1979 Los Angeles Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1
Coach: Ray Malavasi (9-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1979 Los Angeles Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1
Coach: Ray Malavasi (9-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1979 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Los Angeles scored 323 points, while the defensive squad gave up 309. Wendell Tyler ran for a team-leading 1,109 yards for the Rams.
Pat Haden passed for 1,854 yards. Preston Dennard topped the receiving corps, snagging 43 balls for 766 yards.
Nolan Cromwell and Jim Youngblood each intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Ray Malavasi coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | George Andrews | LB | November 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 226 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Bill Bain | T-G | August 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 279 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | LDT | June 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Virginia St. | Prince George, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Eddie Brown | FS | February 19, 1952 | 5'11" | 187 | Tennessee | Jasper, TN USA | 16 | 5 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | RLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | FB | May 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 234 | Colorado | Fort Sill, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Ken Clark | P | May 26, 1948 | 6'2" | 197 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Southampton, England | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Frank Corral | K | June 16, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | UCLA | Chihuahua, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell | FS | January 30, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Kansas | Smith Center, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Preston Dennard | WR | November 28, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | New Mexico | Cordele, GA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | DE-DT | December 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Hampton | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | RDE | July 6, 1946 | 6'6" | 240 | San Diego St. | Hawthorne, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Bill Dunstan | DT | January 3, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | Ken Ellis | DB | September 27, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern | Woodbine, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Dave Elmendorf | SS | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | RDT | February 2, 1953 | 6'6" | 255 | Notre Dame | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Vince Ferragamo | QB | April 24, 1954 | 6'3" | 212 | California | Torrance, CA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 77 | Doug France | LT | April 26, 1953 | 6'5" | 270 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 13 |
| 73 | Gordon Gravelle | T | June 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Pat Haden | QB | January 23, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | USC | Westbury, NY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | RG | March 9, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Charleston, WV USA | 13 | 12 |
| 51 | Joe Harris | LB | December 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Drew Hill | KR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Kent Hill | LG | March 7, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia Tech | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Yuma, AZ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 43 | Jim Jodat | RB | March 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 210 | Carthage | Milwaukee, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Sid Justin | DB | August 14, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Long Beach St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Bob Lee | QB-P | August 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Arizona St. | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | June 2, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado St. | Plainview, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 50 | Kevin McLain | LB | September 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Willie Miller | WR | April 26, 1947 | 5'9" | 172 | Colorado St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 83 | Terry Nelson | TE | May 20, 1951 | 6'2" | 233 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Dwayne O'Steen | LCB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 23 | Ricky Odom | DB | September 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 183 | USC | Jonesboro, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Elvis Peacock | RB | November 7, 1956 | 6'1" | 212 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | RCB | September 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 178 | Colorado | Fresno, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | MLB | November 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 232 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Jeff Rutledge | QB | January 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Dan Ryczek | C | August 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 249 | Virginia | Painesville, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | February 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 241 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Jeff Severson | DB | September 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 183 | Long Beach St. | Fargo, ND USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | RT | May 27, 1954 | 6'4" | 277 | Jackson St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Doug Smith | C | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Bowling Green | Columbus, OH USA | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 37 | Ivory Sully | DB | June 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 198 | Delaware | Salisbury, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | RCB | September 1, 1954 | 5'9" | 183 | Texas A&M | Plano, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | RB | May 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 198 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | WR | February 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Colorado | Wharton, TX USA | 13 | 6 |
| 20 | Jackie Wallace | DB | March 13, 1951 | 6'3" | 197 | Arizona | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Mesa | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Jerry Wilkinson | DE | February 27, 1956 | 6'9" | 248 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | John Williams | T-G-DE | October 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | Minnesota | Jackson, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Charle Young | TE | February 5, 1951 | 6'4" | 234 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | January 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 247 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Jim Youngblood | LLB | February 23, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | Tennessee Tech | Union, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
