1991 Los Angeles Rams season

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

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
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

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 39 Robert Delpino 22 Marcus Dupree 43 Cleveland Gary 38 David Lang KR 24 Buford McGee FB 44 Mosi Tatupu FB 32 Ernie Thompson FB Wide Receivers 83 Flipper Anderson 81 Ron Brown KR 84 Aaron Cox 80 Henry Ellard 18 Jimmy Raye III 82 Vernon Turner RB/KR/PR Tight Ends 88 Pat Carter 86 Damone Johnson 87 Jim Price		Offensive Linemen 61 Bern Brostek G 72 Robert Jenkins T 67 Duval Love G 66 Tom Newberry C 64 Gerald Perry T 71 Joe Milinichik G/T 69 Jeff Pahukoa G/T 78 Jackie Slater T 56 Doug Smith C Defensive Linemen 79 Mike Charles DT 75 Tom Gibson DE/DT 91 Kevin Greene DE 70 Bill Hawkins DE/DT 95 Mike Piel DE 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 DT		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 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 5 Dale Hatcher P 9 Barry Helton P 10 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice Squad

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

Standings

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

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

External links

• 1991 Los Angeles Rams Season at Pro-Football Reference