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1955 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 8-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 260 points (21.7/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 4th.
 Differential of 29 points (2.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 6.8-5.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.5/g), 1st.

Coached by Sid Gillman (8-3-1)

1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 25 box W 1-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 23 14 19 209 95 114 4 22 287 119 168 6
2 Sun October 2 box W 2-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 26 20 346 190 156 3 16 258 103 155 3
3 Sun October 9 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 17 10 18 284 129 155 3 26 370 280 90 6
4 Sun October 16 box L 3-1 @ Green Bay Packers 28 30 16 260 109 151 3 20 343 231 112 6
5 Sun October 23 box W 4-1 Detroit Lions 24 13 19 436 274 162 3 20 349 219 130 5
6 Sun October 30 box L 4-2 Chicago Bears 20 31 22 346 231 115 3 21 405 248 157 2
7 Sun November 6 box W 5-2 San Francisco 49ers 27 14 23 362 130 232 1 15 223 148 75 3
8 Sun November 13 box L 5-3 @ Chicago Bears 3 24 18 284 146 138 1 23 463 230 233 3
9 Sun November 20 box T 5-3-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 17 24 419 222 197 2 22 332 202 130 4
10 Sun November 27 box W 6-3-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 23 21 14 330 233 97 1 19 330 237 93 3
11 Sun December 4 box W 7-3-1 Baltimore Colts 20 14 26 418 145 273 1 21 268 148 120 2
12 Sun December 11 box W 8-3-1 Green Bay Packers 31 17 14 310 157 153 3 20 305 144 161 3
Playoffs
Championship December 26 box L 8-4-1 Cleveland Browns 14 38 17 259 143 116 7 17 371 202 169 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 260 4004 813 4.9 233 175 344 2061 9 18 5.7 103 451 1943 17 4.3 118 28 10 12
Team Defense 231 3933 800 4.9 245 193 351 2309 18 31 6.1 122 423 1624 10 3.8 95 46 15 28
Lg Rank Offense 4 2 2 5 4 12 3 8 5 4 3 3 1 2
Lg Rank Defense 4 8 11 9 11 10 1 10 5 4 2 6 3 8

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 29 QB 12 12 8-3-1 144 272 52.9 1890 8 2.9 15 5.5 74 6.9 5.1 13.1 157.5 62.0
9 Billy Wade 25 7 0 31 71 43.7 316 1 1.4 3 4.2 25 4.5 2.8 10.2 45.1 44.1
27 Ron Waller* 22 LH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.4 12 8-3-1 175 344 50.9 2206 9 2.6 18 5.2 74 6.4 4.6 12.6 183.8 58.1
Opp Total 12 193 351 55.0 2518 18 5.1 31 8.8 7.2 4.2 13.0 209.8 58.1 26 209 6.1 3.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
27 Ron Waller* 22 LH 12 0 151 716 7 55 4.7 59.7 12.6 24 228 9.5 1 30 2.0 19.0 944 8 6
35 Tank Younger* 27 FB 8 0 138 644 5 54 4.7 80.5 17.3 6 51 8.5 0 13 0.8 6.4 695 5 3
32 Dan Towler 27 7 0 43 137 3 14 3.2 19.6 6.1 6 25 4.2 0 11 0.9 3.6 162 3 2
56 Larry Morris 22 rlb/fb 12 0 40 148 1 22 3.7 12.3 3.3 148 1 0
48 Corky Taylor 22 10 0 26 95 0 13 3.7 9.5 2.6 7 47 6.7 1 17 0.7 4.7 142 1 1
23 Tom McCormick 25 6 0 16 66 1 14 4.1 11.0 2.7 3 -1 -0.3 0 4 0.5 -0.2 65 1 0
21 Skeet Quinlan 27 6 0 15 70 0 12 4.7 11.7 2.5 19 245 12.9 0 46 3.2 40.8 315 0 2
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 29 QB 12 12 11 24 0 9 2.2 2.0 0.9 24 0 3
9 Billy Wade 25 7 0 11 43 0 14 3.9 6.1 1.6 43 0 4
80 Tom Fears 32 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 569 12.9 2 31 3.7 47.4 569 2 0
40 Elroy Hirsch 32 RH 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 460 18.4 2 72 2.8 51.1 460 2 0
82 Bob Boyd 27 RE 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 383 17.4 3 74 3.1 54.7 383 3 0
20 Woodley Lewis 30 RET 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 199 10.5 0 19 1.6 16.6 199 0 2
Team Total 26.4 12 451 1943 17 55 4.3 161.9 37.6 175 2206 12.6 9 74 14.6 183.8 4149 26 23
Opp Total 12 423 1624 10 3.8 135.3 35.3 193 2309 12.0 18 16.1 192.4 3933 28 20

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 30 RET 12 0 29 105 0 22 3.6 20 450 0 32 22.5 754
27 Ron Waller* 22 LH 12 0 14 60 0 21 4.3 17 461 0 39 27.1 1465
65 Art Hauser 26 12 0 2 17 0 17 8.5 17
78 Gene Lipscomb 24 RDT 12 0 2 32 0 17 16.0 32
23 Tom McCormick 25 6 0 2 42 0 23 21.0 107
21 Skeet Quinlan 27 6 0 1 55 1 55 55.0 370
70 Charlie Toogood 28 RT 12 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Team Total 26.4 12 44 229 1 55 5.2 44 1013 0 39 23.0 5391
Opp Total 12 41 0 35 690 0 19.7

Kicking & Punting

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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
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 29 QB 12 12 60 2676 61 0 44.6
67 Les Richter* 25 RLB 12 0 24 13 54.2% 31 30 96.8%
62 Bud McFadin* 27 LDT 12 0 5 1 20.0%
80 Tom Fears 32 LE 12 0 3 0.0%
Team Total 26.4 12 32 14 43.8% 31 30 96.8% 60 2676 61 0 44.6
Opp Total 12 17 10 58.8% 29 27 93.1% 56 2374 42.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
25 Don Burroughs 24 LS 12 0 9 103 0 34
41 Jim Cason 28 RDH 12 0 5 41 1 25
57 Bobby Cross 24 LT 12 0 0 1 0 0
60 Jack Ellena 24 MG 12 0 0 2 0 0
80 Tom Fears 32 LE 12 0 0 1 0 0
58 Bob Griffin 26 LLB 12 0 1 20 0 20 1
65 Art Hauser 26 12 0 0 1 0 0
63 John Hock 28 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
79 Glenn Holtzman 25 12 0 0 2 11 0
49 Ed Hughes 28 LDH 12 0 0 1 0 0
20 Woodley Lewis 30 RET 12 0 2 2 0 0
62 Bud McFadin* 27 LDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
50 Leon McLaughlin 30 C 12 0 0 2 0 0
81 Paul Miller* 25 LDE 12 0 0 3 0 0
56 Larry Morris 22 rlb/fb 12 0 0 1 6 0
21 Skeet Quinlan 27 6 0 2 1 0 0
67 Les Richter* 25 RLB 12 0 2 23 0 20
84 Andy Robustelli*+ 30 RDE 12 0 1 10 1 10 0 5 18 1
43 Will Sherman*+ 28 RS 12 0 11 101 0 36 0 1 0 0
48 Corky Taylor 22 10 0 2 55 1 55 1 0 0 0
32 Dan Towler 27 7 0 2 0 0 0
11 Norm Van Brocklin* 29 QB 12 12 3 2 0 0
9 Billy Wade 25 7 0 4 1 0 0
27 Ron Waller* 22 LH 12 0 6 0 0 0
35 Tank Younger* 27 FB 8 0 3 0 0 0
Team Total 26.4 12 31 353 3 55 23 28 35 1 1
Opp Total 12 18 20 5

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
67 Les Richter* 25 RLB 12 0 30 13 69
27 Ron Waller* 22 LH 12 0 7 1 8 48
35 Tank Younger* 27 FB 8 0 5 5 30
82 Bob Boyd 27 RE 7 0 3 3 18
32 Dan Towler 27 7 0 3 3 18
80 Tom Fears 32 LE 12 0 2 2 12
40 Elroy Hirsch 32 RH 9 0 2 2 12
84 Andy Robustelli*+ 30 RDE 12 0 1 1 2 12
48 Corky Taylor 22 10 0 1 1 2 12
41 Jim Cason 28 RDH 12 0 1 1 6
23 Tom McCormick 25 6 0 1 1 6
56 Larry Morris 22 rlb/fb 12 0 1 1 6
21 Skeet Quinlan 27 6 0 1 1 6
62 Bud McFadin* 27 LDT 12 0 1 3
58 Bob Griffin 26 LLB 12 0 1 2
Team Total 26.4 12 17 9 1 1 3 31 30 14 1 260
Opp Total 12 10 18 27 10 231