10 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/8/1921 | 3 | |
| 40 | Elroy Hirsch | 27 | E-HB-DE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Wisconsin,Michigan | 6/17/1923 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| 31 | Dick Hoerner* | 28 | FB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Iowa | 7/25/1922 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 17th / 169th pick / 1945 |
| 20 | Dick Huffman* | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/27/1923 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 9th / 81st pick / 1945 |
| 24 | Tommy Kalmanir | 24 | HB | 10 | 0 | 171 | 5-8 | Pittsburgh,Nevada-Reno | 3/30/1926 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 25th / 229th pick / 1947 |
| 10 | Tom Keane | 24 | DB-E | 9 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio St.,West Virginia | 9/7/1926 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| 27 | Mike Lazetich | 29 | G-LB | 9 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Montana,Michigan | 8/27/1921 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1945 |
| 30 | Woodley Lewis* | 25 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| 22 | Fred Naumetz | 28 | C | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/28/1922 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 20th pick / 1943 |
| 36 | Ralph Pasquariello | 24 | FB | 9 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/30/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1950 |
| 57 | Don Paul | 25 | LB-MG-C | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | UCLA | 3/18/1925 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| 54 | Bob Reinhard | 30 | T-FB | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | California | 10/17/1920 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 34th pick / 1942 |
| 17 | George Sims | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Baylor | 10/23/1927 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 17th pick / 1949 |
| 77 | Vitamin Smith | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 10/30/1923 | 1 | |
| 79 | Bill Smyth | 28 | DE-E-T | 11 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Notre Dame,Cincinnati,Penn St. | 4/8/1922 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 53rd pick / 1947 |
| 21 | Art Statuto | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1925 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 31st / 292nd pick / 1948 |
| 34 | Dave Stephenson | 25 | G-C-DG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Tennessee,West Virginia | 10/22/1925 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 |
| 44 | Harry Thompson | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | UCLA | 1/8/1926 | Rook | |
| 32 | Dan Towler | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington & Jefferson | 3/6/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 |
| 25 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 24 | QB | 12 | 6 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| 35 | Vic Vasicek | 24 | LB-G-DG | 12 | 0 | 223 | 5-11 | USC,Texas | 5/5/1926 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 98th pick / 1949 |
| 7 | Bob Waterfield* | 30 | QB | 12 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/26/1920 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 42nd pick / 1944 |
| 11 | Stan West | 24 | DG-G-C | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/22/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Jerry Williams | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Idaho,Washington St. | 11/1/1923 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| 13 | Tank Younger | 22 | FB-LB-HB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 6/25/1928 | 1 | |
| 56 | Jack Zilly | 29 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/11/1921 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 12 | 212.8 | 6-1.1 | 1.9 |