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1968 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 2nd in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 312 points (22.3/g), 5th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 200 points (14.3/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 112 points (8.0/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.4-3.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by George Allen (10-3-1)

1968 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 Mon September 16 box W 1-0 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 13 15 238 84 154 1 18 244 169 75 3
2 Sun September 22 box W 2-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 45 10 20 378 291 87 16 258 202 56 3
3 Sun September 29 box W 3-0 @ Cleveland Browns 24 6 22 364 176 188 2 6 129 63 66 3
4 Sun October 6 box W 4-0 San Francisco 49ers 24 10 19 275 154 121 2 12 158 96 62 1
5 Sun October 13 box W 5-0 @ Green Bay Packers 16 14 11 190 97 93 1 15 197 113 84 5
6 Sun October 20 box W 6-0 Atlanta Falcons 27 14 24 419 246 173 4 7 133 101 32 3
7 Sun October 27 box L 6-1 @ Baltimore Colts 10 27 12 148 78 70 4 17 364 205 159 4
8 Sun November 3 box W 7-1 Detroit Lions 10 7 9 286 185 101 2 15 216 144 72 3
9 Sun November 10 box W 8-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 10 18 250 71 179 1 9 232 140 92 3
10 Sun November 17 box T 8-1-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 20 22 399 270 129 3 18 338 171 167 4
11 Sun November 24 box W 9-1-1 New York Giants 24 21 19 311 143 168 4 18 273 127 146 3
12 Sun December 1 box W 10-1-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 31 3 19 324 123 201 2 9 127 47 80 5
13 Sun December 8 box L 10-2-1 Chicago Bears 16 17 16 210 107 103 2 17 248 98 150 2
14 Sun December 15 box L 10-3-1 Baltimore Colts 24 28 19 312 147 165 1 13 208 144 64 2

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 312 4104 915 4.5 245 189 384 2172 20 17 5.3 115 503 1932 14 3.8 111 29 12 19
Team Defense 200 3118 801 3.9 314 158 353 1813 12 25 4.5 104 397 1305 9 3.3 190 44 19 20
Lg Rank Offense 5 8 6 7 12 9 4 11 1 5 6 12 1 3
Lg Rank Defense 3 1 1 6 2 2 5 2 3 2 4 2 2 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Roman Gabriel* 28 QB 14 14 184 366 50.3 2364 19 5.2 16 4.4 60 6.5 5.0 12.8 168.9 70.0
Milt Plum 33 4 0 5 12 41.7 49 1 8.3 1 8.3 25 4.1 1.2 9.8 12.3 46.9
Mike Dennis 24 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Tommy Mason 29 hb 12 7 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Willie Ellison 23 HB 14 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Pat Studstill 30 P 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 27.3 14 189 384 49.2 2413 20 5.2 17 4.4 60 6.3 4.8 12.8 172.4 68.2
Opp Total 14 158 353 44.8 1813 12 3.4 25 7.1 5.1 2.3 11.5 129.5 42.6 51 383 4.5 1.1

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
Willie Ellison 23 HB 14 8 151 616 5 52 4.1 44.0 10.8 20 248 12.4 2 36 1.4 17.7 864 7 3
Dick Bass 31 FB 10 10 121 494 1 20 4.1 49.4 12.1 27 195 7.2 2 28 2.7 19.5 689 3 3
Tommy Mason 29 hb 12 7 108 395 3 19 3.7 32.9 9.0 15 144 9.6 0 31 1.3 12.0 539 3 2
Henry Dyer 23 8 0 55 136 1 15 2.5 17.0 6.9 8 37 4.6 0 15 1.0 4.6 173 1 1
Roman Gabriel* 28 QB 14 14 34 139 4 19 4.1 9.9 2.4 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0.1 -0.4 134 4 6
Mike Dennis 24 14 0 29 136 0 16 4.7 9.7 2.1 8 53 6.6 0 17 0.6 3.8 189 0 0
Vilnis Ezerins 24 14 0 2 2 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 2 0 0
Milt Plum 33 4 0 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.8 0.5 3 0 0
Eddie Meador*+ 31 RS 14 14 1 11 0 11 11.0 0.8 0.1 11 0 3
Billy Truax 25 TE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 417 11.9 3 22 2.5 29.8 417 3 0
Bernie Casey 29 FL 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 565 19.5 5 55 2.4 47.1 565 5 0
Jack Snow 25 SE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 500 17.2 3 54 2.1 35.7 500 3 1
Pat Studstill 30 P 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 108 15.4 1 25 0.5 7.7 108 1 0
Wendell Tucker 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 124 17.7 4 60 0.7 12.4 124 4 0
Dave Pivec 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 27 9.0 0 12 0.2 1.9 27 0 0
Team Total 27.3 14 503 1932 14 52 3.8 138.0 35.9 189 2413 12.8 20 60 13.5 172.4 4345 34 21
Opp Total 14 397 1305 9 3.3 93.2 28.4 158 1813 11.5 12 11.3 129.5 3118 21 31

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
Ron Smith 25 LS 14 14 27 171 0 24 6.3 26 718 1 94 27.6 889
Eddie Meador*+ 31 RS 14 14 17 136 0 40 8.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 167
Willie Ellison 23 HB 14 8 12 268 0 40 22.3 1132
Mike Dennis 24 14 0 2 2 0 2 1.0 191
Dave Pivec 25 14 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 27
Vilnis Ezerins 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2
Clancy Williams 26 LCB 14 14 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Team Total 27.3 14 44 307 0 40 7.0 45 1024 1 94 22.8 5676
Opp Total 14 30 1 62 1262 1 20.4

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
Pat Studstill 30 P 14 0 81 3207 58 0 39.6
Bruce Gossett* 27 K 14 0 6 5 10 8 7 4 7 1 31 17 54.8% 37 37 100.0%
Team Total 27.3 14 6 5 10 8 7 4 7 1 31 17 54.8% 37 37 100.0% 81 3207 58 0 39.6
Opp Total 14 17 9 52.9% 25 23 92.0% 88 3520 40.0

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
Dick Bass 31 FB 10 10 3 1 0 0
Maxie Baughan* 30 RLB 14 14 4 29 0 16 0 1 0 0
Roger Brown 31 RDT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Bernie Casey 29 FL 12 11 0 2 0 0
Irv Cross 29 RCB 14 14 3 0 0 0
Henry Dyer 23 8 0 1 0 0 0
Willie Ellison 23 HB 14 8 3 1 0 0
Roman Gabriel* 28 QB 14 14 6 1 0 0
Tony Guillory 26 13 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Iman 29 C 14 14 0 2 0 0
Tommy Mason 29 hb 12 7 2 0 0 0
Eddie Meador*+ 31 RS 14 14 6 37 0 20 3 4 3 0
Merlin Olsen*+ 28 LDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jack Pardee 32 LLB 14 14 2 75 2 46
Dave Pivec 25 14 0 0 1 0 0 1
Myron Pottios 29 MLB 14 14 0 4 0 0
Gregg Schumacher 26 RDE 14 9 0 1 0 0
Ron Smith 25 LS 14 14 3 28 0 19 2 1 0 0
Jack Snow 25 SE 14 13 1 0 0 0
Pat Studstill 30 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Diron Talbert 24 14 0 0 1 4 0
Wendell Tucker 25 10 0 0 1 0 0
Clancy Williams 26 LCB 14 14 7 51 0 36
Kelton Winston 28 11 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.3 14 25 220 2 46 21 28 7 0 1
Opp Total 14 28 31 12

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bruce Gossett* 27 K 14 0 37 17 88
Willie Ellison 23 HB 14 8 5 2 42
Bernie Casey 29 FL 12 11 5 30
Roman Gabriel* 28 QB 14 14 4 24
Wendell Tucker 25 10 0 4 24
Dick Bass 31 FB 10 10 1 2 18
Tommy Mason 29 hb 12 7 3 18
Jack Snow 25 SE 14 13 3 18
Billy Truax 25 TE 14 13 3 18
Jack Pardee 32 LLB 14 14 2 12
Henry Dyer 23 8 0 1 6
Ron Smith 25 LS 14 14 1 6
Pat Studstill 30 P 14 0 1 6
Dave Pivec 25 14 0 1 2
Team Total 27.3 14 14 20 1 2 37 17 1 312
Opp Total 14 9 12 1 1 23 9 200