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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.
Coached by Hampton Pool (6-5-1)
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1954 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 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 139 for 260, 2,637 yards, 13 td, 21 int, & 6 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Dan Towler* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 149 rushes for 599 yards, 11 td, & 10 catches for 127 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Tank Younger | 26 | 5 | 0 | 91 rushes for 610 yards, 8 td, & 8 catches for 76 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Skeets Quinlan* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 82 rushes for 490 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 324 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Elroy Hirsch | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 rush for 6 yards, 0 td, & 35 catches for 720 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| LE | Tom Fears | 31 | 6 | 0 | 36 catches for 546 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Bobby Cross | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| LG | Duane Putnam* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| C | Leon McLaughlin* | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| RG | Harry Thompson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Charlie Toogood | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Bob Boyd*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 53 catches for 1,212 yards, 6 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Duane Wardlow | 22 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 130th pick / 1954 |
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| LDT | Bud McFadin | 26 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
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| MG | Stan West | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| RDT | Gene Lipscomb | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Harland Svare | 24 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
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| RLB | Don Paul | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Woodley Lewis | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| RDH | Hall Haynes | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 19th pick / 1950 |
| LS | Will Sherman | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Jack Dwyer | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Les Richter* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 8 of 15 field goals & 38 of 38 extra points | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| P | Norm Van Brocklin* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 44 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Woodley Lewis | 29 | 4 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 3.7 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| KR | Woodley Lewis | 29 | 4 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Bowers | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | USC | 10/31/1928 | Rook | |
| Bob Boyd*+ | 26 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Loyola Marymount | 3/7/1928 | 4 | |
| Bob Carey | 24 | E | 2 | 0 | 219 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 2/8/1930 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 13th pick / 1952 |
| Bobby Cross | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/4/1931 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| Tom Dahms | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 4/19/1927 | 3 | |
| Don Doll | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 8/29/1926 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 67th pick / 1948 |
| Jack Dwyer | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 1/15/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 |
| Tom Fears | 31 | E | 10 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Santa Clara,UCLA | 12/3/1923 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| Bob Griffin | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 2/12/1929 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952 |
| Art Hauser | 25 | DT-T-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 6/19/1929 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 |
| Hall Haynes | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 10/3/1928 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 19th pick / 1950 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 31 | E-HB-DE | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 6/17/1923 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| Ed Hughes | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Cameron,North Carolina State,Tulsa | 10/23/1927 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| Woodley Lewis | 29 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| Gene Lipscomb | 23 | DT | 11 | 0 | 284 | 6-6 | none | 8/9/1931 | 1 | |
| Tom McCormick | 24 | HB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Pacific | 5/16/1930 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 97th pick / 1952 |
| Bud McFadin | 26 | DT-DG-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/21/1928 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| Leon McLaughlin* | 29 | C | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/30/1925 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| Paul Miller | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| Don Paul | 29 | LB-MG-C | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | UCLA | 3/18/1925 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 |
| Duane Putnam* | 26 | G | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| Skeets Quinlan* | 26 | HB | 11 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | San Diego State,TCU | 6/22/1928 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 |
| Les Richter* | 24 | LB-MG | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| Andy Robustelli | 29 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Will Sherman | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | 2 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Harland Svare | 24 | LB-TB | 10 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/15/1930 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| Harry Thompson | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | UCLA | 1/8/1926 | 4 | |
| Charlie Toogood | 27 | DT-T-G | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951 |
| Dan Towler* | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington & Jefferson | 3/6/1928 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 |
| Norm Van Brocklin* | 28 | QB | 12 | 11 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| Billy Wade | 24 | QB | 10 | 1 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| Duane Wardlow | 22 | DE | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Washington | 7/2/1932 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 130th pick / 1954 |
| Stan West | 28 | DG-G-C | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/22/1926 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| Tank Younger | 26 | FB-LB-HB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 6/25/1928 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 215.5 | 6-1.6 | 2.6 |