1991 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1991 3–13 4th NFC West John Robinson Ernie Zampese Jeff Fisher Georgia Frontiere Anaheim Stadium Did not qualify 200px Rams seasons thumb|right|The Rams hosting the Atlanta Falcons at Anaheim Stadium in 1991 The 1991 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 54th year with the National Football League and the 46th season in Los Angeles. The team was looking to improve on its 5–11 record from 1990. However, the Rams finished the 1991 season 3–13, tied for the second worst record in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After splitting their first 6 games, the Rams lost their final 10 games of the season, their longest losing streak to end a season, beating the 1937 team based in Cleveland, who lost nine in a row to end that season. The 3–13 record was the worst for the Rams in Los Angeles for a 16-game schedule and tied the third-fewest victories posted by the team during its tenure in the city. This was also, at the time, the worst record for the Rams in a 16-game schedule overall (not including the 1982 strike-shortened season). The 1991 Rams' pass defense surrendered 7.86 yards-per-pass attempt (including quarterback sacks), the fourth-most in the history of the league.https://archive.today/20121206012944/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5432_Ryan_Kalil_ad:_Carolina_D_not_up_to_the_task.html Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Los Angeles Rams 1 5 Todd Lyght Cornerback Notre Dame yes yes 2 31 Roman Phifer Linebacker UCLA yes 4 107 Robert Bailey Cornerback Miami (FL) yes 5 116 Robert Young Defensive end Mississippi State yes 6 143 Neal Fort Offensive tackle BYU 7 170 Tyrone Shelton Running back William & Mary 8 201 Pat Tyrance Linebacker Nebraska 9 228 Jeff Fields Defensive tackle Arkansas State 11 281 Terry Crews Linebacker Western Michigan yes 12 311 Jeff Pahukoa Guard Washington yes 12 312 Ernie Thompson Running back Indiana yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1991_draft.htm 1991 Los Angeles Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 4, 2014 Personnel Staff 1991 Los Angeles Rams Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Executive Vice President – John Shaw Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of player personnel – John Math Head coach – John Robinson Offensive coordinator – Ernie Zampese Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Jimmy Raye Tight ends – Gil Haskell Offensive line – Hudson Houck Defensive coordinator – Jeff Fisher Defensive line – Marv Goux Defensive line – John Teerlinck Linebackers – Ronnie Jones Secondary – Tom Bettis Defensive/Special Teams Assistant – Nolan Cromwell Special teams – Gil Haskell Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont Roster 1991 Los Angeles Rams 11 Jim Everett 14 Mike Pagel 39 Robert Delpino FB 22 Marcus Dupree 43 Cleveland Gary 38 David Lang American football y KR 24 Buford McGee 32 Ernie Thompson American football y 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Aaron Cox 80 Henry Ellard 18 Jimmy Raye III y 82 Vernon Turner KR/PR 88 Pat Carter 86 Damone Johnson 61 Bern Brostek G 72 Robert Jenkins American football T 67 Duval Love G/T 66 Tom Newberry C/G 69 Jeff Pahukoa y G 78 Jackie Slater T 56 Doug Smith offensive lineman C/G 79 Mike Charles DT 75 Tom Gibson American football DE 91 Kevin Greene DE/OLB 97 Gerald Robinson American football DE/DT 92 David Rocker American football y DE 77 Karl Wilson DE 99 Alvin Wright DT 76 Robert Young American football y DT 59 Paul Butcher American football OLB 51 Brett Faryniarz OLB 52 Larry Kelm MLB 55 Glenell Sanders MLB 50 Frank Stams MLB 53 Fred Strickland OLB 25 Jerry Gray CB 20 Darryl Henley CB/PR 27 Sammy Lilly CB/S 41 Todd Lyght y CB 26 Anthony Newman American football FS/SS 23 Michael Stewart American football SS 37 Pat Terrell FS 21 Rodney Thomas defensive back DB  9 Barry Helton P 90 Mike McDonald American football LS 10 Tony Zendejas K 28 Robert Bailey American football y CB IR 81 Ron Brown wide receiver WR/KR IR 70 Bill Hawkins American football DE IR 71 Joe Milinichik G IR 64 Gerald Perry American football T IR 58 Roman Phifer y LB IR 95 Mike Piel DT IR 87 Jim Price tight end TE IR 46 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad 73 Neal Fort y T —- Frank Hartley American football y TE https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1991_roster.htm 1991 Los Angeles Rams starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 4, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 vs. Atlanta Falcons L 17–38 0–1 Gator Bowl 66,531 2 August 12, 1991 San Diego Chargers W 24–3 1–1 Anaheim Stadium 41,616 3 August 17, 1991 Seattle Seahawks L 7–23 1–2 Anaheim Stadium 47,834 4 August 22, 1991 vs. Houston Oilers L 13–16 1–3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 63,200https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nfllarm.html 1991 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 28, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Phoenix Cardinals L 14–24 0–1 Anaheim Stadium 47,069 2 September 8 at New York Giants W 19–13 1–1 Giants Stadium 76,541 3 September 15 at New Orleans Saints L 7–24 1–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,583 4 September 22 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–27 1–3 Candlestick Park 63,871 5 September 29 Green Bay Packers W 23–21 2–3 Anaheim Stadium 54,736 6 Bye 7 October 13 San Diego Chargers W 30–24 3–3 Anaheim Stadium 47,433 8 October 20 at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–20 3–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,102 9 October 27 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–31 3–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,187 10 November 3 New Orleans Saints L 17–24 3–6 Anaheim Stadium 58,713 11 November 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27 3–7 Anaheim Stadium 52,511 12 November 17 at Detroit Lions L 10–21 3–8 Pontiac Silverdome 60,873 13 November 25, 1991 San Francisco 49ers L 10–33 3–9 Anaheim Stadium 61,881 14 December 1 Washington Redskins L 6–27 3–10 Anaheim Stadium 55,027 15 December 8 Atlanta Falcons L 14–31 3–11 Anaheim Stadium 35,315 16 December 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–20 3–12 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,518 17 December 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 9–23 3–13 Kingdome 51,100 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1991.htm 1991 Los Angeles Rams Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com Game summaries Week 1: vs Phoenix Cardinals Los Angeles Rams 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary September 1 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 14 7 0 3 Rams 0 7 7 0 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 47,069 67 F C Box Score First quarter PHO – Eric Hill 85-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. PHO – Ernie Jones 28-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–0. Second quarter LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 14–7. PHO – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–7. Third quarter LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 21–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–14. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 10/18, 124 yards, TD LA – Jim Everett – 25/35, 290 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PHO – Anthony Thompson – 29 rushes, 60 yards LA – Robert Delpino – 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 5 receptions, 69 yards LA – Henry Ellard – 7 receptions, 116 yards Week 7: vs San Diego Chargers Los Angeles Rams 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: San Diego Chargers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary October 13 1:00 p.m. PDT Chargers 7 7 7 3 Rams 0 16 7 7 Anaheim Stadium, Los Angeles, California 47,433 68 °F 1, relative humidity 81%, wind 7 mph km/h knots Gordon McCarter NBC Joel Meyers and Dan Hampton Box score First quarter SDG – Anthony Miller 30-yard pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick), 8:51. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 6:09. Second quarter RAM – Jim Price 18-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:25. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:29. SDG – Nate Lewis 49-yard pass from John Friesz (John Carney kick), 8:38. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:47. RAM – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 0:19. Tied 14–14. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:19. RAM – Safety, Kevin Greene tackled Marion Butts in end zone, 0:00. Rams 16–14. Third quarter RAM – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 4:10. Rams 23–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 7:53. SDG – Rod Bernstine 1 yard run (John Carney kick), 0:11. Rams 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. Fourth quarter RAM – Jim Price 12-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 11:27. Rams 30–21. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:44. SDG – John Carney 27-yard field goal, 3:38. Rams 30–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:06. Top passers SDG – John Friesz – 21/33, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT RAM – Jim Everett – 19/25, 219 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – Rod Bernstine – 9 rushes, 57 yards, TD RAM – Robert Delpino – 17 rushes, 50 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SDG – Anthony Miller – 7 receptions, 149 yards, TD RAM – Jim Price – 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD Week 12: at Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams 2 1991;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 17 4:00 p.m. EST Rams 3 0 7 0 Lions 0 7 0 14 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 60,873 None (played indoors) Bernie Kukar CBS Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts Box score In a game against the Lions, Lions offensive lineman Mike Utley suffered an injury to his sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae occurred on November 17, 1991. Utley flashed the crowd a "thumbs up" as he was being taken off the field. Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks Los Angeles Rams 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary December 22 5:04 pm local Rams 3 6 0 0 Seahawks 0 7 16 0 Kingdome, Seattle 51,100 indoors Jerry Markbreit ESPN Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann Gamebook First quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 44-yard field goal, 1:02 (LA 3–0) Second quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 46-yard field goal, 9:08 (LA 6–0) SEA – Mike Tice 4-yard pass from Dave Krieg (John Kasay kick), 1:28 (SEA 7–6) LA – Tony Zendejas 50-yard field goal, 0:06 (LA 9–7) Third quarter SEA – John Kasay 35-yard field goal, 12:11 (SEA 10–9) SEA – James Jones 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 9:10 (SEA 17–9) SEA – James Jones 6-yard run (PAT failed), 5:51 (SEA 23–9) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LA – Jim Everett: 12/27, 118 yds, 2 INT SEA – Dave Krieg: 13/27, 164 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LA – Cleveland Gary: 16 car, 72 yds SEA – James Jones: 10 car, 50 yds, 2 TD Top receivers LA – Henry Ellard: 3 rec, 43 yds SEA – Brian Blades: 6 rec, 85 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers LA – 131 – 96 – 227 – 3 SEA – 156 – 97 – 253 – 3 Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292 Awards and honors Jim Everett, NFC Pro Bowl selection See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1991 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1991 California Angels season References 30em External links 1991 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles Rams Los Ang Category:Long stubs with short prose