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1977 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 302 points (21.6/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 146 points (10.4/g), 2nd.
Differential of 156 points (11.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.9-2.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 4th.
Coached by Chuck Knox (10-4-0)
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1977 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 | Pat Haden* | 24 | 1 | 10 | 122 for 216, 1,551 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 29 rushes for 106 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Lawrence McCutcheon* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 294 rushes for 1,238 yards, 7 td, & 25 catches for 274 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1972 |
| FB | John Cappelletti | 25 | 3 | 14 | 178 rushes for 598 yards, 5 td, & 28 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Harold Jackson* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 48 catches for 666 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| WR | Billy Waddy | 23 | Rook | 11 | 23 catches for 355 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Terry Nelson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 31 catches for 401 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Doug France* | 24 | 2 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Tom Mack* | 34 | 11 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
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| C | Rich Saul* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| RG | Dennis Harrah | 24 | 2 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Greg Horton | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 56th pick / 1974 |
| RT | John Williams | 32 | 9 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood* | 27 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Larry Brooks* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Cody Jones | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 31 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Bob Brudzinski | 22 | Rook | 7 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LLB | Jim Youngblood | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Jim Youngblood | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Jack Reynolds | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Isiah Robertson* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Pat Thomas | 23 | 1 | 12 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Monte Jackson* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Dave Elmendorf | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| FS | Bill Simpson | 26 | 3 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1974 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rafael Septien | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 of 30 field goals & 32 of 35 extra points | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| P | Glen Walker | 25 | Rook | 0 | 73 punts for a 35.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Billy Waddy | 23 | Rook | 11 | 31 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| KR | Wendell Tyler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Larry Brooks* | 27 | DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 6/10/1950 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | 22 | LB | 14 | 7 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| 22 | John Cappelletti | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 8/9/1952 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1974 |
| 70 | Al Cowlings | 30 | DE-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 6/16/1947 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | 31 | DE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/20/1949 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | 24 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1953 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | 23 | QB | 3 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| 77 | Doug France* | 24 | T | 13 | 13 | 270 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/26/1953 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1975 |
| 11 | Pat Haden* | 24 | QB | 12 | 10 | 182 | 5-11 | USC | 1/23/1953 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | 24 | G-C | 8 | 8 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| 73 | Winston Hill | 36 | T | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| 63 | Greg Horton | 26 | G-C | 14 | 6 | 245 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/7/1951 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 56th pick / 1974 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson* | 31 | WR-FL | 14 | 14 | 175 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/6/1946 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| 28 | Monte Jackson* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 7/14/1953 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | 29 | WR | 3 | 3 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Jim Jodat | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Carthage | 3/3/1954 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 344th pick / 1976 |
| 88 | Freeman Johns | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/20/1953 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 288th pick / 1976 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/3/1951 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| 52 | Rick Kay | 28 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Colorado | 11/10/1949 | 4 | |
| 65 | Tom Mack* | 34 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/1/1943 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 6/2/1950 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1972 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 9/15/1954 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1976 |
| 12 | Joe Namath | 34 | QB | 4 | 4 | 200 | 6-2 | Alabama | 5/31/1943 | 12 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-2 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 5/20/1951 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1973 |
| 51 | Rick Nuzum | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/30/1952 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 126th pick / 1975 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | 24 | DB | 5 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/11/1953 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| 39 | Rod Phillips | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Cincinnati,Jackson State | 12/23/1952 | 2 | |
| 54 | Bob Pifferini | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | UCLA | 6/27/1950 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 133rd pick / 1972 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | 30 | LB | 9 | 6 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/22/1947 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson* | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | Southern | 8/17/1949 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| 61 | Rich Saul* | 29 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 241 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Dwight Scales | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 178 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/30/1953 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 155th pick / 1976 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1953 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 10th / 258th pick / 1977 |
| 48 | Bill Simpson | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 12/5/1951 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | 23 | T-G | 14 | 1 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | 23 | DB | 14 | 12 | 183 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/1/1954 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | 23 | WR | 14 | 11 | 187 | 5-11 | Colorado | 2/19/1954 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| 19 | Glen Walker | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | USC | 1/16/1952 | Rook | |
| 20 | Jackie Wallace | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/13/1951 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| 62 | Jeff Williams | 22 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 4/15/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
| 75 | John Williams | 32 | T-G-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
| 86 | Charle Young | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | USC | 2/5/1951 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1973 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood* | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 221.5 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |