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1954 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 314 points (26.2/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 285 points (23.8/g), 10th.
 Differential of 29 points (2.4/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 6.7-5.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-1.0/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total 4.8, Offense: 6.3, Defense: -1.5, SoS: 2.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Hampton Pool

Training Camp: University of Redlands (Redlands, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 314 5187 770 6.7 255 171 321 3047 15 23 9.0 125 432 2140 24 5.0 115 41 18 15
Team Defense 285 4182 777 5.4 240 219 393 2567 16 23 6.3 129 368 1615 14 4.4 92 29 6 19
Lg Rank Offense 3 1 1 9 2 5 7 1 3 2 2 2 7 9
Lg Rank Defense 10 8 11 12 9 7 7 7 3 7 8 8 12 12

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 26 boxscore W 1-0 @ Baltimore Colts 48 0 26 563 403 160 14 196 177 19 4
2 Sun October 3 boxscore T 1-0-1 San Francisco 49ers 24 24 16 370 222 148 4 22 449 268 181 2
2 Sun October 10 boxscore L 1-1-1 @ Detroit Lions 3 21 20 358 297 61 4 21 374 124 250 3
4 Sun October 17 boxscore L 1-2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 35 15 445 277 168 4 28 448 273 175 1
5 Sun October 24 boxscore W 2-2-1 Chicago Bears 42 38 30 557 243 314 3 28 443 338 105 3
6 Sun October 31 boxscore L 2-3-1 Detroit Lions 24 27 25 455 170 285 2 19 351 188 163 3
7 Sun November 7 boxscore W 3-3-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 42 34 21 454 276 178 1 23 414 193 221 1
8 Sun November 14 boxscore W 4-3-1 Chicago Cardinals 28 17 15 243 54 189 3 23 380 189 191 3
9 Sun November 21 boxscore W 5-3-1 @ New York Giants 17 16 24 485 275 210 2 11 286 220 66 1
10 Sun November 28 boxscore L 5-4-1 @ Chicago Bears 13 24 15 428 292 136 5 16 351 236 115 5
11 Sat December 4 boxscore L 5-5-1 Baltimore Colts 21 22 18 259 104 155 9 16 221 166 55 1
12 Sun December 12 boxscore W 6-5-1 Green Bay Packers 35 27 30 570 434 136 4 19 269 195 74 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 28 P/QB 12 11 6-4-1 139 260 53.5 2637 13 5.0 21 8.1 80 10.1 7.5 19.0 219.8 71.9 0 0
9 Billy Wade 24 qb 10 1 0-1-0 31 59 52.5 509 2 3.4 1 1.7 48 8.6 8.5 16.4 50.9 86.1 0 0
21 Skeet Quinlan* 26 LH 11 0 1 2 50.0 34 0 0.0 1 50.0 34 17.0 -5.5 34.0 3.1 56.2 0 0
Team Total 26.3 12 6-5-1 171 321 53.3 3180 15 4.7 23 7.2 80 9.9 7.6 18.6 265.0 73.5 0 0
Opp Total 12 219 393 55.7 2697 16 4.1 23 5.9 6.9 5.04 12.3 224.8 66.3 16 130 6.3 4.5 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 Dan Towler* 26 FB 12 0 149 599 11 24 4.0 49.9 12.4 10 127 12.7 0 36 0.8 10.6 726 11 5
35 Tank Younger 26 8 0 91 610 8 75 6.7 76.3 11.4 8 76 9.5 0 21 1.0 9.5 686 8 2
21 Skeet Quinlan* 26 LH 11 0 82 490 4 35 6.0 44.5 7.5 18 324 18.0 2 80 1.6 29.5 814 6 4
23 Tom McCormick 24 9 0 48 173 0 16 3.6 19.2 5.3 3 58 19.3 0 31 0.3 6.4 231 0 1
9 Billy Wade 24 qb 10 1 28 190 1 35 6.8 19.0 2.8 190 1 5
20 Woodley Lewis 29 KR/LDH/PR 12 0 26 72 0 18 2.8 6.0 2.2 2 19 9.5 0 12 0.2 1.6 91 0 1
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 28 P/QB 12 11 6 -10 0 5 -1.7 -0.8 0.5 -10 0 3
80 Tom Fears 31 LE 10 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 1.0 0.1 36 546 15.2 3 43 3.6 54.6 556 3 0
40 Elroy Hirsch 31 RH 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 0.1 35 720 20.6 3 66 2.9 60.0 726 3 1
82 Bob Boyd*+ 26 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 53 1212 22.9 6 80 4.4 101.0 1212 6 2
88 Bob Carey 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 49 9.8 0 13 2.5 24.5 49 0 0
84 Andy Robustelli 29 RDE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 49 49.0 1 49 0.1 4.1 49 1 0
Team Total 26.3 12 432 2140 24 75 5.0 178.3 36.0 171 3180 18.6 15 80 14.3 265.0 5320 39 27
Opp Total 12 368 1615 14 4.4 134.6 30.7 219 2567 11.7 16 18.3 213.9 4182 30 18

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
20 Woodley Lewis 29 KR/LDH/PR 12 0 22 82 0 16 3.7 34 836 1 88 24.6 1009
43 Will Sherman 27 LS 12 0 6 89 0 50 14.8 6 130 0 38 21.7 219
23 Tom McCormick 24 9 0 7 8 0 6 1.1 3 49 0 22 16.3 288
29 Jack Dwyer 27 RS 11 0 6 18 0 7 3.0 3 65 0 33 21.7 83
21 Skeet Quinlan* 26 LH 11 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 4 69 0 23 17.3 887
71 Tom Dahms 27 12 0 2 23 0 15 11.5 23
48 Don Doll 28 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
49 Ed Hughes 27 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
78 Gene Lipscomb 23 RDT 11 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
61 Duane Putnam* 26 LG 11 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
84 Andy Robustelli 29 RDE 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 49
70 Charlie Toogood 27 RT 12 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Team Total 26.3 12 44 201 0 50 4.6 56 1202 1 88 21.5 6723
Opp Total 12 32 0 46 1058 0 23.0

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
67 Les Richter* 24 K 12 0 15 8 53.3% 38 38 100.0%
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 28 P/QB 12 11 44 1874 61 0 42.6
88 Bob Carey 24 2 0 1 1 100.0% 2 2 100.0%
80 Tom Fears 31 LE 10 0 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 26.3 12 16 9 56.3% 41 41 100.0% 44 1874 61 0 42.6
Opp Total 12 26 16 61.5% 34 33 97.1% 58 2494 43.0

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
43 Will Sherman 27 LS 12 0 6 70 0 28 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 Dan Towler* 26 FB 12 0 0 5 1 0 0
48 Don Doll 28 12 0 5 51 0 26 0
29 Jack Dwyer 27 RS 11 0 4 90 1 76 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 Billy Wade 24 qb 10 1 0 5 0 0 0
21 Skeet Quinlan* 26 LH 11 0 0 4 0 0 0
49 Ed Hughes 27 11 0 2 24 0 24 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 28 P/QB 12 11 0 3 0 0 0
82 Bob Boyd*+ 26 RE 12 0 0 2 0 0 0
40 Elroy Hirsch 31 RH 12 0 1 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 Woodley Lewis 29 KR/LDH/PR 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
23 Tom McCormick 24 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
57 Don Paul 29 RLB 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
67 Les Richter* 24 K 12 0 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 1 0 0
70 Charlie Toogood 27 RT 12 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 Tank Younger 26 8 0 0 2 0 0 0
42 Bill Bowers 26 8 0 0 0 1 0 0
73 Bobby Cross 23 LT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
58 Bob Griffin 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Hall Haynes 26 RDH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0
78 Gene Lipscomb 23 RDT 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
50 Leon McLaughlin* 29 C 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Paul Miller 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0
61 Duane Putnam* 26 LG 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
84 Andy Robustelli 29 RDE 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 Harry Thompson 28 RG 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
64 Stan West 28 MG 9 0 1 0 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 12 23 274 1 76 0 0 27 15 0 0
Opp Total 12 17 18 12

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
32 Dan Towler* 26 FB 12 0 11 11 66
67 Les Richter* 24 K 12 0 38 8 62
35 Tank Younger 26 8 0 8 8 48
82 Bob Boyd*+ 26 RE 12 0 6 6 36
21 Skeet Quinlan* 26 LH 11 0 4 2 6 36
80 Tom Fears 31 LE 10 0 3 3 1 19
40 Elroy Hirsch 31 RH 12 0 3 3 18
29 Jack Dwyer 27 RS 11 0 1 1 6
20 Woodley Lewis 29 KR/LDH/PR 12 0 1 1 6
84 Andy Robustelli 29 RDE 12 0 1 1 6
9 Billy Wade 24 qb 10 1 1 1 6
88 Bob Carey 24 2 0 2 1 5
Team Total 26.3 12 24 15 1 1 41 41 9 314
Opp Total 12 14 16 33 16 285