1981 Los Angeles Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Malavasi (6-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1981 Los Angeles Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Malavasi (6-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1981 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Rams scored 303 points, but the defense allowed 351. Wendell Tyler ran for a team-leading 1,074 yards for Los Angeles.
Pat Haden passed for 1,815 yards. Preston Dennard topped pass catchers, snagging 49 balls for 821 yards. Wendell Tyler contributed to the receiving game, too.
Nolan Cromwell 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 | RLB | November 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 226 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Walt Arnold | TE | August 31, 1958 | 6'3" | 228 | New Mexico | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 62 | Bill Bain | T | August 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 279 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 81 | Ron Battle | TE | March 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 220 | North Texas | Shreveport, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Larry Brooks | RDT | June 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Virginia St. | Prince George, VA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | FB | May 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 234 | Colorado | Fort Sill, OK USA | 13 | 12 |
| 54 | Howard Carson | LB | February 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 233 | Howard Payne | Hico, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 41 | Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 223 | Kansas St. | Thomasville, GA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 97 | Robert Cobb | DE | October 12, 1957 | 6'4" | 248 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Kirk Collins | DB | July 18, 1958 | 5'11" | 182 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Collins | LB | June 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 230 | Syracuse | Orange, NJ USA | 7 | 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 | 15 |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | RDT | December 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Hampton | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 89 | Fred Dryer | DE | July 6, 1946 | 6'6" | 240 | San Diego St. | Hawthorne, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | MLB | May 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 223 | San Jose St. | Richland, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Mike Fanning | LDT | February 2, 1953 | 6'6" | 255 | Notre Dame | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Doug France | T | April 26, 1953 | 6'5" | 270 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 8 | 1 |
| 89 | Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Mike Guman | RB | April 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 216 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | Pat Haden | QB | January 23, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | USC | Westbury, NY USA | 13 | 11 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | RG | March 9, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Charleston, WV USA | 15 | 13 |
| 51 | Joe Harris | LB | December 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Drew Hill | KR | October 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | Newman, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 72 | Kent Hill | LG | March 7, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia Tech | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | LCB | September 15, 1957 | 5'11" | 184 | Kansas | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | Johnnie Johnson | SS | October 8, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Texas | La Grange, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Cody Jones | RDE | May 3, 1951 | 6'5" | 243 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Jeff Kemp | QB | July 11, 1959 | 6'0" | 201 | Dartmouth | Santa Ana, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | NT-DE | April 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 257 | Pittsburgh | New Kensington, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Willie Miller | WR | April 26, 1947 | 5'9" | 172 | Colorado St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 1 |
| 86 | Jeff Moore | WR | March 2, 1957 | 6'1" | 194 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 95 | Phil Murphy | DT | September 26, 1957 | 6'5" | 290 | South Carolina St. | New London, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Mel Owens | LB | December 7, 1958 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Irv Pankey | LT | February 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 277 | Penn St. | Aberdeen, MD USA | 13 | 12 |
| 10 | Dan Pastorini | QB | May 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 208 | Santa Clara | Sonora, CA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 22 | Jairo Penaranda | RB | June 15, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | UCLA | Barranquilla, Colombia | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Rod Perry | RCB | September 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 178 | Colorado | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Jeff Rutledge | QB | January 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | Rich Saul | C | February 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 241 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | LT | May 27, 1954 | 6'4" | 277 | Jackson St. | Jackson, MS USA | 11 | 11 |
| 56 | Doug Smith | RG | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Bowling Green | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 13 |
| 23 | Lucious Smith | DB | January 17, 1957 | 5'10" | 190 | San Diego St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Ivory Sully | DB | June 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 198 | Delaware | Salisbury, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Jewerl Thomas | RB | September 10, 1957 | 5'10" | 230 | UCLA | Hanford, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Pat Thomas | LCB | September 1, 1954 | 5'9" | 183 | Texas A&M | Plano, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | RB | May 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 198 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Billy Waddy | WR | February 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Colorado | Wharton, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 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 |
