You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Los Angeles Rams > 1974 Starters, Roster, & Players
1974 Los Angeles Rams
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 181 points (12.9/g), 1st.
Differential of 82 points (5.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Chuck Knox (10-4-0)
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10 per year.
1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | James Harris* | 27 | 5 | 9 | 106 for 198, 1,544 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 42 rushes for 112 yards and 5 td | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969 |
| QB | John Hadl | 34 | 12 | 5 | 53 for 115, 680 yards, 5 td, 6 int, & 11 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| RB | Lawrence McCutcheon* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 236 rushes for 1,109 yards, 3 td, & 39 catches for 408 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Jim Bertelsen | 24 | 2 | 13 | 127 rushes for 419 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 175 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Harold Jackson | 28 | 6 | 14 | 30 catches for 514 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| WR | Jack Snow | 31 | 9 | 14 | 24 catches for 397 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Bob Klein | 27 | 5 | 14 | 24 catches for 336 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Charley Cowan | 36 | 13 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
|
| LG | Tom Mack* | 31 | 8 | 14 | 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| C | Ken Iman | 35 | 14 | 14 | ||
| RG | Joe Scibelli | 35 | 13 | 14 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
|
| RT | John Williams | 29 | 6 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
|
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood*+ | 24 | 3 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
|
| LDT | Larry Brooks | 24 | 2 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
|
| RDT | Merlin Olsen* | 34 | 12 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
|
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 28 | 5 | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
|
| LLB | Ken Geddes | 28 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Jack Reynolds | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Isiah Robertson* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Eddie McMillan | 23 | 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
|
| RCB | Charlie Stukes | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Dave Elmendorf | 25 | 3 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| FS | Steve Preece | 27 | 5 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | David Ray | 30 | 5 | 0 | 9 of 16 field goals & 25 of 31 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 243rd pick / 1966 |
| P | Mike Burke | 24 | Rook | 0 | 46 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Cullen Bryant | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| KR | Cullen Bryant | 23 | 1 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 26.8 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Baker | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Iowa State | 2/16/1945 | 6 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 24 | RB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 5-11 | Texas | 2/26/1950 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1972 |
| Larry Brooks | 24 | DT | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 6/10/1950 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| Cullen Bryant | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| Mike Burke | 24 | P | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Miami (FL),Oregon State | 7/28/1950 | Rook | |
| John Cappelletti | 22 | RB | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/9/1952 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1974 |
| Dave Chapple | 27 | P | 6 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 3/30/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 250th pick / 1969 |
| Al Clark | 26 | DB | 14 | 4 | 185 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan,Grambling State,Northern Arizona | 2/29/1948 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1971 |
| Charley Cowan | 36 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 264 | 6-4 | New Mexico Highlands | 6/19/1938 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| Pat Curran | 29 | TE-TB | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Iowa State,Lakeland | 9/21/1945 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 151st pick / 1969 |
| Bill Curry | 32 | C-LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| Bill Drake | 24 | DB-WR | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon | 5/22/1950 | 1 | |
| Fred Dryer | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/20/1949 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Geddes | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/27/1946 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1970 |
| John Hadl | 34 | QB | 6 | 5 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| James Harris* | 27 | QB | 11 | 9 | 210 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 7/20/1947 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969 |
| Ken Iman | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-1 | Southeast Missouri State | 2/8/1939 | 14 | |
| Harold Jackson | 28 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 175 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/6/1946 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| Ron Jaworski | 23 | QB | 5 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| Cody Jones | 23 | DT-DE | 12 | 1 | 243 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/3/1951 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| Les Josephson | 32 | RB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 7/29/1942 | 10 | |
| Bob Klein | 27 | TE | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-5 | USC | 7/27/1947 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1969 |
| Tom Mack* | 31 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/1/1943 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon* | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 6/2/1950 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1972 |
| Willie McGee | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | Alcorn State | 5/14/1950 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1973 |
| Eddie McMillan | 23 | DB | 14 | 9 | 189 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/25/1951 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 95th pick / 1973 |
| Bill Nelson | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Oregon State | 3/9/1948 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 168th pick / 1970 |
| Terry Nelson | 23 | TE | 10 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 5/20/1951 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1973 |
| Merlin Olsen* | 34 | DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Utah State | 9/15/1940 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| Phil Olsen | 26 | DT-C | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Utah State | 4/26/1948 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Peterson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 1/20/1950 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 133rd pick / 1973 |
| Tony Plummer | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Pacific | 1/21/1947 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 242nd pick / 1970 |
| Steve Preece | 27 | DB | 14 | 10 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 2/15/1947 | 5 | |
| David Ray | 30 | K | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 9/19/1944 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 243rd pick / 1966 |
| Lance Rentzel | 31 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/14/1943 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1965 |
| Jack Reynolds | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/22/1947 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| Isiah Robertson* | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Southern | 8/17/1949 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| Rich Saul | 26 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| Joe Scibelli | 35 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-1 | American International College,Notre Dame | 4/19/1939 | 13 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 |
| Rob Scribner | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | UCLA | 4/9/1951 | 1 | |
| Bill Simpson | 23 | DB | 14 | 4 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 12/5/1951 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1974 |
| Jack Snow | 31 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/25/1943 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Stein | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/22/1948 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 126th pick / 1969 |
| Tim Stokes | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Stukes | 31 | DB | 14 | 13 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| John Williams | 29 | T-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
| Jack Youngblood*+ | 24 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Youngblood | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 14 | 221.6 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |