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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.3, Offense: -1.2, Defense: -0.2, SoS: -3.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman
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 | ||||||
| P | Norm Van Brocklin* | 29 | 6 | 12 | 60 punts for a 44.6 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Tank Younger* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 138 rushes for 644 yards, 5 td, & 6 catches for 51 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Ron Waller* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 151 rushes for 716 yards, 7 td, & 24 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955 |
| RH | Elroy Hirsch | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 460 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| LE | Tom Fears | 32 | 7 | 0 | 44 catches for 569 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| LT | Bobby Cross | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| LG | Duane Putnam*+ | 27 | 3 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 | |
| C | Leon McLaughlin | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| RG | John Hock | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 99th pick / 1950 |
| RT | Charlie Toogood | 28 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951 | |
| RE | Bob Boyd | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 catches for 383 yards, 3 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Miller* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Bud McFadin* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| MG | Jack Ellena | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Gene Lipscomb | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDE | Andy Robustelli*+ | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bob Griffin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952 |
| K | Les Richter* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 24 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Ed Hughes | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| RDH | Jim Cason | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| LS | Don Burroughs | 24 | Rook | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Will Sherman*+ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 11 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Les Richter* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 24 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| P | Norm Van Brocklin* | 29 | 6 | 12 | 60 punts for a 44.6 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Woodley Lewis | 30 | 5 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| KR | Woodley Lewis | 30 | 5 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Jack Bighead | 25 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Pepperdine | 4/23/1930 | 1 | 1 | Dallas Texans / 15th / 170th pick / 1952 | |
| 82 | Bob Boyd | 27 | RE | 7 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Loyola Marymount | 3/7/1928 | 5 | 6 | |
| 25 | Don Burroughs | 24 | LS | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 8/19/1931 | Rook | 6 | |
| 41 | Jim Cason | 28 | RDH | 12 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | 7 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| 57 | Bobby Cross | 24 | LT | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | S.F. Austin | 4/4/1931 | 3 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| 29 | Jack Dwyer | 28 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 1/15/1927 | 4 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 57th pick / 1951 | |
| 60 | Jack Ellena | 24 | MG | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | UCLA | 10/27/1931 | Rook | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1953 |
| 80 | Tom Fears | 32 | LE | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Santa Clara,UCLA | 12/3/1923 | 7 | 11 | Cleveland Rams / 11th / 103rd pick / 1945 |
| 68 | Sid Fournet | 23 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | LSU | 8/27/1932 | Rook | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955 | |
| 71 | Frank Fuller | 26 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/8/1929 | 2 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 | |
| 58 | Bob Griffin | 26 | LLB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 2/12/1929 | 2 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 25th pick / 1952 |
| 65 | Art Hauser | 26 | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 6/19/1929 | 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 | |
| 22 | Hall Haynes | 27 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 10/3/1928 | 5 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 19th pick / 1950 | |
| 40 | Elroy Hirsch | 32 | RH | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Wisconsin,Michigan | 6/17/1923 | 9 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1945 |
| 63 | John Hock | 28 | RG | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 3/7/1927 | 5 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 99th pick / 1950 |
| 79 | Glenn Holtzman | 25 | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/9/1930 | Rook | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 310th pick / 1954 | |
| 49 | Ed Hughes | 28 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Cameron,North Carolina St.,Tulsa | 10/23/1927 | 1 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| 20 | Woodley Lewis | 30 | KR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | 5 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| 78 | Gene Lipscomb | 24 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 284 | 6-6 | none | 8/9/1931 | 2 | 6 | |
| 89 | Bob W. Long | 21 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1934 | Rook | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1955 | |
| 23 | Tom McCormick | 25 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Pacific | 5/16/1930 | 2 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 97th pick / 1952 | |
| 62 | Bud McFadin* | 27 | LDT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/21/1928 | 3 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| 50 | Leon McLaughlin | 30 | C | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | UCLA | 5/30/1925 | 4 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 193rd pick / 1947 |
| 81 | Paul Miller* | 25 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | 1 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| 56 | Larry Morris | 22 | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | Rook | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 | |
| 57 | Don Paul | 30 | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | UCLA | 3/18/1925 | 7 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 21st pick / 1947 | |
| 61 | Duane Putnam*+ | 27 | LG | 12 | 12 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 3 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| 21 | Skeet Quinlan | 27 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | TCU,San Diego St. | 6/22/1928 | 3 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 49th pick / 1952 | |
| 67 | Les Richter* | 25 | K | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | 1 | 8 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| 84 | Andy Robustelli*+ | 30 | RDE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 4 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| 43 | Will Sherman*+ | 28 | RS | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | 3 | 12 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| 48 | Corky Taylor | 22 | 10 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Kansas St. | 10/31/1933 | Rook | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1955 | |
| 70 | Charlie Toogood | 28 | RT | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/16/1927 | 4 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1951 |
| 32 | Dan Towler | 27 | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington & Jefferson | 3/6/1928 | 5 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 324th pick / 1950 | |
| 11 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 29 | P | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 6 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| 9 | Billy Wade | 25 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 | |
| 27 | Ron Waller* | 22 | LH | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Maryland | 2/14/1933 | Rook | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955 |
| 35 | Tank Younger* | 27 | FB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 6/25/1928 | 6 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 12 | 215.3 | 6-1.5 | 2.9 |
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