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1988 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 407 points (25.4/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 293 points (18.3/g), 7th.
Differential of 114 points (7.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.5, Offense: 5.6, Defense: 0.9, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by John Robinson (10-6-0)
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1988 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 | Jim Everett | 25 | 2 | 16 | 308 for 517, 3,964 yards, 31 td, 18 int, & 34 rushes for 104 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| RB | Greg Bell | 26 | 4 | 13 | 288 rushes for 1,212 yards, 16 td, & 24 catches for 124 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Buford McGee | 28 | 4 | 10 | 22 rushes for 69 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 117 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Aaron Cox | 23 | Rook | 15 | 28 catches for 590 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Henry Ellard*+ | 27 | 5 | 15 | 86 catches for 1,414 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| TE | Damone Johnson | 26 | 2 | 15 | 42 catches for 350 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| TE | Pete Holohan | 29 | 7 | 6 | 59 catches for 640 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| LG | Tom Newberry*+ | 26 | 2 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Doug C. Smith* | 32 | 10 | 16 | ||
| RG | Duval Love | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| RT | Jackie Slater* | 34 | 12 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Reed | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Alvin Wright | 27 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Shawn Miller | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LOLB | Kevin Greene | 26 | 3 | 14 | 16.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Carl Ekern | 34 | 12 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Mark Jerue | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Mike Wilcher | 28 | 5 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Jerry Gray* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Michael Stewart | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 213th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Vince Newsome | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Johnnie Johnson | 32 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 45 of 48 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | Rich Camarillo | 29 | 7 | 0 | 40 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Cliff Hicks | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Ron J. Brown | 27 | 4 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Flipper Anderson | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | UCLA | 3/7/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 1988 |
| 42 | Greg Bell | 26 | RB | 16 | 13 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/1/1962 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984 |
| 89 | Ron J. Brown | 27 | WR | 7 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/31/1961 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | 29 | P | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/29/1959 | 7 | |
| 50 | Jim Collins | 30 | LB | 4 | 4 | 230 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1958 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1981 |
| 84 | Aaron Cox | 23 | WR | 16 | 15 | 174 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 3/13/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1988 |
| 39 | Robert Delpino | 23 | RB | 15 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/2/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 117th pick / 1988 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | 34 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 5/27/1954 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 128th pick / 1976 |
| 80 | Henry Ellard*+ | 27 | WR | 16 | 15 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| 87 | Jon Embree | 23 | TE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Colorado | 10/15/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 166th pick / 1987 |
| 11 | Jim Everett | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Brett Faryniarz | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/23/1965 | Rook | |
| 25 | Jerry Gray* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/16/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| 30 | Gaston Green | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/1/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 14 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| 44 | Mike Guman | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Penn State | 4/21/1958 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 154th pick / 1980 |
| 5 | Dale Hatcher | 25 | P | 7 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Clemson | 4/5/1963 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| 9 | Mark Herrmann | 29 | QB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/8/1959 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| 28 | Cliff Hicks | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Oregon | 8/18/1964 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| 81 | Pete Holohan | 29 | TE | 16 | 6 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/25/1959 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| 72 | Robert Jenkins | 25 | T | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | UCLA | 12/30/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1986 |
| 59 | Mark Jerue | 28 | LB | 12 | 11 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | 5 | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| 77 | Gary Jeter | 33 | DE-DT | 15 | 1 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 11 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| 86 | Damone Johnson | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 3/2/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| 20 | Johnnie Johnson | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/8/1956 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 17th pick / 1980 |
| 52 | Larry Kelm | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/29/1964 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1987 |
| 1 | Mike Lansford | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| 67 | Duval Love | 25 | G | 15 | 15 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/24/1963 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| 90 | Mike McDonald | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | USC | 6/22/1958 | 5 | |
| 24 | Buford McGee | 28 | RB | 16 | 10 | 206 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/16/1960 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | 29 | NT-DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| 98 | Shawn Miller | 27 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah State | 3/14/1961 | 4 | |
| 66 | Tom Newberry*+ | 26 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/20/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| 26 | Anthony Newman | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/25/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| 22 | Vince Newsome | 27 | DB | 6 | 6 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| 58 | Mel Owens | 30 | LB | 7 | 4 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| 75 | Irv Pankey | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| 93 | Doug Reed | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 254 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/16/1960 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| 76 | Mike Schad | 25 | G | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Queens (Canada) | 10/2/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Eric Sievers | 31 | TE | 1 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Maryland | 11/9/1957 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 107th pick / 1981 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater* | 34 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| 61 | Tony Slaton | 27 | C-G | 15 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| 56 | Doug C. Smith* | 32 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 10 | |
| 23 | Michael Stewart | 23 | DB | 16 | 10 | 202 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/12/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 213th pick / 1987 |
| 65 | Fred Stokes | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern | 3/14/1964 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 332nd pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Fred Strickland | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/15/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| 49 | Mickey Sutton | 28 | DB | 15 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Montana | 8/28/1960 | 2 | |
| 32 | Tim Tyrrell | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 2/19/1961 | 4 | |
| 37 | James Washington | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | UCLA | 1/10/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| 41 | Frank Wattelet | 30 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 10/25/1958 | 7 | |
| 33 | Charles White | 30 | RB | 12 | 3 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| 54 | Mike Wilcher | 28 | LB | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| 99 | Alvin Wright | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 274 | 6-2 | Jacksonville State | 2/5/1961 | 2 | |
| 88 | Mike Young | 26 | WR | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/21/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 222.7 | 6-1.5 | 4.2 |