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1984 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 316 points (19.8/g), 13th.
Differential of 30 points (1.9/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 8th.
Coached by John Robinson (10-6-0)
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1984 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 | Jeff Kemp | 25 | 3 | 13 | 143 for 284, 2,021 yards, 13 td, 7 int, & 34 rushes for 153 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Eric Dickerson*+ | 24 | 1 | 16 | 379 rushes for 2,105 yards, 14 td, & 21 catches for 139 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| FB | Mike Guman | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 rush for 2 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 161 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Henry Ellard*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 34 catches for 622 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for -5 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Drew Hill | 28 | 5 | 16 | 14 catches for 390 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| TE | David Hill | 30 | 8 | 16 | 31 catches for 300 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Bill Bain | 32 | 9 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Kent Hill* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Doug C. Smith* | 28 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RG | Dennis Harrah | 31 | 9 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Irv Pankey | 26 | 4 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater | 30 | 8 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Youngblood | 34 | 13 | 15 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| NT | Greg Meisner | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Reggie Doss | 28 | 6 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Mel Owens | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Carl Ekern | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Jim Collins | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| ROLB | George Andrews | 29 | 5 | 11 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Mike Wilcher | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Gary Green | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Nolan Cromwell | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| SS | Vince Newsome | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Johnnie Johnson | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Eric Harris | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1977 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 26 | 2 | 0 | 25 of 33 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | John Misko | 30 | 2 | 0 | 74 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Henry Ellard*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 30 punt returns for a 13.4 average and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| KR | Drew Hill | 28 | 5 | 16 | 26 kick returns for a 20.9 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 | 29 | LB | 11 | 11 | 226 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/28/1955 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 19th pick / 1979 |
| Bill Bain | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Barber | 31 | TE | 11 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 6/4/1953 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976 |
| Russ Bolinger | 30 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | California-Riverside,Long Beach State | 9/10/1954 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976 |
| Ed Brady | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Illinois | 6/17/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984 |
| Ron J. Brown | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/31/1961 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Jim Collins | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| David Croudip | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 1/25/1958 | Rook | |
| Dwayne Crutchfield | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 9/30/1959 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 1982 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 32 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 6/17/1952 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
| Eric Dickerson*+ | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| Steve Dils | 29 | QB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/8/1955 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Doss | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| Carl Ekern | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| Henry Ellard*+ | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| George Farmer | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Southern | 12/5/1958 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 248th pick / 1980 |
| Chris Faulkner | 24 | TE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida | 4/13/1960 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 108th pick / 1983 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 30 | QB | 3 | 3 | 212 | 6-3 | California,Nebraska | 4/24/1954 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 91st pick / 1977 |
| Otis Grant | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 8/13/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Green | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Baylor | 10/22/1955 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Guman | 26 | RB | 16 | 13 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Harrah | 31 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| Eric Harris | 29 | DB | 7 | 7 | 198 | 6-3 | Memphis | 8/11/1955 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1977 |
| David Hill | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| Drew Hill | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 10/5/1956 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 328th pick / 1979 |
| Kent Hill* | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Jerue | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Jeter | 29 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 28 | DB | 9 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| A.J. Jones | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/30/1959 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 202nd pick / 1982 |
| John Kamana | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 12/3/1961 | Rook | |
| Jeff Kemp | 25 | QB | 14 | 13 | 201 | 6-0 | Dartmouth | 7/11/1959 | 3 | |
| Mike Lansford | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| Jim Laughlin | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| James McDonald | 23 | TE | 16 | 1 | 234 | 6-5 | USC | 3/29/1961 | 1 | |
| Mike McDonald | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | USC | 6/22/1958 | 1 | |
| Greg Meisner | 25 | NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| Shawn Miller | 23 | DE-NT-DT | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah State | 3/14/1961 | Rook | |
| John Misko | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-5 | Oregon State | 10/1/1954 | 2 | |
| Vince Newsome | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Mel Owens | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| Irv Pankey | 26 | T | 16 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Pleasant | 29 | WR | 5 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/16/1955 | Rook | |
| Barry Redden | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| Doug Reed | 24 | DE-DT | 9 | 1 | 254 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/16/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| Booker Reese | 25 | DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 9/20/1959 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982 |
| Joe Shearin | 24 | G-C | 15 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/16/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 181st pick / 1982 |
| Jackie Slater | 30 | T-G | 7 | 7 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Doug C. Smith* | 28 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 6 | |
| Ivory Sully | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 5 | |
| Norwood Vann | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 2/18/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 253rd pick / 1984 |
| Mike Wilcher | 24 | LB | 15 | 5 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| Jack Youngblood | 34 | DE | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/26/1950 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Youngblood | 34 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Tennessee Tech | 2/23/1950 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 224.7 | 6-1.9 | 3.8 |