1991 Los Angeles Rams season

1991 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	John Robinson
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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 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

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	5	Todd Lyght *	Cornerback	Notre Dame
2	31	Roman Phifer	Linebacker	UCLA
4	107	Robert Bailey	Cornerback	Miami (FL)
5	116	Robert Young	Defensive end	Mississippi State
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
12	311	Jeff Pahukoa	Guard	Washington
12	312	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

Head Coach – John Robinson

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ernie Zampese
Running Backs – Clarence Shelmon
Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Jimmy Raye
Tight Ends – Gil Haskell
Offensive Line – Hudson Houck

Defensive coaches

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 coaches

Special Teams – Gil Haskell

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont

Roster

1991 Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks

11 Jim Everett
14 Mike Pagel

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

79 Mike Charles DT
75 Tom Gibson DE
91 Kevin Greene DE
70 Bill Hawkins DE
95 Mike Piel DT
93 Chris Pike DT
97 Gerald Robinson DE
92 David Rocker DT
92 Ben Thomas DE
77 Karl Wilson DE
99 Alvin Wright DT
76 Robert Young DE

Linebackers

59 Paul Butcher OLB
94 Terry Crews MLB
51 Brett Faryniarz OLB
52 Larry Kelm MLB
90 Mike McDonald OLB
58 Roman Phifer OLB
55 Glenell Sanders MLB
50 Frank Stams LB
53 Fred Strickland OLB

Defensive backs

28 Robert Bailey CB
25 Jerry Gray CB
20 Darryl Henley CB
27 Sammy Lilly CB
41 Todd Lyght CB
26 Anthony Newman FS/SS
23 Michael Stewart SS
37 Pat Terrell FS
21 Rodney Thomas CB

Special teams

Rookies in italics

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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

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Rams points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Attendance
1	September 1	Phoenix Cardinals	Loss	14	24	0–1	Lost 1	47,069
2	September 8	at New York Giants	Win	19	13	1–1	Won 1	76,541
3	September 15	at New Orleans Saints	Loss	7	42	1–2	Lost 1	68,583
4	September 22	at San Francisco 49ers	Loss	10	27	1–3	Lost 2	63,871
5	September 29	Green Bay Packers	Win	23	21	2–3	Won 1	54,736
6	Bye Week
7	October 13	San Diego Chargers	Win	30	24	3–3	Won 2	47,433
8	October 20	at Los Angeles Raiders	Loss	17	20	3–4	Lost 1	85,102
9	October 27	at Atlanta Falcons	Loss	14	31	3–5	Lost 2	50,187
10	November 3	New Orleans Saints	Loss	17	24	3–6	Lost 3	58,713
11	November 10	Kansas City Chiefs	Loss	20	27	3–7	Lost 4	52,511
12	November 17	at Detroit Lions	Loss	10	21	3–8	Lost 5	60,873
13	November 25	San Francisco 49ers	Loss	10	33	3–9	Lost 6	61,881
14	December 1	Washington Redskins	Loss	6	27	3–10	Lost 7	55,027
15	December 8	Atlanta Falcons	Loss	14	31	3–11	Lost 8	35,315
16	December 15	at Minnesota Vikings	Loss	14	20	3–12	Lost 9	61,518
17	December 22	at Seattle Seahawks	Loss	9	23	3–13	Lost 10	51,100

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New Orleans Saints	11	5	0	.688	341	211	W2
⁽⁶⁾ Atlanta Falcons	10	6	0	.625	361	338	L1
San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	393	239	W6
Los Angeles Rams	3	13	0	.188	234	390	L10

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Awards and honors

Jim Everett, NFC Pro Bowl selection

External links

1991 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

↑ Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task
↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
↑ "1991 Los Angeles Rams starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1991.htm
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292

Preceded by < 1990	Los Angeles Rams seasons 1991	Succeeded by 1992 >

Los Angeles Rams

Founded in 1936
Played in Cleveland 1936–1945 and St. Louis 1995–2015
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Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–present) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–present) appearance

1991 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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