1971 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (8-5-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1971 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Rams piled up points with 313 points, and the defense allowed 260. Willie Ellison ran for a team-leading 1,000 yards for Los Angeles.
Roman Gabriel threw for 2,238 yards. Lance Rentzel topped pass catchers, snagging 38 balls, while Jack Snow added 666 receiving yards. Larry Smith and Willie Ellison contributed to the receiving game, too.
Gene Howard picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tommy Protho coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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39 | Kermit Alexander | SS | January 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | UCLA | New Iberia, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
79 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
77 | Rich Buzin | T | January 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
70 | Joe Carollo | T | March 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 265 | Notre Dame | Wyandotte, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
73 | Charlie Cowan | LT | June 19, 1938 | 6'4" | 264 | New Mex. Highlands | Braeholm, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
88 | Pat Curran | TE-TB | September 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Iowa St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
33 | Willie Ellison | RB | November 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas Southern | Lockhart, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
42 | Dave Elmendorf | FS | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
18 | Roman Gabriel | QB | August 5, 1940 | 6'5" | 220 | North Carolina St. | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
36 | Ken Geddes | LB | September 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 235 | Nebraska | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | Dean Halverson | LB | August 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
23 | Alvin Haymond | PR | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
21 | Gene Howard | RCB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
50 | Ken Iman | C | February 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | SE Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
75 | Deacon Jones | LDE | December 9, 1938 | 6'5" | 272 | South Carolina St. | Eatonville, FL USA | 11 | 10 |
34 | Les Josephson | FB | July 29, 1942 | 6'1" | 207 | Augustana (SD) | Minneota, MN USA | 14 | 9 |
80 | Bob Klein | TE | July 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 235 | USC | South Gate, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
64 | Mike LaHood | G | December 11, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Wyoming | Peoria, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
65 | Tom Mack | LG | November 1, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
48 | Matt Maslowski | WR | September 10, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | San Diego | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Marlin McKeever | MLB | January 1, 1940 | 6'1" | 235 | USC | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
67 | Bill Nelson | RDT | March 9, 1948 | 6'7" | 270 | Oregon St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
19 | Jim Nettles | LCB | February 15, 1942 | 5'10" | 177 | Wisconsin | Muncie, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
74 | Merlin Olsen | LDT | September 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Utah St. | Logan, UT USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Phil Olsen | RDT | April 26, 1948 | 6'5" | 265 | Utah St. | Logan, UT USA | 10 | 8 |
57 | Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | Stanford | Paso Robles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
52 | John Pergine | LB | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Notre Dame | Norristown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
53 | Jim Purnell | LLB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 229 | Wisconsin | La Porte, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
27 | David Ray | K | September 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Alabama | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
13 | Lance Rentzel | WR | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 202 | Oklahoma | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
64 | Jack Reynolds | LB | November 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 232 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
17 | Jerry Rhome | QB | March 6, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | August 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
61 | Rich Saul | C-G-T | February 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 241 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Harry Schuh | RT | September 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Memphis | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
71 | Joe Scibelli | RG | April 19, 1939 | 6'1" | 256 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
38 | Larry Smith | RB | September 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
84 | Jack Snow | WR | January 25, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Notre Dame | Rock Springs, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
28 | Pat Studstill | P | June 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Bob Thomas | RB | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 201 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
44 | Lee White | RB | May 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 232 | Weber St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 7 | 0 |
24 | Clancy Williams | DB | September 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 194 | Washington St. | Deweyville, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
46 | Roger Williams | DB-WR | July 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Grambling St. | Jeanerette, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
25 | Travis Williams | KR | January 14, 1946 | 6'1" | 210 | Arizona St. | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Gregory Wojcik | DT | January 27, 1946 | 6'6" | 268 | USC | Jamestown, ND USA | 10 | 0 |
85 | Jack Youngblood | DE | January 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 247 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 3 |