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1959 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 242 points (20.2/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 315 points (26.2/g), 10th.
 Differential of -73 points (-6.1/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-7.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.7/g), 11th.

Coached by Sid Gillman (2-10-0)

1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 26 box L 0-1 New York Giants 21 23 20 358 234 124 2 17 407 321 86 1
2 Sun October 4 box L 0-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 34 12 177 90 87 5 19 296 61 235 1
3 Sun October 11 box W 1-2 @ Chicago Bears 28 21 22 420 175 245 1 16 306 285 21 4
4 Sun October 18 box W 2-2 @ Green Bay Packers 45 6 23 456 198 258 16 262 145 117 4
5 Sun October 25 box L 2-3 Detroit Lions 7 17 23 345 219 126 5 18 259 87 172 2
6 Sun November 1 box L 2-4 Chicago Bears 21 26 17 403 237 166 3 20 339 196 143 1
7 Sun November 8 box L 2-5 San Francisco 49ers 16 24 28 436 261 175 5 16 300 131 169 2
8 Sun November 15 box L 2-6 @ Detroit Lions 17 23 14 302 220 82 3 10 222 87 135 1
9 Sun November 22 box L 2-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 23 14 270 93 177 3 21 390 278 112 2
10 Sun November 29 box L 2-8 @ Baltimore Colts 21 35 16 374 282 92 4 23 396 208 188 1
11 Sun December 6 box L 2-9 Green Bay Packers 20 38 22 286 187 99 5 21 335 192 143 1
12 Sat December 12 box L 2-10 Baltimore Colts 26 45 21 433 286 147 5 19 282 99 183 1

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 242 4260 757 5.6 232 196 356 2482 14 22 6.4 116 371 1778 15 4.8 101 41 19 15
Team Defense 315 3794 742 5.1 336 151 287 2090 17 7 6.6 100 427 1704 15 4.0 216 21 14 20
Lg Rank Offense 9 2 3 2 4 7 8 5 11 6 3 1 10 9
Lg Rank Defense 10 7 9 3 7 7 12 9 7 6 7 6 12 8

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Billy Wade 29 QB 12 9 153 261 58.6 2001 12 4.6 17 6.5 72 7.7 5.2 13.1 166.8 71.1
Frank Ryan 23 qb 10 3 42 89 47.2 709 2 2.2 4 4.5 67 8.0 6.2 16.9 70.9 63.4
Jon Arnett* 24 LH 12 0 1 5 20.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 2.6 2.6 13.0 1.1 39.6
Ollie Matson 29 FB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.7 12 196 356 55.1 2723 14 3.9 22 6.2 72 7.6 5.3 13.9 226.9 67.2
Opp Total 12 151 287 52.6 2090 17 5.9 7 2.4 7.3 6.8 13.8 174.2 85.9 28 225 6.6 5.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Ollie Matson 29 FB 12 0 161 863 6 50 5.4 71.9 13.4 18 130 7.2 0 49 1.5 10.8 993 6 9
Jon Arnett* 24 LH 12 0 73 371 2 80 5.1 30.9 6.1 38 419 11.0 1 38 3.2 34.9 790 3 5
Joe Marconi 25 12 0 52 176 4 21 3.4 14.7 4.3 10 81 8.1 1 80 0.8 6.8 257 5 2
Tommy Wilson 27 lh 12 0 40 210 0 60 5.3 17.5 3.3 12 83 6.9 1 20 1.0 6.9 293 1 1
Billy Wade 29 QB 12 9 25 95 2 17 3.8 7.9 2.1 95 2 6
Frank Ryan 23 qb 10 3 19 57 1 13 3.0 5.7 1.9 57 1 5
Del Shofner*+ 25 LE 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 0.1 47 936 19.9 7 72 3.9 78.0 942 7 0
Red Phillips 23 RH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 541 14.6 4 64 4.1 60.1 541 4 0
Leon Clarke 26 RE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 453 15.6 0 60 2.6 41.2 453 0 2
Lamar Lundy* 24 LDE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 74 18.5 0 26 0.3 6.2 74 0 0
Clendon Thomas 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.6 6 0 1
Team Total 25.7 12 371 1778 15 80 4.8 148.2 30.9 196 2723 13.9 14 80 16.3 226.9 4501 29 34
Opp Total 12 427 1704 15 4.0 142.0 35.6 151 2090 13.8 17 12.6 174.2 3794 32 25

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jon Arnett* 24 LH 12 0 17 184 1 71 10.8 14 320 0 42 22.9 1294
Ollie Matson 29 FB 12 0 14 61 0 20 4.4 16 367 0 48 22.9 1421
Tommy Wilson 27 lh 12 0 7 243 0 85 34.7 536
Clendon Thomas 24 10 0 3 6 0 6 2.0 3 95 0 48 31.7 107
Roy Wilkins 25 RLB 12 0 2 29 0 17 14.5 29
Don Burroughs 28 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Paul Dickson 22 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Eddie Meador 22 RDH 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.7 12 36 251 1 71 7.0 43 1054 0 85 24.5 5806
Opp Total 12 30 1 42 980 1 23.3

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Del Shofner*+ 25 LE 12 0 48 2004 66 1 41.8
Lou Michaels 24 RDE 12 0 17 8 47.1% 14 12 85.7%
Jack Morris 28 LS 12 0 8 3 37.5% 15 15 100.0%
Joe Marconi 25 12 0 2 81 44 0 40.5
Les Richter* 29 MLB 12 0 1 0.0%
Team Total 25.7 12 26 11 42.3% 29 27 93.1% 50 2085 66 1 41.7
Opp Total 12 31 17 54.8% 38 36 94.7% 60 2646 44.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jon Arnett* 24 LH 12 0 5 1 0 0
Charlie Bradshaw 23 RT 12 0 0 3 0 0
Don Burroughs 28 10 0 0 1 0 0
Leon Clarke 26 RE 11 0 2 1 0 0
Tom Franckhauser 22 LDH 12 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Bill Jobko 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
John LoVetere 23 RDT 12 0 0 2 0 0
Lamar Lundy* 24 LDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Marconi 25 12 0 2 2 0 0
Ollie Matson 29 FB 12 0 9 0 0 0
Eddie Meador 22 RDH 12 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 0
Lou Michaels 24 RDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Morris 28 LS 12 0 0 1 0 0
Jack Pardee 23 LLB 12 0 1 1 0 0
Duane Putnam 31 LG 10 0 0 1 0 0
Les Richter* 29 MLB 12 0 0 2 0 0
Frank Ryan 23 qb 10 3 5 3 0 0
Gene Selawski 24 12 0 0 1 0 0
George Strugar 25 11 0 0 1 0 0
Clendon Thomas 24 10 0 1 0 0 0
Billy Wade 29 QB 12 9 6 0 0 0
Tommy Wilson 27 lh 12 0 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.7 12 7 5 0 3 34 29 0 0 1
Opp Total 12 30 25 11

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Del Shofner*+ 25 LE 12 0 7 42
Ollie Matson 29 FB 12 0 6 36
Lou Michaels 24 RDE 12 0 12 8 36
Joe Marconi 25 12 0 4 1 30
Jon Arnett* 24 LH 12 0 2 1 1 24
Jack Morris 28 LS 12 0 15 3 24
Red Phillips 23 RH 9 9 4 24
Billy Wade 29 QB 12 9 2 12
Frank Ryan 23 qb 10 3 1 6
Tommy Wilson 27 lh 12 0 1 6
Sam Williams 28 12 0 1 2
Team Total 25.7 12 15 14 1 27 11 1 242
Opp Total 12 15 17 1 1 36 17 315