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1970 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 202 points (14.4/g), 2nd.
Differential of 123 points (8.8/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 10.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.6, Offense: 4.4, Defense: 5.3, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by George Allen (9-4-1)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Roman Gabriel | 30 | 8 | 14 | 211 for 407, 2,552 yards, 16 td, 12 int, & 28 rushes for 104 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| RB | Larry Smith | 23 | 1 | 9 | 77 rushes for 338 yards, 1 td, & 24 catches for 164 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Les Josephson | 28 | 6 | 12 | 150 rushes for 640 yards, 5 td, & 44 catches for 427 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Jack Snow | 27 | 5 | 14 | 51 catches for 859 yards, 7 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Wendell Tucker | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 catches for 230 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Billy Truax | 27 | 6 | 14 | 36 catches for 420 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Charley Cowan* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| LG | Tom Mack* | 27 | 4 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
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| C | Ken Iman | 31 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Joe Scibelli | 31 | 9 | 14 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
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| RT | Bob Brown*+ | 29 | 6 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Deacon Jones* | 32 | 9 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Merlin Olsen*+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Diron Talbert | 26 | 3 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
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| RDE | Coy Bacon | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 34 | 13 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Myron Pottios | 31 | 9 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Maxie Baughan | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Jim Purnell | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Clancy Williams | 28 | 5 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Kermit Alexander | 29 | 7 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| SS | Richie Petitbon | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| FS | Eddie Meador | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | David Ray | 26 | 1 | 0 | 29 of 45 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 243rd pick / 1966 |
| P | Pat Studstill | 32 | 9 | 0 | 67 punts for a 39.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Alvin Haymond | 28 | 6 | 0 | 53 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Alvin Haymond | 28 | 6 | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 29.2 average and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kermit Alexander | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| 79 | Coy Bacon | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 2 | |
| 55 | Maxie Baughan | 32 | LB | 10 | 8 | 227 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1938 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| 76 | Bob Brown*+ | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| 51 | George Burman | 28 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/1/1942 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964 |
| 89 | Rick Cash | 25 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Missouri,Truman State | 7/1/1945 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
| 73 | Charley Cowan* | 32 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 264 | 6-4 | New Mexico Highlands | 6/19/1938 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| 88 | Pat Curran | 25 | TE-TB | 14 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | Iowa State,Lakeland | 9/21/1945 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 151st pick / 1969 |
| 33 | Willie Ellison | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 11/1/1945 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1967 |
| 82 | Dick Evey | 29 | DT-DE-G | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| 18 | Roman Gabriel | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 8/5/1940 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| 23 | Alvin Haymond | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| 50 | Ken Iman | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-1 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/8/1939 | 10 | |
| 70 | Mitch Johnson | 28 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,UCLA | 3/1/1942 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965 |
| 75 | Deacon Jones* | 32 | DE | 14 | 13 | 272 | 6-5 | Miss. Valley State,South Carolina State | 12/9/1938 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| 31 | Jeff Jordan | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/12/1945 | Rook | |
| 34 | Les Josephson | 28 | RB | 12 | 12 | 207 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 7/29/1942 | 6 | |
| 80 | Bob Klein | 23 | TE | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | USC | 7/27/1947 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969 |
| 86 | Bob Long | 28 | FL-WR | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wichita State | 6/16/1942 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 44th pick / 1964 |
| 65 | Tom Mack* | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/1/1943 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| 20 | Tommy Mason | 31 | RB | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/8/1939 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| 21 | Eddie Meador | 33 | DB | 13 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Arkansas Tech | 8/10/1937 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| 78 | Clark Miller | 32 | DE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Utah State | 8/11/1938 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| 19 | Jim Nettles | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/15/1942 | 5 | |
| 74 | Merlin Olsen*+ | 30 | DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Utah State | 9/15/1940 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| 32 | Jack Pardee | 34 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| 52 | John Pergine | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 9/13/1946 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 297th pick / 1968 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| 22 | Elijah Pitts | 32 | HB | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Philander Smith | 2/3/1938 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 180th pick / 1961 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Jim Purnell | 29 | LB | 14 | 6 | 229 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/12/1941 | 6 | |
| 27 | David Ray | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 9/19/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 243rd pick / 1966 |
| 54 | Jack Reynolds | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/22/1947 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | 22 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| 71 | Joe Scibelli | 31 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-1 | American International College,Notre Dame | 4/19/1939 | 9 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
| 44 | Nate Shaw | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | USC | 5/20/1945 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 122nd pick / 1967 |
| 38 | Larry Smith | 23 | RB | 11 | 9 | 220 | 6-3 | Florida | 9/2/1947 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 8th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Jack Snow | 27 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/25/1943 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 |
| 28 | Pat Studstill | 32 | FL-HB-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/4/1938 | 9 | |
| 10 | Karl Sweetan | 28 | QB | 6 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Texas A&M,Wake Forest | 10/2/1942 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 249th pick / 1965 |
| 72 | Diron Talbert | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas | 7/1/1944 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| 87 | Billy Truax | 27 | TE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 7/15/1943 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 |
| 14 | Wendell Tucker | 27 | WR-FL | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 9/4/1943 | 3 | |
| 60 | John Wilbur | 27 | G-DE | 8 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Stanford | 5/21/1943 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| 24 | Clancy Williams | 28 | DB | 14 | 12 | 194 | 6-3 | Washington State | 9/24/1942 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Donnie Williams | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 3/12/1948 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 28.1 | 14 | 225.5 | 6-2.3 | 5.4 |