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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)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Kent Hill* 26 4 16

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979

C Doug C. Smith 27 5 14
RG Dennis Harrah 30 8 15

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975

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

NT Charles DeJurnett 31 7 6

San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974

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

Roster

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