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1982 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 2-7-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 200 points (22.2/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (27.8/g), 28th.
Differential of -50 points (-5.6/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.7/g), 24th.
Coached by Ray Malavasi (2-7-0)
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1982 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 | Vince Ferragamo | 28 | 5 | 5 | 118 for 209, 1,609 yards, 9 td, 9 int, & 4 rushes for 3 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| QB | Bert Jones | 31 | 9 | 4 | 48 for 87, 527 yards, 2 td, 4 int, & 11 rushes for 73 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Wendell Tyler | 27 | 5 | 9 | 137 rushes for 564 yards, 9 td, & 38 catches for 375 yards and 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Mike Guman | 24 | 2 | 9 | 69 rushes for 266 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 310 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Preston Dennard | 27 | 4 | 9 | 25 catches for 383 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Willie Miller | 35 | 7 | 8 | 15 catches for 346 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| TE | Mike Barber | 29 | 6 | 9 | 18 catches for 166 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 24 | 2 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Kent Hill* | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| C | Doug C. Smith | 26 | 4 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RG | Dennis Harrah | 29 | 7 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| RT | Jackie Slater | 28 | 6 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood | 32 | 11 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Mike Fanning | 29 | 7 | 8 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Cody Jones | 31 | 8 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
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| RDE | Reggie Doss | 26 | 4 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| LLB | Carl Ekern | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Jim Youngblood | 32 | 9 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
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| RLB | George Andrews | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Pat Thomas | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Rod Perry | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Johnnie Johnson | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Nolan Cromwell*+ | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 24 | Rook | 0 | 9 of 15 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | John Misko | 28 | Rook | 0 | 45 punts for a 43.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | LeRoy Irvin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Barry Redden | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Robert Alexander | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 4/21/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 269th pick / 1981 |
| 52 | George Andrews | 27 | LB | 9 | 9 | 226 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/28/1955 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| 62 | Bill Bain | 30 | T-G | 9 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| 86 | Mike Barber | 29 | TE | 9 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 6/4/1953 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976 |
| 96 | Doug Barnett | 22 | DE | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Azusa Pacific | 4/12/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 118th pick / 1982 |
| 81 | Ron Battle | 23 | TE | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | North Texas | 3/27/1959 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 175th pick / 1981 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | 32 | DT | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia State | 6/10/1950 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 355th pick / 1972 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Colorado | 5/20/1951 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Howard Carson | 25 | LB | 2 | 2 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/11/1957 | 1 | |
| 50 | Jim Collins | 24 | LB | 6 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| 42 | Kirk Collins | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Baylor | 7/18/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1980 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell*+ | 27 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| 70 | Charles DeJurnett | 30 | NT-DT | 4 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 6/17/1952 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Preston Dennard | 27 | WR | 9 | 9 | 185 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 11/28/1955 | 4 | |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | 26 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | 28 | LB | 3 | 3 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | 29 | DT-DE-NT | 8 | 8 | 255 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1953 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1975 |
| 84 | George Farmer | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Southern | 12/5/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 248th pick / 1980 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | 28 | QB | 7 | 5 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| 44 | Mike Guman | 24 | RB | 9 | 9 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | 29 | G-C | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| 87 | Drew Hill | 26 | WR | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| 72 | Kent Hill* | 25 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| 20 | Johnnie Johnson | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| 24 | A.J. Jones | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/30/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 202nd pick / 1982 |
| 17 | Bert Jones | 31 | QB | 4 | 4 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | 31 | DT-DE | 9 | 9 | 243 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/3/1951 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 115th pick / 1973 |
| 79 | Wally Kersten | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 12/8/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 117th pick / 1982 |
| 4 | Mike Lansford | 24 | K | 9 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| 67 | Myron Lapka | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 5/10/1956 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 64th pick / 1980 |
| 59 | George Lilja | 24 | G-C-T | 9 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/3/1958 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| 83 | Kerry Locklin | 23 | TE | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico State | 9/9/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 145th pick / 1982 |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | 23 | NT-DE | 6 | 1 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| 82 | Willie Miller | 35 | WR | 9 | 8 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 4/26/1947 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| 6 | John Misko | 28 | P | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-5 | Oregon State | 10/1/1954 | Rook | |
| 58 | Mel Owens | 24 | LB | 7 | 1 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| 75 | Irv Pankey | 24 | T | 9 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | 29 | DB | 9 | 9 | 178 | 5-9 | Colorado | 9/11/1953 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975 |
| 30 | Barry Redden | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| 57 | Mike Reilly | 23 | LB | 9 | 2 | 217 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 2/14/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 207th pick / 1982 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | 28 | T-G | 9 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Doug C. Smith | 26 | C-G-T | 9 | 9 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 4 | |
| 23 | Lucious Smith | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton,San Diego State | 1/17/1957 | 2 | |
| 37 | Ivory Sully | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 3 | |
| 33 | Jewerl Thomas | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 5-10 | San Jose State,UCLA | 9/10/1957 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 58th pick / 1980 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | 28 | DB | 9 | 9 | 183 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/1/1954 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1976 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | 27 | RB | 9 | 9 | 198 | 5-10 | UCLA | 5/20/1955 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 79th pick / 1977 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | 28 | WR | 3 | 1 | 187 | 5-11 | Colorado | 2/19/1954 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1977 |
| 66 | Eric D. Williams | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 6/17/1955 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | 36 | T | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | USC | 8/16/1946 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | 32 | DE | 9 | 9 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | 32 | LB | 7 | 7 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 9 | 224.0 | 6-1.8 | 3.8 |