1979 Los Angeles Rams Game Log

Record: 9-7-0, 1st in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Ray Malavasi (9-7-0)

Points For: 323 (20.2/g) 15th of 28

Points Against: 309 (19.3/g) 11th of 28

SRS: -0.63 (16th of 28), SOS: -1.50

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 21-19 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Won Conference Championship 9-0 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lost Super Bowl 19-31 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson

Other Notable Asst.: Jack Faulkner (Offensive Backfield), Dan Radakovich (Offensive Line), Lionel Taylor (Receivers) and LaVern Torgeson (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Majority Owner/Chairman: Georgia Frontiere

General Manager: Don Klosterman

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +400

Training Camp: Fullerton State (Fullerton, California)

1979 NFC Champion

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	17	24	21	41	217	1	3	1	12	5.6	5.2	51.2	44.5	32	123	3.8	1	1	1	2	2	5	124
2	Thu	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Denver Broncos	13	9	23	32	181	0	0	2	10	6.0	5.3	71.9	85.5	37	96	2.6	0	2	3	1	1	9	377
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	27	24	17	29	165	2	1	4	35	6.9	5.0	58.6	83.3	45	222	4.9	1	2	2	3	3	6	233
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	21	17	35	76	0	1	2	21	2.8	2.1	48.6	43.2	27	110	4.1	0	0	2	0	1	8	320
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	21	0	16	29	206	1	0	1	6	7.3	6.9	55.2	89.2	46	186	4.0	2	0	2	3	3	6	241
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	35	17	12	25	154	3	2	2	22	7.0	5.7	48.0	74.0	46	141	3.1	2	0	0	5	5	7	279
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	6	30	10	30	99	0	2	5	37	4.5	2.8	33.3	15.8	15	59	3.9	0	2	2	0	0	7	304
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	16	40	21	42	233	1	4	5	47	6.7	5.0	50.0	35.2	27	104	3.9	1	0	1	2	2	5	221
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			New York Giants	14	20	21	36	271	2	4	2	13	7.9	7.1	58.3	61.0	31	95	3.1	0	0	1	2	2	5	203
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	0	20	30	172	2	1	2	22	6.5	5.4	66.7	89.9	63	303	4.8	1	1	2	3	3	6	203
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	23	27	7	15	76	1	2	2	19	6.3	4.5	46.7	44.7	40	245	6.1	1	1	2	2	2	4	181
12	Mon	November 19	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	20	14	9	22	160	2	1	1	11	7.8	7.0	40.9	77.8	41	179	4.4	1	0	0	2	3	5	206
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	26	20	12	24	198	2	2	1	9	8.6	7.9	50.0	71.2	41	124	3.0	0	2	3	2	3	5	191
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W	OT		Minnesota Vikings	27	21	12	25	174	1	2	4	39	8.5	6.0	48.0	51.1	38	126	3.3	2	0	1	3	3	10	404
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	Atlanta Falcons	34	13	10	15	177	1	2	1	11	12.5	11.1	66.7	89.4	35	171	4.9	2	2	3	4	4	2	75
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	14	29	14	26	114	0	2	4	45	6.1	3.8	53.8	33.2	28	176	6.3	2	0	0	2	2	5	169

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	21	19	9	21	202	3	2	1	8	10.0	9.2	42.9	77.9	39	159	4.1	0	0	1	3	3	5	104
19	Sun	January 6	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	0	12	23	153	0	0	1	10	7.1	6.4	52.2	73.3	53	216	4.1	0	3	4	0	0	5	93
20	Sun	January 20	boxscore	L		N	Pittsburgh Steelers	19	31	16	26	194	1	1	4	42	9.1	6.5	61.5	81.3	29	107	3.7	1	2	2	1	2	5	110	29:31

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	17	24	11	26	110	3	0	2	20	5.0	3.9	42.3	93.4	35	130	3.7	0	1	1	3	3	8	258
2	Thu	September 6	boxscore	W		@	Denver Broncos	13	9	13	29	106	0	1	6	52	5.4	3.0	44.8	40.3	25	73	2.9	1	0	0	1	1	10	435
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	27	24	16	30	120	2	0	3	26	4.9	3.6	53.3	85.4	30	119	4.0	1	1	1	3	3	7	192
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	21	5	20	101	2	1	0	0	5.1	5.1	25.0	60.6	45	148	3.3	1	0	1	3	3	9	358
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	21	0	14	33	149	0	3	1	6	4.7	4.4	42.4	18.4	25	82	3.3	0	0	1	0	0	8	251
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	35	17	15	32	132	1	5	1	11	4.5	4.0	46.9	29.2	25	102	4.1	1	1	1	2	2	4	72
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	6	30	15	22	202	3	0	3	36	10.8	8.1	68.2	136.7	50	201	4.0	1	1	1	3	4	5	125
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	16	40	17	32	326	2	2	0	0	10.2	10.2	53.1	83.6	35	65	1.9	2	2	2	4	5	5	80
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	L			New York Giants	14	20	9	23	124	2	1	5	49	7.5	4.4	39.1	68.0	35	110	3.1	0	2	3	2	2	8	283
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	0	2	17	-30	0	0	6	55	1.5	-1.3	11.8	39.6	12	23	1.9	0	0	0	0	0	11	478
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	23	27	16	33	190	2	0	5	49	7.2	5.0	48.5	86.7	35	82	2.3	1	2	2	3	3	8	205
12	Mon	November 19	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	20	14	11	25	135	2	2	5	46	7.2	4.5	44.0	54.6	36	201	5.6	0	0	0	2	2	5	91
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	26	20	21	34	238	1	2	2	19	7.6	6.6	61.8	68.0	36	136	3.8	1	2	3	2	2	6	130
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	W	OT		Minnesota Vikings	27	21	21	42	268	3	3	5	29	7.1	5.7	50.0	64.4	38	141	3.7	0	0	2	3	3	7	190
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	Atlanta Falcons	34	13	24	41	239	0	2	6	37	6.7	5.1	58.5	54.8	32	108	3.4	2	0	0	1	2	3	35
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	14	29	10	15	146	1	3	2	16	10.8	8.6	66.7	80.8	54	276	5.1	2	2	3	3	3	4	73

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	21	19	12	29	124	1	1	1	0	4.3	4.1	41.4	51.5	34	156	4.6	1	1	1	2	2	8	235
19	Sun	January 6	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	0	5	27	85	0	1	1	11	3.6	3.0	18.5	24.8	26	92	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	8	238
20	Sun	January 20	boxscore	L		N	Pittsburgh Steelers	19	31	14	21	309	2	3	0	0	14.7	14.7	66.7	101.9	37	84	2.3	2	1	1	4	4	2	170	30:29

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