1983 Los Angeles Rams Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Coach: John Robinson (9-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1983 Los Angeles Rams Roster
1983 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Los Angeles scored 361 points, while the defense surrendered 344. Eric Dickerson powered the ground game, running for a 1,808 yards for the Rams.

Vince Ferragamo led the charge, passing for 3,276 yards. Mike Barber topped all receivers, snagging 55 balls for 657 yards. Eric Dickerson and George Farmer were targeted regularly, too.

Kirk Collins picked off 5 opponent throws. Jack Youngblood paced pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks.

John Robinson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Vince Ferragamo	464	274	59.1	3276	7.1	22	4.7	23	5.0	61	21	178	75.9
Jeff Kemp	25	12	48.0	135	5.4	1	4.0	0	0.0	21	2	12	77.9
Totals	489	286	58.5	3411	7.0	23	4.7	23	4.7	61	23	190

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Dickerson	390	1808	4.6	85	18
Barry Redden	75	372	5.0	40	2
Mike Guman	7	42	6.0	11	0
Robert Alexander	7	28	4.0	15	0
Vince Ferragamo	22	17	0.8	8	0
Henry Ellard	3	7	2.3	12	0
Nolan Cromwell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jeff Kemp	3	-2	-0.7	0	0
George Farmer	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Otis Grant	2	-10	-5.0	1	0
Totals	511	2253	4.4	85	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Barber	55	657	11.9	42	3
Eric Dickerson	51	404	7.9	37	2
George Farmer	40	556	13.9	46	5
Mike Guman	34	347	10.2	60	4
Preston Dennard	33	465	14.1	61	5
David Hill	28	280	10.0	34	2
Henry Ellard	16	268	16.8	44	0
Otis Grant	12	221	18.4	57	1
Gordon Jones	11	172	15.6	46	0
Barry Redden	4	30	7.5	9	0
Robert Alexander	1	10	10.0	10	0
James McDonald	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	286	3411	11.9	61	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Lansford	9	9	100.0	9	6	66.7	27
Chuck Nelson	37	33	89.2	11	5	45.5	48
Totals	46	42	91.3	20	11	55.0	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Misko	82	3301	40.3	67
Totals	82	3301	40.3	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Henry Ellard	16	217	13.6	72	1
LeRoy Irvin	25	212	8.5	20	0
Johnnie Johnson	14	109	7.8	26	0
Totals	55	538	9.8	72	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Barry Redden	19	358	18.8	43
Henry Ellard	15	314	20.9	44
Robert Alexander	13	222	17.1	30
Mike Guman	2	30	15.0	21
LeRoy Irvin	1	22	22.0	22
Jeff Simmons	1	0	0.0	0
Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	946	18.2	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kirk Collins	5	113	22.6	58	0
Johnnie Johnson	4	115	28.8	60	2
Eric Harris	4	100	25.0	45	0
LeRoy Irvin	4	42	10.5	22	0
Nolan Cromwell	3	76	25.3	43	1
Jim Collins	2	46	23.0	29	0
George Andrews	1	22	22.0	22	0
Carl Ekern	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	24	515	21.5	60	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jack Youngblood	10.5
Gary Jeter	6.5
Reggie Doss	5.0
Mel Owens	4.0
George Andrews	3.0
LeRoy Irvin	1.0
Ivory Sully	1.0
Jim Collins	1.0
Johnnie Johnson	1.0
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Johnnie Johnson		0	1	4	2
Robert Alexander			2	2	0	0
Mel Owens			0	2	0	0
Vince Ferragamo			8	2	0	0
LeRoy Irvin		0	4	2	0	0
Henry Ellard			2	2	0
Nolan Cromwell		0	0	2	0
Jack Youngblood			0	2	0
Carl Ekern		0	0	2	0	0
Reggie Doss			0	1	0	0
Otis Grant			1	1	0
Doug Barnett			0	1	0	0
Chuck Nelson			0	1	0
Jackie Slater			0	1	13	0
Eric Harris		0	0	1	0	0
Eric Dickerson			13	1	0
Jim Collins		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Lewis			0	1	0	0
David Hill			1	1	0
Eric Williams			0	1	0	0
Ivory Sully			0	1	0	0
Barry Redden			2	0	0
Doug Smith			1	0	0	0
Jeff Kemp			2	0	0	0
Mike Barber			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	38	32	15	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eric Dickerson	18	2							0	0	0			120
Chuck Nelson									5	33	0			48
George Farmer	0	5							0	0	0			30
Preston Dennard		5							0	0	0			30
Mike Lansford									6	9	0			27
Mike Guman	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Mike Barber		3							0	0	0			18
Johnnie Johnson			0			2			0	0	0			12
Barry Redden	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
David Hill		2							0	0	0			12
James McDonald		1							0	0	0			6
Henry Ellard	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Nolan Cromwell	0					1			0	0	0			6
Otis Grant	0	1							0	0	0			6
Jack Youngblood									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	20	23	1	0	0	3	0	0	11	42	0	0	1	359