1991 Los Angeles Rams season

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1991 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner Georgia Frontiere
Head coach John Robinson
Offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese
Defensive coordinator Jeff Fisher
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform
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The Rams hosting the Atlanta Falcons at Anaheim Stadium in 1991 Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams 1991-12-08 - 01 (Rams-Falcons crop).jpg
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).

Contents

The 1991 Rams' pass defense surrendered 7.86 yards-per-pass attempt (including quarterback sacks), the fourth-most in the history of the league. [1]

Offseason

NFL draft

1991 Los Angeles Rams draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
15 Todd Lyght *  Cornerback Notre Dame
231 Roman Phifer   Linebacker UCLA
4107 Robert Bailey  Cornerback Miami (FL)
5116 Robert Young   Defensive end Mississippi State
6143 Neal Fort   Offensive tackle BYU
7170Tyrone Shelton  Running back William & Mary
8201 Pat Tyrance  Linebacker Nebraska
9228 Jeff Fields   Defensive tackle Arkansas State
11281 Terry Crews  Linebacker Western Michigan
12311 Jeff Pahukoa   Guard Washington
12312 Ernie Thompson  Running back Indiana
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1991 Los Angeles Rams staff

Front office

  • 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 coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Gil Haskell

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1991 Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

46 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squadReserve


Rookies in italics

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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 3vs. Atlanta Falcons L 17–380–1 Gator Bowl 66,531
2August 12 San Diego Chargers W 24–31–1 Anaheim Stadium 41,616
3August 17 Seattle Seahawks L 7–231–2Anaheim Stadium47,834
4August 22vs. Houston Oilers L 13–161–3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 63,200

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Regular season

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.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 1 Phoenix Cardinals L 14–240–1 Anaheim Stadium 47,069
2September 8at New York Giants W 19–131–1 Giants Stadium 76,541
3September 15at New Orleans Saints L 7–241–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,583
4September 22at San Francisco 49ers L 10–271–3 Candlestick Park 63,871
5September 29 Green Bay Packers W 23–212–3Anaheim Stadium54,736
6 Bye
7October 13 San Diego Chargers W 30–243–3Anaheim Stadium47,433
8October 20at Los Angeles Raiders L 17–203–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,102
9October 27at Atlanta Falcons L 14–313–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,187
10November 3 New Orleans Saints L 17–243–6Anaheim Stadium58,713
11November 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–273–7Anaheim Stadium52,511
12November 17at Detroit Lions L 10–213–8 Pontiac Silverdome 60,873
13November 25 San Francisco 49ers L 10–333–9Anaheim Stadium61,881
14December 1 Washington Redskins L 6–273–10Anaheim Stadium55,027
15December 8 Atlanta Falcons L 14–313–11Anaheim Stadium35,315
16December 15at Minnesota Vikings L 14–203–12 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 61,518
17December 22at Seattle Seahawks L 9–233–13 Kingdome 51,100
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) New Orleans Saints 1150.6884–28–4341211W2
(6) Atlanta Falcons 1060.6255–17–5361338L1
San Francisco 49ers 1060.6253–37–5393239W6
Los Angeles Rams 3130.1880–62–10234390L10

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Awards and honors

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1991

References

  1. ↑ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task
  2. ↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 292
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