1973 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Coach: Chuck Knox (12-2)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1973 Los Angeles Rams RosterTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1
Coach: Chuck Knox (12-2)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1973 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Rams piled up points with 388 points, while the solid defense conceded 178. Lawrence McCutcheon ran for a team-leading 1,097 yards for Los Angeles, and Jim Bertelsen also aided the ground game.
John Hadl threw for 2,008 yards. Harold Jackson snagged 40 balls for 874 yards. Lawrence McCutcheon provided receiving help as well.
The larcenous defense led the way with 38 turnovers. Charlie Stukes intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Chuck Knox coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | John Hadl | 258 | 135 | 52.3 | 2008 | 7.8 | 22 | 8.5 | 11 | 4.3 | 69 | 17 | 126 | 88.8 | James Harris | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 80.9 | Larry Smith | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 271 | 144 | 53.1 | 2107 | 7.8 | 22 | 8.1 | 11 | 4.1 | 69 | 17 | 126 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lawrence McCutcheon | 210 | 1097 | 5.2 | 37 | 2 | Jim Bertelsen | 206 | 854 | 4.1 | 49 | 4 | Tony Baker | 85 | 344 | 4.0 | 17 | 7 | Larry Smith | 79 | 291 | 3.7 | 16 | 2 | Les Josephson | 36 | 174 | 4.8 | 14 | 2 | Rob Scribner | 20 | 109 | 5.4 | 17 | 0 | James Harris | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 19 | 0 | Dick Gordon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | Steve Preece | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | John Hadl | 14 | 5 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | Dave Chapple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Harold Jackson | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 659 | 2925 | 4.4 | 49 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harold Jackson | 40 | 874 | 21.8 | 69 | 13 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 30 | 289 | 9.6 | 31 | 3 | Bob Klein | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 23 | 2 | Jim Bertelsen | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 44 | 1 | Jack Snow | 16 | 252 | 15.8 | 38 | 2 | Larry Smith | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | Pat Curran | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 27 | 1 | Rob Scribner | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | Rod Sherman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 144 | 2107 | 14.6 | 69 | 22 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Dave Chapple | 51 | 2079 | 40.8 | 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 2079 | 40.8 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jim Bertelsen | 26 | 259 | 10.0 | 34 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 22 | 187 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 | Rob Scribner | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 478 | 9.4 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Cullen Bryant | 13 | 369 | 28.4 | 93 | 1 | Rob Scribner | 11 | 314 | 28.5 | 57 | 0 | Al Clark | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 | Dick Gordon | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | Pat Curran | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 | Larry Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Bob Klein | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 915 | 25.4 | 93 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Stukes | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 42 | 0 | Eddie McMillan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 49 | 1 | Jack Reynolds | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 49 | 0 | Steve Preece | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Jim Youngblood | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Bob Stein | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Al Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 20 | 300 | 15.0 | 49 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Steve Preece | 0 | 2 | 6 | -16 | 0 | 0 | Jack Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Dryer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Chapple | 2 | 2 | -26 | 0 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Cullen Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Youngblood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Ray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al Clark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Klein | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Drake | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Stukes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rob Scribner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Iman | 2 | 0 | -21 | 0 | 0 | John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rich Saul | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | -71 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | David Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 130 | Harold Jackson | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Tony Baker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Bob Klein | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Larry Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Les Josephson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jack Snow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Steve Preece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Cullen Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Pat Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 18 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 386 |
