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1981 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 303 points (18.9/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 17th.
Differential of -48 points (-3.0/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-0.9/g), 24th.
Coached by Ray Malavasi (6-10-0)
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1981 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 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 138 for 267, 1,815 yards, 9 td, 13 int, & 18 rushes for 104 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| QB | Dan Pastorini | 32 | 10 | 5 | 64 for 152, 719 yards, 2 td, 14 int, & 7 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| RB | Wendell Tyler | 26 | 4 | 15 | 260 rushes for 1,074 yards, 12 td, & 45 catches for 436 yards and 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Cullen Bryant | 30 | 8 | 12 | 109 rushes for 436 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 160 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| WR | Preston Dennard | 26 | 3 | 15 | 49 catches for 821 yards, 4 td, & 6 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Billy Waddy | 27 | 4 | 14 | 31 catches for 460 yards, 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Walt Arnold | 23 | 1 | 9 | 20 catches for 212 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Henry Childs | 30 | 7 | 7 | 12 catches for 145 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 23 | 1 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| LT | Jackie Slater | 27 | 5 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Kent Hill | 24 | 2 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Rich Saul* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| RG | Dennis Harrah | 28 | 6 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Doug C. Smith | 25 | 3 | 13 | ||
| RT | Doug C. Smith | 25 | 3 | 13 | ||
| RT | Jackie Slater | 27 | 5 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood | 31 | 10 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
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| LDT | Mike Fanning | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Larry Brooks | 31 | 9 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
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| RDT | Reggie Doss | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| RDE | Cody Jones | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Jim Youngblood | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Carl Ekern | 27 | 5 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
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| RLB | George Andrews | 26 | 2 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
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| LCB | Pat Thomas | 27 | 5 | 9 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | LeRoy Irvin+ | 24 | 1 | 7 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Rod Perry | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Johnnie Johnson | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Nolan Cromwell*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Frank Corral | 26 | 3 | 0 | 17 of 26 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1978 |
| P | Frank Corral | 26 | 3 | 0 | 89 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1978 |
| PR | LeRoy Irvin+ | 24 | 1 | 7 | 46 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Drew Hill | 25 | 2 | 2 | 60 kick returns for a 19.5 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 | 26 | LB | 15 | 15 | 226 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/28/1955 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| Walt Arnold | 23 | TE | 16 | 9 | 228 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/31/1958 | 1 | |
| Bill Bain | 29 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| Ron Battle | 22 | TE | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | North Texas | 3/27/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 175th pick / 1981 |
| Larry Brooks | 31 | DT | 8 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 6/10/1950 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| Cullen Bryant | 30 | RB | 13 | 12 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| Howard Carson | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/11/1957 | Rook | |
| Mario Celotto | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | USC | 8/23/1956 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1978 |
| Henry Childs | 30 | TE | 7 | 7 | 223 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 4/16/1951 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| Robert Cobb | 24 | DE | 6 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Arizona,Cincinnati | 10/12/1957 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 66th pick / 1981 |
| Jim Collins | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| Kirk Collins | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Baylor | 7/18/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1980 |
| Frank Corral | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | UCLA | 6/16/1955 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 78th pick / 1978 |
| Nolan Cromwell*+ | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Preston Dennard | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 185 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 11/28/1955 | 3 | |
| Reggie Doss | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 8 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| Fred Dryer | 35 | DE | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| Carl Ekern | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Fanning | 28 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| Doug France | 28 | T | 8 | 1 | 270 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 4/26/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1975 |
| Lewis Gilbert | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Florida | 5/24/1956 | 3 | |
| Mike Guman | 23 | RB | 16 | 4 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| Pat Haden | 28 | QB | 13 | 11 | 182 | 5-11 | USC | 1/23/1953 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1975 |
| Dennis Harrah | 28 | G-C | 15 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| Joe Harris | 29 | LB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 12/6/1952 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 197th pick / 1975 |
| Drew Hill | 25 | WR | 16 | 2 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| Kent Hill | 24 | G-T | 16 | 11 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| LeRoy Irvin+ | 24 | DB | 16 | 7 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Cody Jones | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/3/1951 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| Jeff Kemp | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 7/11/1959 | Rook | |
| Phil McKinnely | 27 | T-G-TE | 7 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/8/1954 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 246th pick / 1976 |
| Greg Meisner | 22 | NT-DE | 9 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| Willie Miller | 34 | WR | 13 | 1 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 4/26/1947 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| Jeff B. Moore | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/2/1957 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 58th pick / 1979 |
| Phil Murphy | 24 | DT | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | South Carolina State | 9/26/1957 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1980 |
| Mel Owens | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| Irv Pankey | 23 | T | 13 | 12 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| Dan Pastorini | 32 | QB | 7 | 5 | 208 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 5/26/1949 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1971 |
| Jairo Penaranda | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | UCLA | 6/15/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1981 |
| Rod Perry | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/11/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Rich Saul* | 33 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 241 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 204th pick / 1970 |
| Jackie Slater | 27 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Doug C. Smith | 25 | C-G-T | 16 | 13 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 3 | |
| Lucious Smith | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton,San Diego State | 1/17/1957 | 1 | |
| Ivory Sully | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 2 | |
| Jewerl Thomas | 24 | RB | 15 | 1 | 230 | 5-10 | San Jose State,UCLA | 9/10/1957 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 58th pick / 1980 |
| Pat Thomas | 27 | DB | 12 | 9 | 183 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/1/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| Wendell Tyler | 26 | RB | 15 | 15 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| Billy Waddy | 27 | WR | 15 | 14 | 187 | 5-11 | Colorado | 2/19/1954 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| Jack Youngblood | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Youngblood | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 224.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |