1977 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (10-4)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1977 Los Angeles Rams RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (10-4)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1977 Los Angeles Rams Results
The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 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 moved the ball well, scoring 302 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 146. Lawrence McCutcheon ran for a team-leading 1,238 yards for Los Angeles.
Pat Haden tossed for 1,551 yards. Harold Jackson topped all receivers, snagging 48 balls for 666 yards.
Bill Simpson picked off 6 opponent throws.
Chuck Knox coached the team. The 1977 Los Angeles Rams lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Pat Haden | 216 | 122 | 56.5 | 1551 | 7.2 | 11 | 5.1 | 6 | 2.8 | 58 | 17 | 151 | 84.5 | Joe Namath | 107 | 50 | 46.7 | 606 | 5.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 5 | 4.7 | 42 | 7 | 76 | 54.5 | Vince Ferragamo | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 83 | 5.5 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 114.7 | Glen Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 339 | 182 | 53.7 | 2253 | 6.6 | 16 | 4.7 | 11 | 3.2 | 58 | 25 | 237 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lawrence McCutcheon | 294 | 1238 | 4.2 | 48 | 7 | John Cappelletti | 178 | 598 | 3.4 | 15 | 5 | Wendell Tyler | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 44 | 3 | Rod Phillips | 37 | 183 | 4.9 | 25 | 1 | Pat Haden | 29 | 106 | 3.7 | 23 | 2 | Cullen Bryant | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | Billy Waddy | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 | Terry Nelson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 | Jim Jodat | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | Harold Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Joe Namath | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | Vince Ferragamo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 621 | 2575 | 4.1 | 48 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harold Jackson | 48 | 666 | 13.9 | 58 | 6 | Terry Nelson | 31 | 401 | 12.9 | 46 | 3 | John Cappelletti | 28 | 228 | 8.1 | 25 | 1 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 30 | 2 | Billy Waddy | 23 | 355 | 15.4 | 42 | 1 | Ron Jessie | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 21 | 0 | Dwight Scales | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 32 | 1 | Charle Young | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 | Cullen Bryant | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | Jackie Wallace | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | Rod Phillips | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Wendell Tyler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Jim Jodat | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 182 | 2253 | 12.4 | 58 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Glen Walker | 73 | 2568 | 35.2 | 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 73 | 2568 | 35.2 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Billy Waddy | 31 | 219 | 7.1 | 48 | 0 | Cullen Bryant | 20 | 141 | 7.0 | 26 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 360 | 7.1 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Wendell Tyler | 24 | 523 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 | Jim Jodat | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 38 | 0 | Cullen Bryant | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 | Rod Phillips | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Carl Ekern | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33 | 705 | 21.4 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bill Simpson | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 42 | 0 | Pat Thomas | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 30 | 0 | Monte Jackson | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 33 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | Jim Youngblood | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 1 | Bob Brudzinski | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | Jackie Wallace | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Rod Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 472 | 18.9 | 42 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Wendell Tyler | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Dryer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Cappelletti | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cullen Bryant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rich Saul | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dave Elmendorf | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Nolan Cromwell | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Billy Waddy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pat Haden | 4 | 1 | -17 | 0 | 0 | Jack Reynolds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Youngblood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Horton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al Cowlings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cody Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Namath | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Terry Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | -10 | 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 | Rafael Septien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 86 | Lawrence McCutcheon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Harold Jackson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | John Cappelletti | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Terry Nelson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Wendell Tyler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Jim Jodat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Pat Haden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Dwight Scales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Charle Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Rod Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Youngblood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Billy Waddy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
