1975 Los Angeles Rams season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1975 12–2 1st NFC West Chuck Knox Carroll Rosenbloom Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Cardinals) 35–23Lost NFC Championship(vs. Cowboys) 7–37 Rams seasons thumb | right | Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams uniforms from 1973 to 1999 The 1975 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 38th year with the National Football League, and the 30th season in Los Angeles. The Rams finished the season with a 12–2 record and won the NFC West and qualified for the playoffs for the 3rd straight season. The Rams finished the season with the number 1 scoring and number 1 total defense in the NFL. In the postseason, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 35–23 in the divisional round before getting routed by the Dallas Cowboys 37–7 in the NFC Championship Game. The 1975 season also represents the last time the Rams played a game on Thanksgiving Day, in which they defeated the Lions 20–0. The 50-year drought without playing a game on the holiday is the longest active drought in the NFL and the longest in history, even beating out the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have never played on Thanksgiving, but they've only existed for 29 seasons. In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1975 Rams as the tenth-greatest defense in NFL history.The List: Best NFL defense of all-time, 2007 Said ESPN.com, "Fred Dryer. Jack Youngblood. Merlin Olsen. Get the idea? They weren't the "Fearsome Foursome," but with those guys anchoring the defensive line, and All-Pros Isiah Robertson (linebacker) and Dave Elmendorf (safety), the Rams were almost impossible to score against. The Rams went 12–2, holding opponents to just 9.6 points a game, (the second-lowest average in NFL history) and ending the season with a six-game winning streak during which they gave up just 32 points. The defense wasn't as impressive in the postseason, surrendering 23 points in a first-round 35–23 victory over the offensive powerhouse Cardinals before being demolished 37–7 by the Cowboys in the NFC title game." Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Los Angeles Rams 1 9 Mike Fanning Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes no 1 11 Dennis Harrah Tackle Miami yes yes 1 20 Doug France Tackle Ohio State yes yes 2 28 Monte Jackson Cornerback San Diego State yes yes 2 48 Leroy Jones Defensive end Norfolk State no no 3 61 Geoff Reece Center Washington State no no 3 67 Dan Nugent Guard Auburn Would later make Denver Broncos roster in 1976 no no 4 98 Rod Perry Defensive back Colorado yes yes 5 112 Wayne Hammond Defensive tackle Montana State no no 5 126 Rick Nuzum Center Kentucky no no 6 140 Darius McCarthy Wide receiver South Carolina State no no 7 176 Pat Haden Quarterback USC yes yes 8 204 John Washington Defensive back Tulane no no 9 229 Gordy Riegel Linebacker Stanford no no 11 281 Howard Strickland Running back California no no 12 307 Chandler Williams Wide receiver no no 13 332 A.J. Jacobs Defensive back Louisville no no 14 360 Arthur Allen Wide receiver Oregon State no no 15 385 Alvin White Quarterback Oregon State no no 16 410 Francis Reynolds Running back Alcorn State no no 17 428 Skip Boyd Punter Washington no no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 Los Angeles Rams staff Front Office Owner – Carroll Rosenbloom President / General Manager – Don Klosterman Coaching Staff Head coach - Chuck Knox Offensive Coaches: Offensive Coordinator - Ken Meyer Offensive Backfield Coach - Elijah Pitts Offensive Line - Ray Prochaska Receivers Coach - Leeman Bennett Defensive Coaches: Defensive Coordinator - Ray Malavasi Linebackers - Tom Catlin Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A Strength and Conditioning: None - N/A Other Assistant Coaches: Training Assistant - Garrett Giemont Advance Scott - Jack Faulkner Roster 1975 Los Angeles Rams 12 James Harris 16 Ron Jaworski 45 Jim Bertelsen 32 Cullen Bryant 22 John Cappelletti 30 Lawrence McCutcheon 39 Rod Phillips American football y 33 Rob Scribner 29 Harold Jackson American football 81 Ron Jessie 24 Willie McGee American football 84 Jack Snow American football 80 Bob Klein 83 Terry Nelson American football 73 Charley Cowan T 55 Bob DeMarco C 77 Doug France y T 60 Dennis Harrah y G 65 Tom Mack G 61 Rich Saul C 71 Joe Scibelli G 75 John Williams offensive lineman, born 1945 T 70 Al Cowlings DE 89 Fred Dryer DE 79 Mike Fanning American football y DT 76 Cody Jones DT 74 Merlin Olsen DT 85 Jack Youngblood DE 36 Ken Geddes OLB 52 Rick Kay OLB 57 Jim Peterson American football OLB 64 Jack Reynolds MLB 58 Isiah Robertson OLB 59 Jim Youngblood MLB 42 Dave Elmendorf SS 28 Monte Jackson y CB 41 Eddie McMillan CB 49 Rod Perry American football y CB 20 Steve Preece FS 48 Bill Simpson American football FS 17 Duane Carrell P 10 Tom Dempsey K 90 Larry Brooks American football DT IR 44 Al Clark American football CB IR 68 Wayne Hammond American football y no DT IR 77 Greg Horton G/T IR 67 Bill Nelson American football DT IR 62 Dan Nugent y G IR 72 Al Oliver no T IR 59 Geoff Reece y C IR 47 Charlie Stukes CB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–18 0–1 Texas Stadium 49,091 2 September 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–14 1–1 Candlestick Park 55,072 3 October 5 Baltimore Colts W 24–13 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,491 4 October 12 at San Diego Chargers W 13–10 3–1 San Diego Stadium 37,382 5 October 19 Atlanta Falcons W 22–7 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,843 6 October 26 New Orleans Saints W 38–14 5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,723 7 November 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 42–3 6–1 Veterans Stadium 64,601 8 November 9 San Francisco 49ers L 23–24 6–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,064 9 November 16 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–7 7–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,595 10 November 23 Chicago Bears W 38–10 8–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,979 11 November 27 at Detroit Lions W 20–0 9–2 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 69,552 12 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 14–7 10–2 Louisiana Superdome 39,958 13 December 14 Green Bay Packers W 22–5 11–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,496 14 December 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3 12–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,389 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1: Dallas Cowboys #fff #eee background-color:#000; color:#fff collapsed September 21 3:00 Rams 0 0 0 7 Cowboys 0 9 3 6 Texas Stadium, Irving, TX 68 °F °C, wind 12 mph Pat Haggerty CBS Box Score Passing Jaworski 3/7, 36 yards, Harris 1/10, 5 yards, 3 INT Rushing McCutcheon 13–67, Bertelsen 10–31, Bryant 6–14, Jaworski 3–13, Harris 1–3 Receiving Jackson 1–20, Klein 1–11, McCutcheon 1–5, Bryant 1–5 Rams Cowboys collapsed 2 Cowboys FG 25 Toni Fritsch 0 3 2 Cowboys RushTD Doug Dennison 1 no good 0 9 3 Cowboys FG 39 Fritsch 0 12 4 Cowboys FG 19 Fritsch 0 15 4 Cowboys FG 31 Fritsch 0 18 4 Rams RushTD Ron Jaworski 4 good Tom Dempsey 7 18 7 18 Playoffs 1975–76 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 27 St. Louis Cardinals (3) W 35–23 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,650 NFC Championship January 4, 1976 Dallas Cowboys (4) L 7–37 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,483 NFC Divisional Playoff Los Angeles Rams; Los Angeles Rams;text-align:center; St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary Cardinals 0 9 7 7 Rams 14 14 0 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST CBS Frank Glieber and Hank Stram 73,459 Dick Jorgensen Scoring LA – Jaworski 5 run (Dempsey kick) LA 7–0 LA – Youngblood 47 interception return (Dempsey kick) LA 14–0 LA – Simpson 65 interception return (Dempsey kick) LA 21–0 STL – Otis 3 run (kick blocked) LA 21–6 LA – Jackson 66 pass from Jaworski (Dempsey kick) LA 28–6 STL – field goal Bakken 39 LA 28–9 STL – Gray 11 pass from Hart (Bakken kick) LA 28–16 LA – Jessie 2 fumble return (Dempsey kick) LA 35–16 STL – Jones 3 run (Bakken kick) LA 35–23 NFC Championship Game Los Angeles Rams; Los Angeles Rams;text-align:center; autocollapse Dallas Cowboys 37, Los Angeles Rams 7 January 4 4:00 p.m. EST Cowboys 7 14 13 3 Rams 0 0 0 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 51 °F °C, wind 8 mph, relative humidity 58% Tommy Bell CBS Vin Scully and Sonny Jurgensen Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter DAL - Preston Pearson 18-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) - Cowboys 7-0 Second quarter DAL - Golden Richards 4-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) - Cowboys 14-0 DAL - Preston Pearson 15-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) - Cowboys 21-0 Third quarter DAL - Preston Pearson 19-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) - Cowboys 28-0 DAL - Toni Fritsch 40-yard field goal - Cowboys 31-0 DAL - Toni Fritsch 26-yard field goal - Cowboys 34-0 Fourth quarter LA - John Cappelletti 1-yard run (Tom Dempsey kick) - Cowboys 34-7 DAL - Toni Fritsch 26-yard field goal - Cowboys 37-7 Standings References 30em External links 1975 Los Angeles Rams at jt-sw.com 1975 Los Angeles Rams season at Pro-Football Reference.com Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Category:NFC West championship seasons Los Angeles Rams