1972 Los Angeles Rams Roster
Team Record: 6-7-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (6-7-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1972 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Los Angeles scored 291 points, while the defensive squad yielded 286. Willie Ellison ran for a team-leading 764 yards for the Rams, while Jim Bertelsen also contributed to the rushing attack.
Roman Gabriel threw for 2,027 yards. Jack Snow topped all receivers, snagging 30 balls for 590 yards. Lance Rentzel, Bob Klein and Jim Bertelsen each were targeted regularly, too.
Jim Nettles picked off 6 opponent throws.
Tommy Protho coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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79 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
12 | Pete Beathard | QB | March 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Hermosa Beach, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
45 | Jim Bertelsen | PR | February 26, 1950 | 5'11" | 205 | Texas | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 8 |
90 | Larry Brooks | RDT | June 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Virginia St. | Prince George, VA USA | 8 | 7 |
10 | Dave Chapple | P | March 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | California-Santa Barbara | Arcadia, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
44 | Al Clark | LCB | February 29, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 14 | 6 |
73 | Charlie Cowan | LT | June 19, 1938 | 6'4" | 264 | New Mex. Highlands | Braeholm, WV USA | 13 | 13 |
88 | Pat Curran | TE | September 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 238 | Iowa St. | Milwaukee, WI USA | 10 | 1 |
89 | Fred Dryer | DE | July 6, 1946 | 6'6" | 240 | San Diego St. | Hawthorne, CA USA | 14 | 3 |
33 | Willie Ellison | FB | November 1, 1945 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas Southern | Lockhart, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
42 | Dave Elmendorf | SS | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
18 | Roman Gabriel | QB | August 5, 1940 | 6'5" | 220 | North Carolina St. | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
36 | Ken Geddes | LB | September 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 235 | Nebraska | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 2 |
5 | Dick Gordon | WR-SE-FL | January 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
56 | Dean Halverson | LB | August 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
21 | Gene Howard | RCB | December 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Langston | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 13 |
50 | Ken Iman | C | February 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | SE Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
34 | Les Josephson | RB | July 29, 1942 | 6'1" | 207 | Augustana (SD) | Minneota, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
80 | Bob Klein | TE | July 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 235 | USC | South Gate, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
68 | Mike LaHood | G | December 11, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Wyoming | Peoria, IL USA | 14 | 2 |
49 | John Love | WR-K | February 24, 1944 | 5'11" | 185 | North Texas | Linden, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
65 | Tom Mack | LG | November 1, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | June 2, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado St. | Plainview, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
86 | Marlin McKeever | MLB | January 1, 1940 | 6'1" | 235 | USC | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
67 | Bill Nelson | DT | March 9, 1948 | 6'7" | 270 | Oregon St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
19 | Jim Nettles | FS | February 15, 1942 | 5'10" | 177 | Wisconsin | Muncie, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
74 | Merlin Olsen | LDT | September 15, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Utah St. | Logan, UT USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Phil Olsen | DT | April 26, 1948 | 6'5" | 265 | Utah St. | Logan, UT USA | 14 | 7 |
52 | John Pergine | LB | September 13, 1946 | 6'1" | 225 | Notre Dame | Norristown, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
53 | Jim Purnell | LLB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 229 | Wisconsin | La Porte, IN USA | 13 | 12 |
27 | David Ray | K | September 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Alabama | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
13 | Lance Rentzel | WR | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 202 | Oklahoma | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
64 | Jack Reynolds | LB | November 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 232 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | August 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
61 | Rich Saul | C-G-T | February 5, 1948 | 6'3" | 241 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Harry Schuh | RT | September 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Memphis | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
71 | Joe Scibelli | RG | April 19, 1939 | 6'1" | 256 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 13 | 13 |
38 | Larry Smith | RB | September 2, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 12 | 6 |
84 | Jack Snow | WR | January 25, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Notre Dame | Rock Springs, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
82 | Joe Sweet | WR | July 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 196 | Tennessee St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
35 | Bob Thomas | RB | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 201 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
24 | Clancy Williams | LCB | September 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 194 | Washington St. | Deweyville, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
75 | John Williams | T | October 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | Minnesota | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
46 | Roger Williams | DB-WR | July 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Grambling St. | Jeanerette, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Jack Youngblood | LDE | January 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 247 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 11 |