1971 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Tommy Protho (8-5-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1971 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1971 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Rams piled up points with 313 points, and the defense allowed 260. Willie Ellison ran for a team-leading 1,000 yards for Los Angeles.

Roman Gabriel threw for 2,238 yards. Lance Rentzel topped pass catchers, snagging 38 balls, while Jack Snow added 666 receiving yards. Larry Smith and Willie Ellison contributed to the receiving game, too.

Gene Howard picked off 6 opponent throws.

Tommy Protho coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
39	Kermit Alexander	SS	January 4, 1941	5'11"	187	UCLA	New Iberia, LA USA	14	14
79	Coy Bacon	RDE	August 30, 1942	6'4"	270	Jackson St.	Cadiz, KY USA	14	14
77	Rich Buzin	T	January 25, 1946	6'5"	255	Penn St.	Youngstown, OH USA	5	0
70	Joe Carollo	T	March 25, 1940	6'2"	265	Notre Dame	Wyandotte, MI USA	11	0
73	Charlie Cowan	LT	June 19, 1938	6'4"	264	New Mex. Highlands	Braeholm, WV USA	14	14
88	Pat Curran	TE-TB	September 21, 1945	6'4"	238	Iowa St.	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	0
33	Willie Ellison	RB	November 1, 1945	6'2"	210	Texas Southern	Lockhart, TX USA	14	13
42	Dave Elmendorf	FS	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	14
36	Ken Geddes	LB	September 27, 1946	6'3"	235	Nebraska	Jacksonville, FL USA	14	0
56	Dean Halverson	LB	August 24, 1946	6'2"	230	Washington	Olympia, WA USA	12	0
23	Alvin Haymond	PR	August 31, 1942	6'0"	194	Southern	New Orleans, LA USA	10	0
21	Gene Howard	RCB	December 22, 1946	6'0"	190	Langston	Little Rock, AR USA	14	14
50	Ken Iman	C	February 8, 1939	6'1"	240	SE Missouri St.	St. Louis, MO USA	14	14
75	Deacon Jones	LDE	December 9, 1938	6'5"	272	South Carolina St.	Eatonville, FL USA	11	10
34	Les Josephson	FB	July 29, 1942	6'1"	207	Augustana (SD)	Minneota, MN USA	14	9
80	Bob Klein	TE	July 27, 1947	6'5"	235	USC	South Gate, CA USA	14	14
64	Mike LaHood	G	December 11, 1944	6'3"	250	Wyoming	Peoria, IL USA	9	0
65	Tom Mack	LG	November 1, 1943	6'3"	250	Michigan	Cleveland, OH USA	14	14
48	Matt Maslowski	WR	September 10, 1949	6'3"	210	San Diego	Chicago, IL USA	14	0
86	Marlin McKeever	MLB	January 1, 1940	6'1"	235	USC	Cheyenne, WY USA	14	14
67	Bill Nelson	RDT	March 9, 1948	6'7"	270	Oregon St.	Berkeley, CA USA	6	6
19	Jim Nettles	LCB	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	RDT	April 26, 1948	6'5"	265	Utah St.	Logan, UT USA	10	8
57	Don Parish	LB	January 4, 1948	6'1"	220	Stanford	Paso Robles, CA USA	1	0
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	14	14
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	4	0
17	Jerry Rhome	QB	March 6, 1942	6'0"	190	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	14	0
58	Isiah Robertson	RLB	August 17, 1949	6'3"	225	Southern	New Orleans, LA USA	14	12
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	14	14
38	Larry Smith	RB	September 2, 1947	6'3"	220	Florida	Tampa, FL USA	14	6
84	Jack Snow	WR	January 25, 1943	6'2"	190	Notre Dame	Rock Springs, WY USA	14	14
28	Pat Studstill	P	June 4, 1938	6'0"	180	Houston	Shreveport, LA USA	14	0
35	Bob Thomas	RB	August 23, 1948	5'10"	201	Arizona St.	Pittsburgh, PA USA	6	0
44	Lee White	RB	May 9, 1946	6'2"	232	Weber St.	Las Vegas, NV USA	7	0
24	Clancy Williams	DB	September 24, 1942	6'3"	194	Washington St.	Deweyville, TX USA	6	0
46	Roger Williams	DB-WR	July 1, 1945	5'10"	180	Grambling St.	Jeanerette, LA USA	4	0
25	Travis Williams	KR	January 14, 1946	6'1"	210	Arizona St.	El Dorado, AR USA	14	0
78	Gregory Wojcik	DT	January 27, 1946	6'6"	268	USC	Jamestown, ND USA	10	0
85	Jack Youngblood	DE	January 26, 1950	6'4"	247	Florida	Jacksonville, FL USA	14	3