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1979 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1979 NFC Champions
Scored 323 points (20.2/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (19.3/g), 11th.
Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Coached by Ray Malavasi (9-7-0)
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1979 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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Pat Haden | 26 | 3 | 10 | 163 for 290, 1,854 yards, 11 td, 14 int, & 16 rushes for 97 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| QB | Vince Ferragamo | 25 | 2 | 5 | 53 for 110, 778 yards, 5 td, 10 int, & 3 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| RB | Wendell Tyler | 24 | 2 | 12 | 218 rushes for 1,109 yards, 9 td, & 32 catches for 308 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Cullen Bryant | 28 | 6 | 16 | 177 rushes for 619 yards, 5 td, & 31 catches for 227 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| WR | Preston Dennard | 24 | 1 | 11 | 43 catches for 766 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Billy Waddy | 25 | 2 | 6 | 14 catches for 220 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Ron Jessie | 31 | 8 | 6 | 11 catches for 169 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Terry Nelson | 28 | 6 | 16 | 25 catches for 293 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Doug France | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1975 |
| LG | Kent Hill | 22 | Rook | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Rich Saul* | 31 | 9 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Dennis Harrah* | 26 | 4 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater | 25 | 3 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood*+ | 29 | 8 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
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| LDT | Larry Brooks*+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
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| RDT | Mike Fanning | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 33 | 10 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Jim Youngblood* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Jack Reynolds | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Bob Brudzinski | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Dwayne O'Steen | 25 | 1 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Nolan Cromwell | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Rod Perry | 26 | 4 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
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| RCB | Pat Thomas | 25 | 3 | 7 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Dave Elmendorf | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| FS | Nolan Cromwell | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| FS | Eddie Brown | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Frank Corral | 24 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 25 field goals & 36 of 39 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1978 |
| P | Ken Clark | 31 | Rook | 0 | 93 punts for a 40.1 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Eddie Brown | 27 | 5 | 5 | 56 punt returns for a 5.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Drew Hill | 23 | Rook | 4 | 40 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| George Andrews | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/28/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| Bill Bain | 27 | T-G | 8 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| Larry Brooks*+ | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 6/10/1950 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| Eddie Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 187 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/19/1952 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Cullen Bryant | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| Ken Clark | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (Canada) | 5/26/1948 | Rook | |
| Frank Corral | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | UCLA | 6/16/1955 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1978 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Preston Dennard | 24 | WR | 15 | 11 | 185 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 11/28/1955 | 1 | |
| Reggie Doss | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| Fred Dryer | 33 | DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| Bill Dunstan | 30 | DT | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Utah State | 1/3/1949 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 361st pick / 1971 |
| Ken Ellis | 32 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/20/1949 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1971 |
| Mike Fanning | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1953 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 25 | QB | 8 | 5 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| Doug France | 26 | T | 16 | 13 | 270 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/26/1953 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1975 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 30 | T | 8 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | BYU | 6/12/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| Pat Haden | 26 | QB | 10 | 10 | 182 | 5-11 | USC | 1/23/1953 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| Dennis Harrah* | 26 | G-C | 13 | 12 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| Joe Harris | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/6/1952 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 197th pick / 1975 |
| Drew Hill | 23 | WR | 16 | 4 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| Eddie Hill | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Memphis | 5/13/1957 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 54th pick / 1979 |
| Kent Hill | 22 | G-T | 16 | 9 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| Ron Jessie | 31 | WR | 6 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Jodat | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Carthage | 3/3/1954 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 344th pick / 1976 |
| Sid Justin | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Long Beach State | 8/14/1954 | Rook | |
| Bob Lee | 34 | QB-P | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 29 | RB | 11 | 4 | 205 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 6/2/1950 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1972 |
| Kevin McLain | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 9/15/1954 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1976 |
| Willie Miller | 32 | WR | 3 | 3 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 4/26/1947 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| Terry Nelson | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-2 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 5/20/1951 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1973 |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 25 | DB | 16 | 12 | 193 | 6-1 | California,San Jose State | 12/20/1954 | 1 | |
| Ricky Odom | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | USC | 9/16/1956 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 168th pick / 1978 |
| Elvis Peacock | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1978 |
| Rod Perry | 26 | DB | 9 | 7 | 178 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/11/1953 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| Jack Reynolds | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/22/1947 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 22nd pick / 1970 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 22 | QB | 3 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Dan Ryczek | 30 | C | 16 | 3 | 249 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/24/1949 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
| Rich Saul* | 31 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 241 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| Jeff Severson | 30 | DB | 1 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 9/16/1949 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 297th pick / 1971 |
| Jackie Slater | 25 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Doug C. Smith | 23 | C-G-T | 4 | 1 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 1 | |
| Ron B. Smith | 23 | WR | 12 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/20/1956 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1978 |
| Ivory Sully | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | Rook | |
| Pat Thomas | 25 | DB | 8 | 7 | 183 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/1/1954 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| Wendell Tyler | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| Billy Waddy | 25 | WR | 13 | 6 | 187 | 5-11 | Colorado | 2/19/1954 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| Jackie Wallace | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/13/1951 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Jerry Wilkinson | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-9 | Oregon State | 2/27/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1979 |
| John Williams | 34 | T-G-DE | 11 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
| Charle Young | 28 | TE | 15 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | USC | 2/5/1951 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1973 |
| Jack Youngblood*+ | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Youngblood* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 218.4 | 6-1.8 | 3.9 |