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1962 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 7th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 220 points (15.7/g), 14th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 334 points (23.9/g), 8th.
Differential of -114 points (-8.1/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 7th.
Coached by Harland Svare (0-5-1) and Bob Waterfield (1-7-0)
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1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Zeke Bratkowski | 31 | 8 | 9 | 110 for 219, 1,541 yards, 9 td, 16 int, & 7 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| HB | Jon Arnett | 27 | 5 | 0 | 76 rushes for 238 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| FB | Dick Bass* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 196 rushes for 1,033 yards, 6 td, & 30 catches for 262 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959 |
| FL | Pervis Atkins | 27 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 393 yards, 1 td, & 7 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| SE | Red Phillips* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 60 catches for 875 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Carroll Dale | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 584 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| LT | Joe Carollo | 22 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Charley Cowan | 24 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
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| C | Larry Hayes | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RG | Duane Putnam | 34 | 10 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
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| RT | Frank Varrichione* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Deacon Jones | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Merlin Olsen* | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| RDT | John LoVetere | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDE | Lamar Lundy | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Marlin McKeever | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| MLB | Mike Henry | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Jack Pardee | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Eddie Meador | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| RCB | Carver Shannon | 24 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Lindon Crow | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Charley Britt | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Danny Villanueva | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 of 20 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Danny Villanueva | 25 | 2 | 0 | 87 punts for a 45.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Pervis Atkins | 27 | 1 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Pervis Atkins | 27 | 1 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Duane Allen | 25 | TE | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio Junior College | 10/21/1937 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 33rd / 258th pick / 1962 |
| Jon Arnett | 27 | HB-E | 10 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| Pervis Atkins | 27 | FL-HB-WR | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | New Mexico State,San Francisco State | 11/24/1935 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 30th pick / 1960 |
| Dick Bass* | 25 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Pacific | 3/15/1937 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959 |
| Jim Boeke | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Heidelberg | 9/11/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 217th pick / 1960 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 31 | QB | 13 | 9 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| Charley Britt | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/20/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1960 |
| Doug Brown | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 5/31/1938 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 134th pick / 1960 |
| Joe Carollo | 22 | T | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1940 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
| Lou Cordileone | 25 | DT-DE-G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/4/1937 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1960 |
| Charley Cowan | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | New Mexico Highlands | 6/19/1938 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| Lindon Crow | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 4/4/1933 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| Carroll Dale | 24 | WR-TE-FL | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/24/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| Karl Finch | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,Iowa | 7/7/1939 | Rook | |
| Roman Gabriel | 22 | QB | 6 | 3 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 8/5/1940 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| Alvin Hall | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | none | 8/12/1934 | 1 | |
| Larry Hayes | 27 | C-LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 7/21/1935 | 1 | |
| Mike Henry | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 8/15/1936 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958 |
| Roy Hord | 28 | G | 3 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Duke | 12/25/1934 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 88th pick / 1957 |
| Art Hunter | 29 | C-T | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| Bill Jobko | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1935 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| Deacon Jones | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State | 12/9/1938 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| John LoVetere | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Compton Community College (CA) | 5/31/1936 | 3 | |
| Lamar Lundy | 27 | DE-E | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| Ollie Matson | 32 | RB-FL | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | 10 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Marlin McKeever | 22 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| Eddie Meador | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Arkansas Tech | 8/10/1937 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Ron Miller | 23 | QB | 6 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/19/1939 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 41st pick / 1961 |
| Merlin Olsen* | 22 | DT | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-5 | Utah State | 9/15/1940 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| Jack Pardee | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Art Perkins | 22 | FB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | North Texas | 5/1/1940 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 44th pick / 1962 |
| Red Phillips* | 26 | E | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/5/1936 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| Duane Putnam | 34 | G | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Pacific | 9/5/1928 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 66th pick / 1952 |
| Les Richter | 32 | LB-MG | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | California | 10/6/1930 | 8 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 2nd pick / 1952 |
| Joe Scibelli | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-1 | American International College,Notre Dame | 4/19/1939 | 1 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
| Carver Shannon | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/28/1938 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959 |
| Glenn Shaw | 24 | FB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 7/11/1938 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 129th pick / 1960 |
| Bobby Smith | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | UCLA | 7/5/1938 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961 |
| Larry Stephens | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 9/24/1938 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1960 |
| Frank Varrichione* | 30 | T | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1932 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| Danny Villanueva | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/5/1937 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 225.8 | 6-2.0 | 2.8 |