1982 Los Angeles Rams season

1982 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Ray Malavasi
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	2–7
Division place	14th NFC
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1982 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League and the 37th season in Los Angeles.

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Summary	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–23	The Rams, with new QB Bert Jones under center, stormed out to a 23–0 halftime lead and looked dominant on the road. However, the loaded Packer offense stormed back with five unanswered TD's, 3 on passes by QB Lynn Dickey and 2 rushing by Eddie Lee Ivery.	53,693
2	September 19, 1982	Detroit Lions	L 19–14	Lions stormed out to a 16–0 lead and held on for the win. Billy Sims rushed for 119 yards. CFL returnee Vince Ferragamo replaced an ineffective Jones in the 4th and led two late scoring drives, one on an 85-yard bomb to Willie Miller, but it was too little, too late.	59,470
3	November 21, 1982	Atlanta Falcons	L 34–17	As both teams celebrated a return to football from the 1982 NFL players strike, Jones was hot early as Rams jumped out to a 14–0 1st quarter lead. The Falcons offense then asserted itself behind Steve Bartkowski, who passed for 213 yards and a TD, William Andrews, who rushed for 119 yards and a TD, and rookie Gerald Riggs, who rushed for two more.	39,686
4	November 28, 1982	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–14	Rams finally got in the win column behind two rushing TD's by Wendell Tyler and a Leroy Irvin punt return TD. Jones, however, suffered a neck injury and would be lost for the season. The injury effectively ended Jones' NFL career.	45,793
5	December 2, 1982	San Francisco 49ers	L 30–24	In a Thursday night barnburner, the Rams' Tyler and the 49ers Jeff Moore matched efforts, each scoring 3 TD's. 49ers won late on Moore's 1-yard TD that was set up by a long kickoff return to midfield by Dana McLemore following the Rams' go-ahead TD. Joe Montana passed for 305 yards, while Ferragamo celebrated his return as Rams' starter with 286.	58,574
6	December 12, 1982	Denver Broncos	L 27–24	In a disturbing pattern that marked the Rams' season, they got off to an early huge lead. The Rams led 21–0 in the second quarter, all TD's scored after 2 fumbles and an interception. But, Denver's offense righted itself as Steve DeBerg passed for two TD's before halftime, and RB Rick Parros scored the winning TD in the 4th. Rams' defense once again failed to seal the deal.	48,112
7	December 18, 1982	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 37–31	For the second straight game, the Rams got an early lead and couldn't hold it. They blew a 21–7 halftime lead as rookie Marcus Allen scored 3 TD's, offsetting a 4-INT performance by Jim Plunkett.	56,646
8	December 26, 1982	Chicago Bears	L 34–26	The Bears offset a great performance by Ferragamo, who passed for a Ram-record 509 yards and 3 TD's. Walter Payton ran for 104 yards and a TD and rookie QB Jim McMahon passed for two TD's.	46,502
9	January 2, 1983	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–20	The Rams salvaged a rough season with a road win over the 49ers. Ferragamo hit George Farmer with a late TD bomb to win it. After the game, coach Ray Malavasi was fired. Former USC coach John Robinson was named as his replacement.	54,256

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
	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
	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

External links

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

References

1. "1982 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com