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1964 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (20.2/g), 8th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (24.2/g), 12th.
Differential of -56 points (-4.0/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 10th.
Coached by Harland Svare (5-7-2)
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1964 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 | Bill Munson | 23 | Rook | 8 | 108 for 223, 1,533 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 19 rushes for 150 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| QB | Roman Gabriel | 24 | 2 | 6 | 65 for 143, 1,236 yards, 9 td, 5 int, & 11 rushes for 5 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| HB | Ben Wilson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 159 rushes for 553 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 116 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 68th pick / 1962 |
| FB | Les Josephson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 96 rushes for 451 yards, 3 td, & 21 catches for 269 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Bucky Pope | 23 | Rook | 0 | 25 catches for 786 yards, 10 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| SE | Red Phillips | 28 | 6 | 0 | 17 catches for 245 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Marlin McKeever | 24 | 3 | 0 | 41 catches for 582 yards, 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Joe Carollo | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
| LG | Charley Cowan | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| C | Art Hunter | 31 | 10 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
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| RG | Don Chuy | 23 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Frank Varrichione | 32 | 9 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Deacon Jones* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Merlin Olsen* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Rosey Grier | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Lamar Lundy | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Andy Von Sonn | 24 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 14th / 189th pick / 1962 |
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| MLB | Mike Henry | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Cliff Livingston | 34 | 10 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Jerry Richardson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Aaron Martin | 22 | Rook | 9 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Bobby Smith | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Eddie Meador* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bruce Gossett | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 of 24 field goals & 31 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Danny Villanueva | 27 | 4 | 0 | 82 punts for a 44.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Carver Shannon | 26 | 2 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 5.4 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Bobby Smith | 26 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Duane Allen | 27 | TE | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio Junior College | 10/21/1937 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 33rd / 258th pick / 1962 |
| Terry Baker | 23 | QB | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 5/5/1941 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1963 |
| Dick Bass | 27 | FB-HB | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Pacific | 3/15/1937 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959 |
| Willie F. Brown | 22 | WR-HB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 3/21/1942 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| Frank Budka | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 194 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 3/20/1942 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 56th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Carollo | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1940 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
| Don Chuy | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Clemson | 7/20/1941 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1963 |
| Charley Cowan | 26 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | New Mexico Highlands | 6/19/1938 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| Lindon Crow | 31 | DB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 4/4/1933 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| Carroll Dale | 26 | WR-TE-FL | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/24/1938 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| Roger Davis | 26 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 6/23/1938 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
| Roman Gabriel | 24 | QB | 7 | 6 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 8/5/1940 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| Bruce Gossett | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Clarion,Duquesne,Ferrum,Richmond | 11/9/1941 | Rook | |
| Rosey Grier | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Marv Harris | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Stanford | 7/8/1942 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 175th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Henry | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 8/15/1936 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 100th pick / 1958 |
| Art Hunter | 31 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| Deacon Jones* | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State | 12/9/1938 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| Les Josephson | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 7/29/1942 | Rook | |
| Gary Larsen | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Cliff Livingston | 34 | LB-DE | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 10 | |
| Lamar Lundy | 29 | DE-E | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| Aaron Martin | 22 | DB | 14 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina Central | 2/10/1942 | Rook | |
| Marlin McKeever | 24 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| Eddie Meador* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Arkansas Tech | 8/10/1937 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Munson | 23 | QB | 11 | 8 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah State | 8/11/1941 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Merlin Olsen* | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Utah State | 9/15/1940 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| Jack Pardee | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| Red Phillips | 28 | E | 7 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/5/1936 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| Bucky Pope | 23 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-5 | Catawba,Duke | 3/23/1941 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| Jerry Richardson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 11/13/1941 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 35th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Scibelli | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-1 | American International College,Notre Dame | 4/19/1939 | 3 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
| Carver Shannon | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 4/28/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 224th pick / 1959 |
| Bobby Smith | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | UCLA | 7/5/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 88th pick / 1961 |
| Billy Truax | 21 | TE | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 7/15/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 |
| Frank Varrichione | 32 | T | 10 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1932 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1955 |
| Danny Villanueva | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/5/1937 | 4 | |
| Andy Von Sonn | 24 | LB | 14 | 7 | 229 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/5/1940 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 189th pick / 1962 |
| Joe Wendryhoski | 26 | C | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Illinois | 3/1/1938 | Rook | New York Titans / 13th / 101st pick / 1961 |
| Fred Whittingham | 25 | LB-G | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 2/4/1939 | Rook | |
| Ben Wilson | 25 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | USC | 3/9/1939 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 68th pick / 1962 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 224.5 | 6-2.1 | 3.0 |