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1969 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 320 points (22.9/g), 4th of 16 in the NFL.
 Allowed 243 points (17.4/g), 5th.
 Differential of 77 points (5.5/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by George Allen (11-3-0)

1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Roman Gabriel*+ 29 7 14 217 for 399, 2,549 yards, 24 td, 7 int, & 35 rushes for 156 yards and 5 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962

HB Larry Smith 22 Rook 14 166 rushes for 599 yards, 1 td, & 46 catches for 300 yards and 2 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969

FB Les Josephson 27 5 14 124 rushes for 461 yards, 0 td, & 32 catches for 295 yards and 2 td
FL Wendell Tucker 26 2 14 38 catches for 629 yards, 7 td
SE Jack Snow 26 4 14 49 catches for 734 yards, 6 td

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 7th / 54th pick / 1965

TE Billy Truax 26 5 13 37 catches for 431 yards, 5 td

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964
Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964

LT Charley Cowan* 31 8 14

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

LG Tom Mack*+ 26 3 14

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966

C Ken Iman 30 9 14 1 fumble recovered
RG Joe Scibelli 30 8 7

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

RG Mike LaHood 25 Rook 7

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 51st pick / 1968

RT Bob Brown*+ 28 5 14

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

 Defensive Starters
LDE Deacon Jones*+ 31 8 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

LDT Merlin Olsen*+ 29 7 14

Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962

RDT Coy Bacon 27 1 13
RDE Diron Talbert 25 2 13 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966

LLB Jack Pardee 33 12 14 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

MLB Doug Woodlief 26 4 11 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 65th pick / 1965

RLB Maxie Baughan*+ 31 9 13 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960

LCB Clancy Williams 27 4 14 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1965

RCB Ron Smith 26 4 11 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Jim Nettles 27 4 5 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Richie Petitbon 31 10 12 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959

RS Eddie Meador+ 32 10 14 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

 Special Teams Starters
K Bruce Gossett 28 5 0 22 of 34 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points
P Pat Studstill 31 8 0 80 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked
PR Alvin Haymond 27 5 0 33 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

KR Ron Smith 26 4 11 27 kick returns for a 21.7 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Coy Bacon 27 DE-DT 14 13 270 6-4 Jackson State 8/30/1942 1
Dick Bass 32 FB-HB 1 0 197 5-10 Pacific 3/15/1937 9

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

Maxie Baughan*+ 31 LB 13 13 227 6-1 Georgia Tech 8/3/1938 9

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960

Bob Brown*+ 28 T 14 14 280 6-4 Nebraska 12/8/1941 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964

Roger Brown 32 DT 14 0 300 6-5 Md-Eastern Shore 5/1/1937 9

Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960

George Burman 27 C-G-T 14 0 255 6-3 Northwestern 12/1/1942 5

Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964

Rick Cash 24 DE-DT 14 0 248 6-5 Missouri,Truman State 7/1/1945 1

Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968

Charley Cowan* 31 T-G 14 14 264 6-4 New Mexico Highlands 6/19/1938 8

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

Pat Curran 24 TE-TB 1 0 238 6-4 Iowa State,Lakeland 9/21/1945 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 151st pick / 1969

Willie Daniel 32 DB 10 0 190 5-11 Mississippi State 11/10/1937 8
Mike Dennis 25 RB 1 0 207 6-1 Mississippi 7/22/1944 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 8th pick / 1966
Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1966

Willie Ellison 24 RB 14 0 210 6-2 Texas Southern 11/1/1945 2

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1967

Roman Gabriel*+ 29 QB 14 14 220 6-5 North Carolina State 8/5/1940 7

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962

Bruce Gossett 28 K 14 0 204 6-1 Clarion,Duquesne,Ferrum,Richmond 11/9/1941 5
Alvin Haymond 27 DB 14 0 194 6-0 Southern 8/31/1942 5

Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964

Ken Iman 30 C 14 14 240 6-1 Southeast Missouri State 2/8/1939 9
Mitch Johnson 27 T-G 14 0 251 6-4 Los Angeles State,UCLA 3/1/1942 4

Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965

Deacon Jones*+ 31 DE 14 14 272 6-5 Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State 12/9/1938 8

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

Les Josephson 27 RB 14 14 207 6-1 Augustana (SD) 7/29/1942 5
Bob Klein 22 TE 14 1 235 6-5 USC 7/27/1947 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969

Mike LaHood 25 G 14 7 250 6-3 Wyoming 12/11/1944 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 51st pick / 1968

Izzy Lang 27 RB 12 0 232 6-1 Tennessee State 2/2/1942 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964

Lamar Lundy 34 DE-E 4 0 245 6-7 Purdue 4/17/1935 12

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

Tom Mack*+ 26 G 14 14 250 6-3 Michigan 11/1/1943 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966

Frank Marchlewski 26 C 5 0 240 6-2 Minnesota 10/14/1943 4

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 19th / 152nd pick / 1965

Tommy Mason 30 RB 13 0 196 6-1 Tulane 7/8/1939 8

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961

Eddie Meador+ 32 DB 14 14 193 5-11 Arkansas Tech 8/10/1937 10

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

Jim Nettles 27 DB 13 5 177 5-10 Wisconsin 2/15/1942 4
Merlin Olsen*+ 29 DT 14 14 270 6-5 Utah State 9/15/1940 7

Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962

Jack Pardee 33 LB 14 14 225 6-2 Texas A&M 4/19/1936 12

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

John Pergine 23 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Notre Dame 9/13/1946 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 297th pick / 1968

Richie Petitbon 31 DB 12 12 206 6-3 Loyola (LA),Tulane 4/18/1938 10

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959

Myron Pottios 30 LB 5 0 232 6-2 Notre Dame 1/18/1939 8

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961
Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961

Jim Purnell 28 LB 14 0 229 6-2 Wisconsin 12/12/1941 5
David Ray 25 K 1 0 195 6-0 Alabama 9/19/1944 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 16th / 243rd pick / 1966

Joe Scibelli 30 G-T 7 7 256 6-1 American International College,Notre Dame 4/19/1939 8

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

Nate Shaw 24 DB 7 0 205 6-2 USC 5/20/1945 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 122nd pick / 1967

Larry Smith 22 RB 14 14 220 6-3 Florida 9/2/1947 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969

Ron Smith 26 DB-WR 14 11 195 6-1 Wisconsin 5/3/1943 4
Jack Snow 26 WR-SE 14 14 190 6-2 Notre Dame 1/25/1943 4

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 7th / 54th pick / 1965

Pat Studstill 31 FL-HB-WR-P 14 0 180 6-0 Houston 6/4/1938 8
Karl Sweetan 27 QB 5 0 203 6-1 Texas A&M,Wake Forest 10/2/1942 3

Detroit Lions / 18th / 249th pick / 1965

Diron Talbert 25 DT-DE 14 13 255 6-5 Texas 7/1/1944 2

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966

Billy Truax 26 TE 14 13 240 6-5 LSU 7/15/1943 5

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964
Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964

Wendell Tucker 26 WR-FL 14 14 185 5-10 South Carolina State 9/4/1943 2
Clancy Williams 27 DB 14 14 194 6-3 Washington State 9/24/1942 4

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965
San Diego Chargers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1965

Doug Woodlief 26 LB 14 11 225 6-3 Memphis 9/4/1943 4

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 65th pick / 1965

Team Total 27.7 14 226.0 6-2.2 5.0