1959 Los Angeles Rams Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-10
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (2-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1959 Los Angeles Rams Roster
1959 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.

The Rams scored 242 points, but the defensive squad yielded 315. Billy Wade tossed for 2,001 yards. Del Shofner topped all receivers, snagging 47 balls for 936 yards, while Red Phillips and Jon Arnett provided receiving help also.

Ollie Matson ran for a team-leading 863 yards for Los Angeles.

Eddie Meador and Tom Franckhauser each intercepted 3 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Billy Wade	261	153	58.6	2001	7.7	12	4.6	17	6.5	72	71.1
Frank Ryan	89	42	47.2	709	8.0	2	2.2	4	4.5	67	63.4
Jon Arnett	5	1	20.0	13	2.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	39.6
Ollie Matson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	356	196	55.1	2723	7.6	14	3.9	22	6.2	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ollie Matson	161	863	5.4	50	6
Jon Arnett	73	371	5.1	80	2
Tommy Wilson	40	210	5.2	60	0
Joe Marconi	52	176	3.4	21	4
Billy Wade	25	95	3.8	17	2
Frank Ryan	19	57	3.0	13	1
Del Shofner	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	371	1778	4.8	80	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Del Shofner	47	936	19.9	72	7
Jon Arnett	38	419	11.0	38	1
Red Phillips	37	541	14.6	64	4
Leon Clarke	29	453	15.6	60	0
Ollie Matson	18	130	7.2	49	0
Tommy Wilson	12	83	6.9	20	1
Joe Marconi	10	81	8.1	80	1
Lamar Lundy	4	74	18.5	26	0
Clendon Thomas	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	196	2723	13.9	80	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Michaels	14	12	85.7	17	8	47.1	36
Jack Morris	15	15	100.0	8	3	37.5	24
Les Richter				1		0.0	0
Totals	29	27	93.1	26	11	42.3	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Del Shofner	48	2004	41.8	66
Joe Marconi	2	81	40.5	44
Totals	50	2085	41.7	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jon Arnett	17	184	10.8	71	1
Ollie Matson	14	61	4.4	20	0
Clendon Thomas	3	6	2.0	6	0
Eddie Meador	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Burroughs	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	36	251	7.0	71	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ollie Matson	16	367	22.9	48
Jon Arnett	14	320	22.9	42
Tommy Wilson	7	243	34.7	85
Clendon Thomas	3	95	31.7	48
Roy Wilkins	2	29	14.5	17
Paul Dickson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	1054	24.5	85

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Meador	3	3	1.0	3
Tom Franckhauser	3	2	0.7	2
Bill Jobko	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	7	5	0.7	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FTD
Bill Jobko		0	0	5	0
Frank Ryan			5	3
Charlie Bradshaw			0	3	0
Les Richter			0	2	0
John LoVetere			0	2	0
Joe Marconi			2	2
Jon Arnett			5	1
Jack Pardee			1	1	0
Leon Clarke			2	1	0
George Strugar			0	1	0
Tom Franckhauser		0	0	1	0
Lou Michaels			0	1
Lamar Lundy			0	1	0
Don Burroughs			0	1	0
Tommy Wilson			1	1
Gene Selawski			0	1	0
Jack Morris			0	1
Duane Putnam			0	1	0
Billy Wade			6	0
Ollie Matson			9	0
Eddie Meador		0	2	0	0
Clendon Thomas			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	29	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Del Shofner	0	7							0	0	0			42
Lou Michaels									8	12	0			36
Ollie Matson	6	0	0	0					0	0	0			36
Joe Marconi	4	1							0	0	0			30
Jon Arnett	2	1	1	0					0	0	0			24
Red Phillips		4							0	0	0			24
Jack Morris									3	15	0			24
Billy Wade	2								0	0	0			12
Tommy Wilson	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Frank Ryan	1								0	0	0			6
Sam Williams									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	27	0	0	1	242