1942 Cleveland Rams Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (5-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Cleveland Rams RosterTeam Record: 5-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Dutch Clark (5-6)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1942 Cleveland Rams Results
The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League ended the 1942 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Rams scored 150 points, but the defense conceded 207. Parker Hall passed for 815 yards, and Jack Jacobs spent time under center, too. Dante Magnani topped the receiving corps, hauling in 24 balls, while Jim Benton added 345 receiving yards.
Dante Magnani ran for a team-leading 344 yards for Cleveland, while Gaylon Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jack Jacobs and Gaylon Smith each seized 4 opponent throws.
Dutch Clark coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hall | 140 | 62 | 44.3 | 815 | 5.8 | 7 | 5.0 | 19 | 13.6 | 59 | 40.3 |
| Jack Jacobs | 93 | 43 | 46.2 | 640 | 6.9 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 67 | 63.9 |
| Gaylon Smith | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 19 | 9.4 |
| Corby Davis | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 22 | 50.0 |
| Len Janiak | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 112.5 |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 249 | 109 | 43.8 | 1537 | 6.2 | 13 | 5.2 | 27 | 10.8 | 67 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 59 | 344 | 5.8 | 71 | 1 |
| Gaylon Smith | 83 | 332 | 4.0 | 50 | 2 |
| Len Janiak | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| George Morris | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Lazetich | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Dutch Elston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 41 | -3 | -0.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 3 | -27 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jacobs | 32 | -31 | -1.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 310 | 875 | 2.8 | 71 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 24 | 276 | 11.5 | 67 | 4 |
| Jim Benton | 23 | 345 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 |
| Ben Hightower | 19 | 317 | 16.7 | 59 | 3 |
| Johnny Wilson | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 45 | 1 |
| Joe Gibson | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Lazetich | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 49 | 1 |
| Len Janiak | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 19 | 1 |
| George Platukis | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Dutch Elston | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Corby Davis | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Warren Plunkett | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 109 | 1537 | 14.1 | 67 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Adams | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 23 |
| Boyd Clay | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | |||
| Joe Pasqua | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 95.0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 28 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hall | 36 | 1397 | 38.8 | 67 |
| Jack Jacobs | 33 | 1395 | 42.3 | 66 |
| Corby Davis | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 49 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
| Totals | 77 | 3101 | 40.3 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hall | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Jack Jacobs | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 307 | 10.2 | 32 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jack Jacobs | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Dutch Elston | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Lazetich | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| George Morris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Warren Plunkett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 739 | 18.9 | 37 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Jacobs | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gaylon Smith | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Parker Hall | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Morris | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Hank Rockwell | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Roy Stuart | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Larry Brahm | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Matheson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| George Platukis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wilfred Thorpe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Boone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Corby Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 254 | 11.0 | 58 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Chet Adams | 3 | 14 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Ben Hightower | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| George Platukis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Gaylon Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Bill Lazetich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Johnny Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Jack Boone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Len Janiak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jim Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Parker Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Boyd Clay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Joe Pasqua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
