You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Los Angeles Rams > 1985 Starters, Roster, & Players

1985 Los Angeles Rams

Franchise IndexPrevious Season / Next Season

Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 340 points (21.2/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 277 points (17.3/g), 4th.
 Differential of 63 points (3.9/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.

Coached by John Robinson (11-5-0)

1985 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Dieter Brock 34 Rook 15 218 for 365, 2,658 yards, 16 td, 13 int, & 20 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td
RB Eric Dickerson 25 2 14 292 rushes for 1,234 yards, 12 td, & 20 catches for 126 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983

WR Ron J. Brown*+ 24 1 9 14 catches for 215 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983

WR Henry Ellard 24 2 16 54 catches for 811 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983

WR Bobby Duckworth 27 3 6 25 catches for 422 yards, 3 td

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1981

TE David Hill 31 9 16 29 catches for 271 yards, 1 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976

TE Tony Hunter 25 2 9 50 catches for 562 yards, 4 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983

TE Mike Barber 32 9 5 1 catch for 29 yards, 0 td

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976

LT Irv Pankey 27 5 12 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980

LT Bill Bain 33 10 6

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975

LG Kent Hill* 28 6 16

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

C Doug C. Smith* 29 7 13 1 fumble recovered
C Tony Slaton 24 Rook 5 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984

RG Dennis Harrah* 32 10 10

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

RT Jackie Slater* 31 9 16 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976

 Defensive Starters
LDE Doug Reed 25 1 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983

NT Charles DeJurnett 33 9 14 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

RDE Reggie Doss 29 7 15 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978

LOLB Mel Owens 27 4 15 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981

LILB Carl Ekern 31 9 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976

RILB Jim Collins* 27 4 16 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981

ROLB Mike Wilcher 25 2 15 12.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983

LCB Gary Green* 30 8 16 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977

RCB LeRoy Irvin* 28 5 16 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980

SS Nolan Cromwell 30 8 16 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977

FS Johnnie Johnson 29 5 15 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980

 Special Teams Starters
K Mike Lansford 27 3 0 22 of 29 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points

New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980

P Dale Hatcher*+ 22 Rook 0 87 punts for a 43.2 average, 1 blocked

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985

PR Henry Ellard 24 2 16 37 punt returns for a 13.5 average and 1 td

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983

KR Ron J. Brown*+ 24 1 9 28 kick returns for a 32.8 average and 3 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bill Bain 33 T-G 15 6 279 6-4 Colorado,USC 8/9/1952 10

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975

Mike Barber 32 TE 5 5 235 6-3 Louisiana Tech 6/4/1953 9

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1976

Russ Bolinger 31 G-T 6 2 255 6-5 California-Riverside,Long Beach State 9/10/1954 9

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1976

Ed Brady 23 LB 16 0 238 6-2 Illinois 6/17/1962 1

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984

Dieter Brock 34 QB 15 15 195 6-0 Auburn,Jacksonville State 2/12/1951 Rook
Ron J. Brown*+ 24 WR 13 9 181 5-11 Arizona State 3/31/1961 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983

Lynn Cain 30 RB 7 1 205 6-1 USC 10/16/1955 6

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979

Jim Collins* 27 LB 16 16 230 6-2 Syracuse 6/11/1958 4

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981

Nolan Cromwell 30 DB 16 16 200 6-1 Kansas 1/30/1955 8

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977

Charles DeJurnett 33 NT-DT 15 14 263 6-4 San Jose State 6/17/1952 9

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

Eric Dickerson 25 RB 14 14 220 6-3 SMU 9/2/1960 2

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983

Steve Dils 30 QB 15 0 190 6-1 Stanford 12/8/1955 6

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979

Reggie Doss 29 DE-DT 16 15 265 6-4 Hampton 12/7/1956 7

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978

Bobby Duckworth 27 WR 14 6 198 6-3 Arkansas 11/27/1958 3

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1981

Carl Ekern 31 LB 16 16 223 6-3 San Jose State 5/27/1954 9

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976

Henry Ellard 24 WR 16 16 180 5-11 Fresno State 7/21/1961 2

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983

Tim Fox 32 DB 6 0 186 5-11 Ohio State 11/1/1953 9

New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976

Jerry Gray 23 DB 16 1 183 6-0 Texas 12/16/1962 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985

Gary Green* 30 DB 16 16 187 5-11 Baylor 10/22/1955 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977

Kevin Greene 23 LB-DE 15 0 247 6-3 Auburn 7/31/1962 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985

Mike Guman 27 RB 8 1 216 6-2 Penn State 4/21/1958 5

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980

Dennis Harrah* 32 G-C 10 10 260 6-5 Miami (FL) 3/9/1953 10

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

Eric Harris 30 DB 9 0 198 6-3 Memphis 8/11/1955 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1977

Dennis Harrison 29 DE 12 0 275 6-8 Vanderbilt 7/31/1956 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978

Dale Hatcher*+ 22 P 16 0 209 6-2 Clemson 4/5/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985

David Hill 31 TE 16 16 229 6-2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1/1/1954 9

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976

Kent Hill* 28 G-T 16 16 260 6-5 Georgia Tech 3/7/1957 6

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

Tony Hunter 25 TE 16 9 237 6-4 Notre Dame 5/22/1960 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983

LeRoy Irvin* 28 DB 16 16 184 5-11 Kansas 9/15/1957 5

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980

Mark Jerue 25 LB 16 0 229 6-3 Washington 1/15/1960 2

New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982

Gary Jeter 30 DE-DT 16 1 259 6-4 USC 1/24/1955 8

New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977

Johnnie Johnson 29 DB 16 15 185 6-1 Texas 10/8/1956 5

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980

A.J. Jones 26 RB 1 0 202 6-1 Texas 5/30/1959 3

Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 202nd pick / 1982

Jeff Kemp 26 QB 5 1 201 6-0 Dartmouth 7/11/1959 4
Mike Lansford 27 K 16 0 183 6-0 Washington 7/20/1958 3

New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980

Jim Laughlin 27 LB 10 0 222 6-0 Ohio State 7/5/1958 5

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980

Duval Love 22 G 6 0 275 6-3 UCLA 6/24/1963 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985

James McDonald 24 TE 9 0 234 6-5 USC 3/29/1961 2
Greg Meisner 26 NT-DE 14 0 257 6-3 Pittsburgh 4/23/1959 4

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981

Shawn Miller 24 DE-NT-DT 16 3 255 6-4 Utah State 3/14/1961 1
Vince Newsome 24 DB 16 1 180 6-1 Washington 1/22/1961 2

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983

Mel Owens 27 LB 16 15 224 6-2 Michigan 12/7/1958 4

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981

Irv Pankey 27 T 16 12 277 6-4 Penn State 2/15/1958 5

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980

Barry Redden 25 RB 14 1 210 5-10 Richmond 7/21/1960 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982

Doug Reed 25 DE-DT 16 16 254 6-3 San Diego State 7/16/1960 1

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983

Booker Reese 26 DE 2 0 260 6-0 Bethune-Cookman 9/20/1959 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982

Jackie Slater* 31 T-G 16 16 277 6-4 Jackson State 5/27/1954 9

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976

Tony Slaton 24 C-G 13 5 265 6-3 USC 4/12/1961 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984

Doug C. Smith* 29 C-G-T 13 13 259 6-3 Bowling Green 11/25/1956 7
Norwood Vann 23 LB 8 0 228 6-1 East Carolina 2/18/1962 1

Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 253rd pick / 1984

Charles White 27 RB 16 0 190 5-10 USC 1/22/1958 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980

Mike Wilcher 25 LB 16 15 238 6-3 North Carolina 3/20/1960 2

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983

Mike Young 23 WR 15 1 187 6-1 UCLA 2/21/1962 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985

Team Total 27.3 16 226.0 6-2.1 4.4