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1958 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 344 points (28.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 278 points (23.2/g), 8th.
Differential of 66 points (5.5/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.7/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.0, Offense: 5.7, Defense: 0.3, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman (8-4-0)
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 | Billy Wade* | 28 | 4 | 12 | 181 for 341, 2,875 yards, 18 td, 22 int, & 42 rushes for 90 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| FB | Joe Marconi | 24 | 2 | 0 | 89 rushes for 428 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 87 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| LH | Jon Arnett*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 133 rushes for 683 yards, 6 td, & 35 catches for 494 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| LH | Tommy Wilson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 73 rushes for 475 yards, 9 td, & 9 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Del Shofner*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 51 catches for 1,097 yards and 8 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| LE | Lamar Lundy | 23 | 1 | 12 | 25 catches for 396 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| LT | Bob Fry | 28 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 | |
| LG | Duane Putnam*+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| C | John Morrow | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956 |
| RG | Buck Lansford | 25 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 | |
| RG | John Houser | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Ken Panfil | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954 |
| RE | Red Phillips | 22 | Rook | 11 | 35 catches for 524 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Glenn Holtzman | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 310th pick / 1954 |
| LDT | George Strugar | 24 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957 | |
| RDT | Frank Fuller | 29 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 | |
| RDE | Lou Michaels | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Bill Jobko | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Les Richter* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| RLB | Dick Daugherty | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Jimmy Harris | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Jack Morris | 27 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 84th pick / 1956 |
| LS | Don Burroughs | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Will Sherman* | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paige Cothren | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 of 25 field goals & 42 of 42 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| P | Del Shofner*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 49 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Jon Arnett*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 12.4 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| KR | Jon Arnett*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jon Arnett*+ | 23 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| 74 | John Baker | 23 | DE-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| 83 | Tom Braatz | 25 | LB-E | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Marquette | 5/12/1933 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 159th pick / 1955 |
| 79 | Charlie Bradshaw | 22 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| 21 | Alex Bravo | 28 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 7/27/1930 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 106th pick / 1954 |
| 38 | Fred Bruney | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 12/30/1931 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1953 |
| 25 | Don Burroughs | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 8/19/1931 | 3 | |
| 84 | Leon Clarke | 25 | E-FL | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | USC | 1/10/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1956 |
| 36 | Paige Cothren | 23 | K | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/12/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 256th pick / 1957 |
| 50 | Dick Daugherty | 29 | G-LB-C | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/31/1929 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 217th pick / 1951 |
| 75 | Bob Fry | 28 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 11/11/1930 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 36th pick / 1953 |
| 71 | Frank Fuller | 29 | DT-T-G-C-DE | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/8/1929 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 313th pick / 1952 |
| 44 | Jimmy Harris | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/12/1934 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957 |
| 89 | Glenn Holtzman | 28 | T-DE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/9/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 26th / 310th pick / 1954 |
| 62 | John Houser | 23 | G-C-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Redlands | 6/21/1935 | 1 | |
| 49 | Floyd Iglehart | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-4 | Wiley | 1/25/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 67th pick / 1958 |
| 57 | Bill Jobko | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| 37 | Jim R. Jones | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Washington | 5/6/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1958 |
| 63 | Buck Lansford | 25 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Texas | 11/4/1933 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 |
| 85 | Lamar Lundy | 23 | DE-E | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| 34 | Joe Marconi | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| 55 | Lou Michaels | 23 | DE-K | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| 40 | Jack Morris | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/1/1931 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 84th pick / 1956 |
| 51 | John Morrow | 25 | C-G | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/27/1933 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 28th / 336th pick / 1956 |
| 73 | Ken Panfil | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Purdue | 9/16/1930 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 70th pick / 1954 |
| 32 | Jack Pardee | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| 82 | Red Phillips | 22 | E | 12 | 11 | 197 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/5/1936 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| 61 | Duane Putnam*+ | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| 48 | Les Richter* | 28 | LB-MG | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | 4 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| 15 | Frank Ryan | 22 | QB | 5 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Rice | 7/12/1936 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| 43 | Will Sherman* | 31 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/20/1927 | 6 | New York Yanks / 26th / 311th pick / 1951 |
| 29 | Del Shofner*+ | 24 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| 77 | George Strugar | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-5 | Washington | 4/2/1934 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957 |
| 46 | Clendon Thomas | 23 | DB-E-FL-HB | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| 9 | Billy Wade* | 28 | QB | 12 | 12 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| 27 | Ron Waller | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Maryland | 2/14/1933 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1955 |
| 78 | Roy Wilkins | 24 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/26/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1957 |
| 24 | Tommy Wilson | 26 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | none | 9/1/1932 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 12 | 217.9 | 6-2.3 | 1.9 |