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1986 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 309 points (19.3/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 267 points (16.7/g), 4th.
Differential of 42 points (2.6/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by John Robinson (10-6-0)
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1986 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 | Steve Bartkowski | 34 | 11 | 6 | 61 for 126, 654 yards, 2 td, 3 int, & 6 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| QB | Steve Dils | 31 | 7 | 5 | 59 for 129, 693 yards, 4 td, 4 int, & 10 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| QB | Jim Everett | 23 | Rook | 5 | 73 for 147, 1,018 yards, 8 td, 8 int, & 16 rushes for 46 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| RB | Eric Dickerson*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 404 rushes for 1,821 yards, 11 td, & 26 catches for 205 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| FB | Barry Redden | 26 | 4 | 14 | 110 rushes for 467 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 217 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Ron J. Brown | 25 | 2 | 12 | 25 catches for 396 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| WR | Henry Ellard | 25 | 3 | 8 | 34 catches for 447 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -15 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Bobby Duckworth | 28 | 4 | 6 | 9 catches for 141 yards, 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1981 |
| TE | David Hill | 32 | 10 | 15 | 14 catches for 202 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| LG | Tom Newberry | 24 | Rook | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| C | Doug C. Smith* | 30 | 8 | 16 | ||
| RG | Dennis Harrah*+ | 33 | 11 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater* | 32 | 10 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Reed | 26 | 2 | 10 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| LDE | Shawn Miller | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Shawn Miller | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Charles DeJurnett | 34 | 10 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
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| RDE | Reggie Doss | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Mel Owens | 28 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Carl Ekern* | 32 | 10 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Mark Jerue | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Mike Wilcher | 26 | 3 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Jerry Gray* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin*+ | 29 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Nolan Cromwell | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| FS | Vince Newsome | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Johnnie Johnson | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 28 | 4 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | Dale Hatcher | 23 | 1 | 0 | 97 punts for a 38.6 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Mickey Sutton | 26 | Rook | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ron J. Brown | 25 | 2 | 12 | 36 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 34 | QB | 6 | 6 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| Ron J. Brown | 25 | WR | 14 | 12 | 181 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/31/1961 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Steve Busick | 28 | LB | 4 | 1 | 227 | 6-4 | USC | 12/10/1958 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 181st pick / 1981 |
| Rob Carpenter | 31 | RB | 6 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 4/20/1955 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1977 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/30/1955 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1977 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 34 | NT-DT | 7 | 6 | 263 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 6/17/1952 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 418th pick / 1974 |
| Eric Dickerson*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | SMU | 9/2/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1983 |
| Steve Dils | 31 | QB | 15 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/8/1955 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Doss | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Hampton | 12/7/1956 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 189th pick / 1978 |
| Bobby Duckworth | 28 | WR | 7 | 6 | 198 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 11/27/1958 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 162nd pick / 1981 |
| Herman Edwards | 32 | DB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | 9 | |
| Carl Ekern* | 32 | LB | 13 | 13 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| Henry Ellard | 25 | WR | 9 | 8 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| Jim Everett | 23 | QB | 6 | 5 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| Tim Fox | 33 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/1/1953 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Gray* | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/16/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| Kevin Greene | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Guman | 28 | RB | 12 | 3 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| Dennis Harrah*+ | 33 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 3/9/1953 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1975 |
| Dale Hatcher | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Clemson | 4/5/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| David Hill | 32 | TE | 16 | 15 | 229 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/1/1954 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 46th pick / 1976 |
| Kent Hill | 29 | G-T | 2 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 3/7/1957 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1979 |
| Kevin House | 29 | WR | 8 | 3 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| Tony Hunter | 26 | TE | 7 | 1 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/22/1960 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983 |
| LeRoy Irvin*+ | 29 | DB | 16 | 15 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Jerue | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Jeter | 31 | DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 9 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Damone Johnson | 24 | TE | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 3/2/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 30 | DB | 16 | 5 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Lansford | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 4 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| Jim Laughlin | 28 | LB | 16 | 2 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| Darren Long | 27 | TE | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Long Beach State | 7/12/1959 | Rook | |
| Duval Love | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/24/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| Mike McDonald | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | USC | 6/22/1958 | 3 | |
| Greg Meisner | 27 | NT-DE | 15 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| Shawn Miller | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah State | 3/14/1961 | 2 | |
| Tom Newberry | 24 | G-C | 16 | 14 | 285 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/20/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| Vince Newsome | 25 | DB | 16 | 12 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Mel Owens | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| Irv Pankey | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Pattison | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/13/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 188th pick / 1985 |
| Barry Redden | 26 | RB | 15 | 14 | 210 | 5-10 | Richmond | 7/21/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1982 |
| Doug Reed | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 10 | 254 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/16/1960 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| Chuck Scott | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 5/24/1963 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1985 |
| Jackie Slater* | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Slaton | 25 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| Doug C. Smith* | 30 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 8 | |
| Mickey Sutton | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Montana | 8/28/1960 | Rook | |
| Cliff Thrift | 30 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | East Central (OK) | 5/3/1956 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1979 |
| Tim Tyrrell | 25 | RB | 6 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 2 | |
| Norwood Vann | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 2/18/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 253rd pick / 1984 |
| Charles White | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Wilcher | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| Alvin Wright | 25 | NT-DT-DE | 4 | 0 | 274 | 6-2 | Jacksonville State | 2/5/1961 | Rook | |
| Mike Young | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 187 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/21/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 223.5 | 6-1.9 | 4.6 |