1982 Los Angeles Rams season

1982 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	Ray Malavasi
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	2–7
Division place	14th NFC
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform
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The 1982 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League and the 37th season in Los Angeles. The season saw the Rams attempting to improve on their 6-10 record from 1981, a season that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 1972. However, a players strike wiped out 7 of the team's 16 games, and shortened the season schedule to only 9 games. The team struggled early, starting 0-3 by the time the strike started. After the conclusion of the strike, the Rams finally got a win at home over the Kansas City Chiefs. However, during the game, quarterback Bert Jones was lost for the season after suffering a neck injury that ultimately led to his retirement. The Rams would lose their next four games before upsetting the 49ers in San Francisco in the season finale. The Rams would ultimately finish the season 2-7, last place in their division and dead last in the NFC. It was the team's worst season since 1962, when they won only 1 game. As a result, head coach Ray Malavasi was fired after the season and replaced by John Robinson the next season.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

1982 Los Angeles Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Barry Redden	Running back	Richmond
Made roster

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The Rams signed free-agent and oft-injured QB Bert Jones from the Baltimore Colts. Vince Ferragamo returned from the CFL as well, and, with Pat Haden retired, the competition was between these two. Jones opened the season as the starter.

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1982 Los Angeles Rams staff

	Front office Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of Player Personnel – John Math Head coaches Head Coach – Ray Malavasi Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – John Hadl Running Backs – Paul Lanham Wide Receivers – Jack Snow Tight Ends – Fred Whittingham Offensive Line – Jim Ringo			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Herb Paterra Defensive Line – Fritz Shurmur Defensive Backs – Jim Vechiarella Special teams coaches Special Teams – Fred Whittingham Strength and conditioning Conditioning – Clyde Evans

Roster[]

1982 Los Angeles Rams roster

	Quarterbacks 15 Vince Ferragamo 17 Bert Jones Running backs 31 Robert Alexander 32 Cullen Bryant 44 Mike Guman 24 A. J. Jones 30 Barry Redden 26 Wendell Tyler Wide receivers 88 Preston Dennard 84 George Farmer 87 Drew Hill 82 Willie Miller 80 Billy Waddy Tight ends 86 Mike Barber 81 Ron Battle 83 Kerry Locklin		Offensive linemen 62 Bill Bain T 60 Dennis Harrah G 72 Kent Hill G 59 George Lilja G 78 Jackie Slater T 56 Doug Smith C 73 Ron Yary T 75 Irv Pankey T Defensive linemen 90 Larry Brooks DT 70 Charles DeJurnett DT 71 Reggie Doss DE 79 Mike Fanning DT 76 Cody Jones DT 67 Myron Lapka DT 69 Greg Meisner DT 85 Jack Youngblood DE		Linebackers 52 George Andrews 50 Jim Collins 58 Mel Owens 53 Jim Youngblood 55 Carl Ekern 57 Mike Reilly 66 Eric Williams Defensive backs 21 Nolan Cromwell FS 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 20 Johnnie Johnson 49 Rod Perry CB 23 Lucious Smith CB 37 Ivory Sully CB 27 Pat Thomas CB Special teams  4 Mike Lansford K  6 John Misko P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–35	0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,693
2	September 19	Detroit Lions	L 14–19	0–2	Anaheim Stadium	59,470
Players' strike
3	November 21	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–34	0–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	39,686
4	November 28	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–14	1–3	Anaheim Stadium	45,793
5	December 2	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–30	1–4	Anaheim Stadium	58,574
6	December 12	Denver Broncos	L 24–27	1–5	Anaheim Stadium	48,112
7	December 18	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 31–37	1–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	56,646
8	December 26	Chicago Bears	L 26–34	1–7	Anaheim Stadium	46,502
9	January 2	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–20	2–7	Candlestick Park	54,256

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 4[]

1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 7 0 0 7 14 • Rams 0 14 6 0 20 Date: November 28 Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 60 °F, wind 7

Scoring summary 1 KC Billy Jackson 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Chiefs 7–0 2 LA Wendell Tyler 1 yard run (Mike Lansford kick) Tie 7–7 2 LA Wendell Tyler 23 yard run (Mike Lansford kick) Rams 14–7 3 LA LeRoy Irvin 63 yard punt return (kick failed) Rams 20–7 4 KC J.T. Smith 35 yard pass from Steve Fuller (Nick Lowery kick) Rams 20–14

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Standings[]

NFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Atlanta Falcons(5)	5	4	0	.556	3–1	4–3	183	199	L2
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	2–1	3–5	129	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	1–3	2–3	209	206	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	1–2	1–5	200	250	W1

National Football Conference
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins(1)	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys(2)	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
Green Bay Packers(3)	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings(4)	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
Atlanta Falcons(5)	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6)	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7)	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
Detroit Lions(8)	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1

See also[]

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1982

• California Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
  • 1982 California Angels season

References[]

External links[]

• 1982 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com