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1971 Los Angeles Rams

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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 313 points (22.4/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 260 points (18.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of 53 points (3.8/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 10th.

Coached by Tommy Prothro (8-5-1)

1971 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 Sun September 19 box L 0-1 @ New Orleans Saints 20 24 11 262 144 118 1 21 276 154 122 1
2 Sun September 26 box T 0-1-1 Atlanta Falcons 20 20 20 317 125 192 3 20 437 287 150 1
3 Sun October 3 box W 1-1-1 Chicago Bears 17 3 21 422 159 263 4 10 113 45 68 4
4 Sun October 10 box W 2-1-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 13 9 201 -18 219 2 14 272 152 120 4
5 Sun October 17 box W 3-1-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 24 16 18 306 182 124 4 14 249 135 114 4
6 Sun October 24 box W 4-1-1 Green Bay Packers 30 13 20 331 167 164 1 14 237 144 93 4
7 Sun October 31 box L 4-2-1 Miami Dolphins 14 20 22 359 245 114 2 13 312 185 127
8 Mon November 8 box L 4-3-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 24 12 262 154 108 2 17 249 94 155 2
9 Sun November 14 box W 5-3-1 @ Detroit Lions 21 13 19 311 170 141 1 21 317 140 177 1
10 Sun November 21 box W 6-3-1 San Francisco 49ers 17 6 8 173 49 124 1 21 382 286 96 4
11 Thu November 25 box L 6-4-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 21 28 21 313 227 86 3 15 280 166 114
12 Sun December 5 box W 7-4-1 New Orleans Saints 45 28 22 421 128 293 1 20 263 207 56 1
13 Mon December 13 box L 7-5-1 Washington Redskins 24 38 17 318 214 104 4 15 319 240 79 3
14 Sun December 19 box W 8-5-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 23 14 14 237 148 89 24 331 144 187 5

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 313 4233 856 4.9 234 185 370 2094 18 11 5.3 111 460 2139 15 4.7 105 29 18 18
Team Defense 260 4037 879 4.6 387 200 387 2379 15 27 5.6 129 455 1658 11 3.6 239 34 7 19
Lg Rank Offense 5 8 11 12 16 6 2 16 16 7 7 2 6 17
Lg Rank Defense 8 14 23 20 20 11 3 11 14 7 10 9 15 25

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 31 QB 14 14 180 352 51.1 2238 17 4.8 10 2.8 68 6.4 5.6 12.4 159.9 75.4 25 200 5.4 4.7 6.6
Jerry Rhome 29 14 0 5 18 27.8 66 1 5.6 1 5.6 43 3.7 1.7 13.2 4.7 37.7 1 10 2.9 1.1 5.3
Team Total 27.0 14 185 370 50.0 2304 18 4.9 11 3.0 68 6.2 5.4 12.5 164.6 73.5 26 210 5.3 4.5 6.6
Opp Total 14 200 387 51.7 2379 15 3.9 27 7.0 6.1 3.4 11.9 169.9 54.6 37 314 5.6 2.4

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* 26 RB 14 13 211 1000 4 80 4.7 71.4 15.1 32 238 7.4 0 49 2.3 17.0 1238 4 8
Les Josephson 29 FB 14 9 99 449 3 57 4.5 32.1 7.1 26 230 8.8 2 29 1.9 16.4 679 5 3
Larry Smith 24 rb 14 6 91 404 5 64 4.4 28.9 6.5 31 324 10.5 0 34 2.2 23.1 728 5 2
Travis Williams 25 RET 14 0 18 103 0 36 5.7 7.4 1.3 3 68 22.7 0 43 0.2 4.9 171 0 3
Roman Gabriel 31 QB 14 14 18 48 2 10 2.7 3.4 1.3 48 2 9
Lance Rentzel 28 WR 14 14 14 113 1 50 8.1 8.1 1.0 38 534 14.1 5 41 2.7 38.1 647 6 2
Bob Klein 24 TE 14 14 3 21 0 13 7.0 1.5 0.2 14 160 11.4 4 33 1.0 11.4 181 4 0
Jerry Rhome 29 14 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 0
Lee White 25 7 0 2 11 0 6 5.5 1.6 0.3 11 0 0
Jack Snow 28 WR 14 14 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.7 0.1 37 666 18.0 5 68 2.6 47.6 656 5 0
Matt Maslowski 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 82 27.3 1 36 0.2 5.9 82 1 0
Pat Curran 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.1 0.1 2 1 0
Team Total 27.0 14 460 2139 15 80 4.7 152.8 32.9 185 2304 12.5 18 68 13.2 164.6 4443 33 32
Opp Total 14 455 1658 11 3.6 118.4 32.5 200 2379 11.9 15 14.3 169.9 4037 26 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Alvin Haymond 29 RET 10 0 24 123 0 28 5.1 9 207 0 34 23.0 330
Travis Williams 25 RET 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 25 743 1 105 29.7 918
Lance Rentzel 28 WR 14 14 9 40 0 24 4.4 687
Gene Howard 25 RCB 14 14 7 164 0 34 23.4 164
Roger Williams 26 4 0 4 100 0 57 25.0 100
Pat Curran 26 14 0 3 35 0 26 11.7 37
Jack Youngblood 21 14 3 2 36 0 22 18.0 36
Kermit Alexander 30 SS 14 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Les Josephson 29 FB 14 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 679
Mike LaHood 27 9 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 25
Rich Saul 23 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bob L. Thomas 23 6 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Team Total 27.0 14 35 172 0 28 4.9 54 1322 1 105 24.5 5937
Opp Total 14 27 0 57 1176 1 20.6

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 33 P 14 0 70 2896 60 0 41.4
David Ray 27 K 14 0 7 6 8 6 3 2 10 4 1 29 18 62.1% 37 37 100.0%
Team Total 27.0 14 7 6 8 6 3 2 10 4 1 29 18 62.1% 37 37 100.0% 70 2896 60 0 41.4
Opp Total 14 32 17 53.1% 30 29 96.7% 66 2600 39.4

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
Kermit Alexander 30 SS 14 14 3 122 1 82
Coy Bacon 29 RDE 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Willie Ellison* 26 RB 14 13 8 3 0 0
Dave Elmendorf 22 FS 14 14 2 32 0 32 0 1 0 0
Roman Gabriel 31 QB 14 14 9 3 -23 0
Alvin Haymond 29 RET 10 0 4 3 -13 0
Gene Howard 25 RCB 14 14 6 99 0 35 0 2 6 1
Les Josephson 29 FB 14 9 3 0 0 0
Bob Klein 24 TE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Matt Maslowski 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Marlin McKeever 31 MLB 14 14 4 38 0 15
Jim Nettles 29 LCB 14 14 5 97 1 44
Phil Olsen 23 RDT 10 8 0 1 0 0
Jim Purnell 30 LLB 14 14 2 32 0 17
Lance Rentzel 28 WR 14 14 2 0 0 0
Isiah Robertson* 22 RLB 14 12 4 32 0 20
Larry Smith 24 rb 14 6 2 2 0 0
Roger Williams 26 4 0 1 0 0 0
Travis Williams 25 RET 14 0 3 1 0 0
Team Total 27.0 14 27 452 2 82 32 19 -30 1
Opp Total 14 26 22 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
David Ray 27 K 14 0 37 18 91
Lance Rentzel 28 WR 14 14 1 5 36
Les Josephson 29 FB 14 9 3 2 30
Larry Smith 24 rb 14 6 5 30
Jack Snow 28 WR 14 14 5 30
Willie Ellison* 26 RB 14 13 4 24
Bob Klein 24 TE 14 14 4 24
Roman Gabriel 31 QB 14 14 2 12
Kermit Alexander 30 SS 14 14 1 6
Pat Curran 26 14 0 1 6
Gene Howard 25 RCB 14 14 1 6
Matt Maslowski 22 14 0 1 6
Jim Nettles 29 LCB 14 14 1 6
Travis Williams 25 RET 14 0 1 6
Team Total 27.0 14 15 18 1 1 2 37 18 313
Opp Total 14 11 15 1 29 17 260