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1983 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 361 points (22.6/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 15th.
Differential of 17 points (1.1/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Coached by John Robinson (9-7-0)
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1983 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 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 274 for 464, 3,276 yards, 22 td, 23 int, & 22 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| RB | Eric Dickerson*+ | 23 | Rook | 16 | 390 rushes for 1,808 yards, 18 td, & 51 catches for 404 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| FB | Mike Guman | 25 | 3 | 14 | 7 rushes for 42 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 347 yards and 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Preston Dennard | 28 | 5 | 13 | 33 catches for 465 yards, 5 td | |
| WR | George Farmer | 25 | 1 | 16 | 40 catches for 556 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 248th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Mike Barber | 30 | 7 | 16 | 55 catches for 657 yards, 3 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Bill Bain | 31 | 8 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Kent Hill* | 26 | 4 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Doug C. Smith | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RG | Dennis Harrah | 30 | 8 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood | 33 | 12 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| NT | Greg Meisner | 24 | 2 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
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| NT | Charles DeJurnett | 31 | 7 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
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| RDE | Reggie Doss | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Mel Owens | 25 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Carl Ekern | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Jim Collins | 25 | 2 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | George Andrews | 28 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Eric Harris | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Nolan Cromwell* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| FS | Johnnie Johnson | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chuck Nelson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 of 11 field goals & 33 of 37 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| P | John Misko | 29 | 1 | 0 | 82 punts for a 40.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | LeRoy Irvin | 26 | 3 | 13 | 25 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Barry Redden | 23 | 1 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 18.8 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Robert Alexander | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 4/21/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 269th pick / 1981 |
| 52 | George Andrews | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/28/1955 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| 62 | Bill Bain | 31 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| 86 | Mike Barber | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 6/4/1953 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976 |
| 96 | Doug Barnett | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Azusa Pacific | 4/12/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 118th pick / 1982 |
| 65 | Richard Bishop | 33 | DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-1 | Louisville | 3/23/1950 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 127th pick / 1974 |
| 73 | Russ Bolinger | 29 | G-T | 16 | 1 | 255 | 6-5 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 9/10/1954 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Howard Carson | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/11/1957 | 2 | |
| 50 | Jim Collins | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| 42 | Kirk Collins | 25 | DB | 4 | 4 | 182 | 5-11 | Baylor | 7/18/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 176th pick / 1980 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| 70 | Charles DeJurnett | 31 | NT-DT | 10 | 6 | 263 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 6/17/1952 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Preston Dennard | 28 | WR | 14 | 13 | 185 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 11/28/1955 | 5 | |
| 29 | Eric Dickerson*+ | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| 80 | Henry Ellard | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| 84 | George Farmer | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-10 | Southern | 12/5/1958 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 248th pick / 1980 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| 82 | Otis Grant | 22 | WR | 16 | 3 | 197 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 8/13/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1983 |
| 44 | Mike Guman | 25 | RB | 16 | 14 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | 30 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| 26 | Eric Harris | 28 | DB | 16 | 11 | 198 | 6-3 | Memphis | 8/11/1955 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | David Hill | 29 | TE | 16 | 2 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| 72 | Kent Hill* | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | 26 | DB | 15 | 13 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| 35 | Monte Jackson | 30 | DB | 5 | 1 | 193 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 7/14/1953 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| 59 | Mark Jerue | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| 77 | Gary Jeter | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| 20 | Johnnie Johnson | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| 24 | A.J. Jones | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/30/1959 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 202nd pick / 1982 |
| 25 | Gordon Jones | 26 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 7/25/1957 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| 9 | Jeff Kemp | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 7/11/1959 | 2 | |
| 76 | Gary Kowalski | 23 | T-G | 15 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Boston College | 7/2/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1983 |
| 1 | Mike Lansford | 25 | K | 4 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| 67 | Myron Lapka | 27 | NT-DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | USC | 5/10/1956 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 64th pick / 1980 |
| 51 | Dave R. Lewis | 29 | LB | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | James McDonald | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | USC | 3/29/1961 | Rook | |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | 24 | NT-DE | 16 | 10 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| 6 | John Misko | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-5 | Oregon State | 10/1/1954 | 1 | |
| 13 | Chuck Nelson | 23 | K | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Washington | 2/23/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 87th pick / 1983 |
| 22 | Vince Newsome | 22 | DB | 16 | 3 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| 58 | Mel Owens | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| 30 | Barry Redden | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| 64 | Joe Shearin | 23 | G-C | 16 | 2 | 254 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/16/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 181st pick / 1982 |
| 89 | Jeff Simmons | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | USC | 7/6/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 171st pick / 1983 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater* | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Doug C. Smith | 27 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 5 | |
| 37 | Ivory Sully | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 4 | |
| 94 | Mike Wilcher | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| 66 | Eric D. Williams | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | USC | 6/17/1955 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 216th pick / 1977 |
| 23 | Henry Williams | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 12/2/1956 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 156th pick / 1979 |
| 28 | Mike H. Williams | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/22/1953 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1975 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | 33 | DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | 33 | LB | 7 | 3 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 222.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.6 |