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1961 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 12th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 333 points (23.8/g), 11th.
 Differential of -70 points (-5.0/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 3rd.

Coached by Bob Waterfield (4-10-0)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Zeke Bratkowski 30 7 11 124 for 230, 1,547 yards, 8 td, 13 int, & 12 rushes for 36 yards and 3 td

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953

HB Jon Arnett* 26 4 0 158 rushes for 609 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 194 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

FB Dick Bass 24 1 9 98 rushes for 608 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 145 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959

FL Ollie Matson 31 9 0 29 catches for 537 yards, 3 td, & 24 rushes for 181 yards and 2 td

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952

SE Red Phillips*+ 25 3 0 78 catches for 1,092 yards, 5 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958

TE Carroll Dale 23 1 0 35 catches for 561 yards, 2 td

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960

LT Jim Boeke 23 1 0

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960

LG Charley Cowan 23 Rook 0

Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961

C Art Hunter 28 7 0

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954

RG Roy Hord 27 1 0

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 88th pick / 1957

RT Frank Varrichione 29 6 0

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955

 Defensive Starters
LDE Deacon Jones 23 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961

LDT Urban Henry 26 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 38th pick / 1958

RDT John LoVetere 25 2 0
RDE Lamar Lundy 26 4 0

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957

LLB Jack Pardee 25 4 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957

MLB Les Richter* 31 7 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952

RLB Bill Jobko 26 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958

LCB Eddie Meador 24 2 0 1 interception, 5 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959

RCB Alvin Hall 27 Rook 9 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LS Lindon Crow 28 6 0 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955

RS Clendon Thomas 26 3 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958

 Special Teams Starters
K Danny Villanueva 24 1 0 13 of 27 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points
P Danny Villanueva 24 1 0 46 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked
PR Jon Arnett* 26 4 0 10 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

KR Jon Arnett* 26 4 0 25 kick returns for a 26.1 average and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
25 Duane Allen 24 TE 10 0 225 6-4 Mount San Antonio Junior College 10/21/1937 Rook

Denver Broncos / 33rd / 258th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 116th pick / 1961

26 Jon Arnett* 26 HB-E 14 0 197 5-11 USC 4/20/1935 4

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957

27 Pervis Atkins 26 FL-HB-WR 14 0 230 6-1 New Mexico State,San Francisco State 11/24/1935 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960

74 John Baker 26 DE-DT-T 13 0 279 6-6 North Carolina Central 6/10/1935 3

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958

22 Dick Bass 24 FB-HB 14 9 197 5-10 Pacific 3/15/1937 1

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959

78 Jim Boeke 23 T 14 0 255 6-5 Heidelberg 9/11/1938 1

Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960

12 Zeke Bratkowski 30 QB 13 11 210 6-2 Georgia 10/20/1931 7

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953

17 Charley Britt 23 DB 11 0 180 6-2 Georgia 3/20/1938 1

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1960

73 Charley Cowan 23 T-G 14 0 264 6-4 New Mexico Highlands 6/19/1938 Rook

Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961

43 Ross Coyle 24 DB 13 0 195 6-3 Oklahoma 3/23/1937 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 20th / 237th pick / 1959

41 Lindon Crow 28 DB 14 0 195 6-1 USC 4/4/1933 6

Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955

81 Carroll Dale 23 WR-TE-FL 14 0 200 6-2 Virginia Tech 4/24/1938 1

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960

46 Alvin Hall 27 DB 9 9 198 6-0 none 8/12/1934 Rook
62 Willie Hector 22 T 12 0 220 6-2 Pacific 12/23/1939 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1961

67 Urban Henry 26 DT 14 0 265 6-4 Georgia Tech 6/7/1935 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 38th pick / 1958

64 Roy Hord 27 G 14 0 244 6-4 Duke 12/25/1934 1

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 88th pick / 1957

56 Art Hunter 28 C-T 14 0 245 6-4 Notre Dame 4/24/1933 7

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954

57 Bill Jobko 26 LB 11 0 224 6-2 Ohio State 10/7/1935 3

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958

75 Deacon Jones 23 DE 14 0 272 6-5 Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State 12/9/1938 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961

83 Elbert Kimbrough 23 DB 5 0 196 5-11 Northwestern 3/24/1938 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 4th / 28th pick / 1961

84 Bob W. Long 27 LB 13 0 232 6-3 UCLA 2/24/1934 6

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 18th pick / 1955

76 John LoVetere 25 DT 13 0 280 6-4 Compton Community College (CA) 5/31/1936 2
85 Lamar Lundy 26 DE-E 14 0 245 6-7 Purdue 4/17/1935 4

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957

34 Joe Marconi 27 FB 13 0 225 6-2 West Virginia 2/6/1934 5

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956

33 Ollie Matson 31 RB-FL 14 0 220 6-2 San Francisco 5/1/1930 9

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952

86 Marlin McKeever 21 LB-TE 3 0 235 6-1 USC 1/1/1940 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961

21 Eddie Meador 24 DB 14 0 193 5-11 Arkansas Tech 8/10/1937 2

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959

32 Jack Pardee 25 LB 13 0 225 6-2 Texas A&M 4/19/1936 4

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957

82 Red Phillips*+ 25 E 14 0 197 6-1 Auburn 2/5/1936 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958

48 Les Richter* 31 LB-MG 14 0 238 6-3 California 10/6/1930 7

Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952

15 Frank Ryan 25 QB 14 3 199 6-3 Rice 7/12/1936 3

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958

71 Joe Scibelli 22 G-T 14 0 256 6-1 American International College,Notre Dame 4/19/1939 Rook

New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961
Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 130th pick / 1961

77 George Strugar 27 DT 14 0 239 6-5 Washington 4/2/1934 4

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957

61 Bruce Tarbox 22 G 7 0 230 6-2 Syracuse 5/10/1939 Rook

New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1961

35 Clendon Thomas 26 DB-E-FL-HB 13 0 196 6-2 Oklahoma 12/28/1935 3

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958

70 Frank Varrichione 29 T 14 0 234 6-1 Notre Dame 1/14/1932 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955

11 Danny Villanueva 24 K 14 0 200 5-11 New Mexico State 11/5/1937 1
36 Frank Williams 29 FB 2 0 215 6-2 Pepperdine 5/9/1932 Rook
24 Tommy Wilson 29 HB-FB 11 0 203 6-0 none 9/1/1932 5
Team Total 25.6 14 224.4 6-2.2 2.5