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

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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