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1989 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 426 points (26.6/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 17th.
Differential of 82 points (5.1/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by John Robinson (11-5-0)
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1989 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 | Jim Everett | 26 | 3 | 16 | 304 for 518, 4,310 yards, 29 td, 17 int, & 25 rushes for 31 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| RB | Greg Bell | 27 | 5 | 15 | 272 rushes for 1,137 yards, 15 td, & 19 catches for 85 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Buford McGee | 29 | 5 | 13 | 21 rushes for 99 yards, 1 td, & 37 catches for 303 yards and 4 td | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Flipper Anderson | 24 | 1 | 13 | 44 catches for 1,146 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Henry Ellard* | 28 | 6 | 12 | 70 catches for 1,382 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| TE | Damone Johnson | 27 | 3 | 16 | 25 catches for 148 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| TE | Pete Holohan | 30 | 8 | 6 | 51 catches for 510 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| LT | Irv Pankey | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| LG | Tom Newberry*+ | 27 | 3 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
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| C | Doug C. Smith* | 33 | 11 | 16 | ||
| RG | Tony Slaton | 28 | 4 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Jackie Slater* | 35 | 13 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Reed | 29 | 5 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Alvin Wright | 28 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Shawn Miller | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Mike Piel | 24 | Rook | 6 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | Kevin Greene* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 16.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Mel Owens | 31 | 8 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Larry Kelm | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1987 |
| RILB | Fred Strickland | 23 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| ROLB | Mike Wilcher | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | Jerry Gray* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| RCB | LeRoy Irvin | 32 | 9 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Cliff Hicks | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| SS | Michael Stewart | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 213th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Vince Newsome | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Lansford | 31 | 7 | 0 | 23 of 30 field goals & 51 of 51 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| P | Dale Hatcher | 26 | 4 | 0 | 73 punts for a 38.8 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Darryl Henley | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1989 |
| KR | Ron J. Brown | 28 | 5 | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flipper Anderson | 24 | WR | 16 | 13 | 175 | 6-0 | UCLA | 3/7/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 46th pick / 1988 |
| Kurt Becker | 31 | G | 2 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Greg Bell | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/1/1962 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1984 |
| George Bethune | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Alabama | 3/30/1967 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 188th pick / 1989 |
| Richard Brown | 24 | LB | 13 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 9/21/1965 | 2 | |
| Ron J. Brown | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/31/1961 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 41st pick / 1983 |
| Pat Carter | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Florida State | 8/1/1966 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988 |
| Aaron Cox | 24 | WR | 16 | 3 | 174 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 3/13/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1988 |
| Robert Delpino | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/2/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 117th pick / 1988 |
| Henry Ellard* | 28 | WR | 14 | 12 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| Jim Everett | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| Mel Farr | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | UCLA | 8/12/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 248th pick / 1988 |
| Brett Faryniarz | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/23/1965 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Gary | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Georgia,Miami (FL) | 5/4/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 26th pick / 1989 |
| Jerry Gray* | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 6-0 | Texas | 12/16/1962 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1985 |
| Gaston Green | 23 | RB | 6 | 1 | 189 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/1/1966 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988 |
| Kevin Greene* | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| Dale Hatcher | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Clemson | 4/5/1963 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| Bill Hawkins | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 1 | 269 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 21st pick / 1989 |
| Darryl Henley | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | UCLA | 10/30/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1989 |
| Mark Herrmann | 30 | QB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/8/1959 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| Cliff Hicks | 25 | DB | 15 | 6 | 190 | 5-9 | Oregon | 8/18/1964 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 |
| Pete Holohan | 30 | TE | 16 | 6 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 7/25/1959 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 189th pick / 1981 |
| LeRoy Irvin | 32 | DB | 13 | 13 | 184 | 5-11 | Kansas | 9/15/1957 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 70th pick / 1980 |
| Alfred M. Jackson | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 7/10/1967 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 135th pick / 1989 |
| Robert Jenkins | 26 | T | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6-5 | UCLA | 12/30/1963 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 144th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Jerue | 29 | LB | 6 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/15/1960 | 6 | New York Jets / 5th / 135th pick / 1982 |
| Damone Johnson | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 3/2/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 162nd pick / 1985 |
| Larry Kelm | 25 | LB | 7 | 6 | 236 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/29/1964 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1987 |
| Mike Lansford | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Washington | 7/20/1958 | 7 | New York Giants / 12th / 312th pick / 1980 |
| Duval Love | 26 | G | 15 | 1 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 6/24/1963 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 274th pick / 1985 |
| Mike McDonald | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | USC | 6/22/1958 | 6 | |
| Buford McGee | 29 | RB | 16 | 13 | 206 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/16/1960 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 286th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Messner | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/29/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1989 |
| Shawn Miller | 28 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 11 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah State | 3/14/1961 | 5 | |
| Tom Newberry*+ | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/20/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1986 |
| Anthony Newman | 24 | DB | 15 | 1 | 203 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/25/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| Vince Newsome | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington | 1/22/1961 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 97th pick / 1983 |
| Mel Owens | 31 | LB | 16 | 11 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/7/1958 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1981 |
| Irv Pankey | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 277 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/15/1958 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Piel | 24 | DE-NT | 13 | 6 | 268 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/21/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1988 |
| Doug Reed | 29 | DE-DT | 11 | 11 | 254 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 7/16/1960 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 111th pick / 1983 |
| Jackie Slater* | 35 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 5/27/1954 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 86th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Slaton | 28 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-3 | USC | 4/12/1961 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 155th pick / 1984 |
| Brian Smith | 23 | LB-DT | 3 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Auburn | 4/23/1966 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 48th pick / 1989 |
| Doug C. Smith* | 33 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 11/25/1956 | 11 | |
| Sean Smith | 24 | DE-DT | 2 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/27/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 101st pick / 1987 |
| Frank Stams | 24 | LB | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1965 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 45th pick / 1989 |
| Michael Stewart | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 202 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/12/1965 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 213th pick / 1987 |
| Fred Strickland | 23 | LB | 12 | 12 | 246 | 6-2 | Purdue | 8/15/1966 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 47th pick / 1988 |
| James Washington | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | UCLA | 1/10/1965 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 137th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Wilcher | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/20/1960 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 36th pick / 1983 |
| Alvin Wright | 28 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-2 | Jacksonville State | 2/5/1961 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 227.0 | 6-1.8 | 3.6 |