1985 Los Angeles Rams Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Coach: John Robinson (11-5)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1985 Los Angeles Rams StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Coach: John Robinson (11-5)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1985 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Los Angeles scored 340 points, while the solid defense conceded 277. Eric Dickerson ran for a team-leading 1,234 yards for the Rams.
Dieter Brock threw for 2,658 yards. Henry Ellard topped the receiving corps, snagging 54 balls for 811 yards. Tony Hunter provided receiving help, too.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 46 turnovers. LeRoy Irvin and Gary Green each snatched 6 opponent throws. Mike Wilcher led the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 56 sacks.
John Robinson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Bill Bain | LT | August 9, 1952 | 6'4" | 279 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 86 | Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | Louisiana Tech | Marshall, TX USA | 5 | 5 |
| 73 | Russ Bolinger | G | September 10, 1954 | 6'5" | 255 | California-Riverside | Wichita, KS USA | 6 | 2 |
| 90 | Ed Brady | LB | June 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 238 | Illinois | Morris, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Dieter Brock | QB | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Jacksonville St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Ron Brown | KR | March 31, 1961 | 5'11" | 181 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 9 |
| 31 | Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6'1" | 205 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Jim Collins | RILB | June 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 230 | Syracuse | Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Nolan Cromwell | SS | January 30, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Kansas | Smith Center, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Charles DeJurnett | NT | June 17, 1952 | 6'4" | 263 | San Jose St. | Picayune, MS USA | 15 | 14 |
| 29 | Eric Dickerson | RB | September 2, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | SMU | Sealy, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 71 | Reggie Doss | RDE | December 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Hampton | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Bobby Duckworth | WR | November 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 198 | Arkansas | Crossett, AR USA | 14 | 6 |
| 55 | Carl Ekern | LILB | May 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 223 | San Jose St. | Richland, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Henry Ellard | PR | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | DB | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry Gray | DB | December 16, 1962 | 6'0" | 183 | Texas | Lubbock, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 27 | Gary Green | LCB | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 187 | Baylor | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | LB-DE | July 31, 1962 | 6'3" | 247 | Auburn | New York, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 44 | Mike Guman | RB | April 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 216 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 60 | Dennis Harrah | RG | March 9, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Charleston, WV USA | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Eric Harris | DB | August 11, 1955 | 6'3" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Dennis Harrison | DE | July 31, 1956 | 6'8" | 275 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Dale Hatcher | P | April 5, 1963 | 6'2" | 209 | Clemson | Cheraw, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | David Hill | TE | January 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 229 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Kent Hill | LG | March 7, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Georgia Tech | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Tony Hunter | TE | May 22, 1960 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 9 |
| 47 | LeRoy Irvin | RCB | September 15, 1957 | 5'11" | 184 | Kansas | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Mark Jerue | LB | January 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 229 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Gary Jeter | DE | January 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 259 | USC | Weirton, WV USA | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Johnnie Johnson | FS | October 8, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Texas | La Grange, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | A.J. Jones | RB | May 30, 1959 | 6'1" | 202 | Texas | Youngstown, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jeff Kemp | QB | July 11, 1959 | 6'0" | 201 | Dartmouth | Santa Ana, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Mike Lansford | K | July 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 183 | Washington | Monterey Park, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Laughlin | LB | July 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 222 | Ohio St. | Euclid, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 67 | Duval Love | G | June 24, 1963 | 6'3" | 275 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | James McDonald | TE | March 29, 1961 | 6'5" | 234 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 69 | Greg Meisner | NT-DE | April 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 257 | Pittsburgh | New Kensington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 98 | Shawn Miller | DE | March 14, 1961 | 6'4" | 255 | Utah St. | Ogden, UT USA | 16 | 3 |
| 22 | Vince Newsome | DB | January 22, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington | Braintree, England | 16 | 1 |
| 58 | Mel Owens | LOLB | December 7, 1958 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 75 | Irv Pankey | LT | February 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 277 | Penn St. | Aberdeen, MD USA | 16 | 12 |
| 30 | Barry Redden | RB | July 21, 1960 | 5'10" | 210 | Richmond | Sarasota, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 93 | Doug Reed | LDE | July 16, 1960 | 6'3" | 254 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Booker Reese | DE | September 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 260 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Jackie Slater | RT | May 27, 1954 | 6'4" | 277 | Jackson St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Tony Slaton | C | April 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 265 | USC | Merced, CA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 56 | Doug Smith | C | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Bowling Green | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 51 | Norwood Vann | LB | February 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 228 | East Carolina | Philadelphia, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Charles White | RB | January 22, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Mike Wilcher | ROLB | March 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 238 | North Carolina | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 88 | Mike Young | WR | February 21, 1962 | 6'1" | 187 | UCLA | Hanford, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
