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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

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 10 RAM Isiah Robertson LB 12 1971 1982 2 6 11 110 168 Southern
1 20 RAM Jack Youngblood HOF DE 14 1971 1984 5 7 13 122 202 Florida
3 63 RAM Dave Elmendorf DB 9 1971 1979 0 0 9 72 130 Texas A&M
4 90 RAM Steve Worster RB 0 0 0 Texas
8 202 RAM Tony Garay DE 0 0 0 Hofstra
9 228 RAM Joe Schmidt WR 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
10 254 RAM Don Popplewell C 0 0 0 Colorado
11 280 RAM Charlie Richards QB 0 0 0 Richmond
12 306 RAM Kirk Behrendt T 0 0 0 Wisconsin-Whitewater
13 331 RAM Russell Harrison RB 0 0 0 Kansas State
14 358 RAM Lionel Coleman DB 0 0 0 Oregon
15 384 RAM Gary Kos G 0 0 0 Notre Dame
16 409 RAM Ross Boice LB 0 0 0 Pacific Lutheran
17 418 RAM Randy Vataha WR 7 1971 1977 0 0 5 33 86 6 10 0 188 3164 23 Stanford
17 435 RAM Joe Sweet WR 4 1972 1975 0 0 0 1 34 1 1 0 10 173 1 Tennessee State