1960 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerDan Reeves
Head coachBob Waterfield
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record4–7–1
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1960 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 23rd year with the National Football League and the 15th season in Los Angeles. Under first-year head coach Bob Waterfield, the team won four and lost seven with one tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in the Western Conference, ahead of only the winless expansion Dallas Cowboys. Their most notable win was an upset of the Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee on November 20.[1][2] Four weeks later in the season finale, the Packers returned the favor in Los Angeles to win the Western conference title.[3] It was also the first season in which the Rams would share the same venue as the upstart Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) before the team would leave for San Diego in 1961. The Rams would not share the same venue with the Chargers until 2020 when both teams would move into SoFi Stadium in the suburb of Inglewood.

In the pre-season, the Rams played the Cowboys in rural northeastern Oregon, at Pendleton's rodeo grounds on Sunday, September 4.[4][5]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 23 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–43 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 47,448
2 October 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 9–13 0–2 Kezar Stadium 53,633
3 October 9 at Chicago Bears L 27–34 0–3 Wrigley Field 47,776
4 October 16 at Baltimore Colts L 17–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium 57,808
5 October 23 Chicago Bears T 24–24 0–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,438
6 October 30 Detroit Lions W 48–35 1–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,295
7 November 6 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–13 2–4–1 Cotton Bowl 16,000
8 November 13 at Detroit Lions L 10–12 2–5–1 Briggs Stadium 54,019
9 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 33–31 3–5–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 35,763
10 Bye
11 December 4 San Francisco 49ers L 7–23 3–6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,254
12 December 11 Baltimore Colts W 10–3 4–6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,461
13 December 17 Green Bay Packers L 21–35 4–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,445
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 8 4 0 .667 7–4 332 209 W3
Detroit Lions 7 5 0 .583 7–4 239 212 W4
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 7–4 208 205 W1
Baltimore Colts 6 6 0 .500 5–6 288 234 L4
Chicago Bears 5 6 1 .455 5–5–1 194 299 L3
Los Angeles Rams 4 7 1 .364 4–6–1 265 297 L1
Dallas Cowboys 0 11 1 .000 0–6 177 369 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ Lea, Bud (November 21, 1960). "Packers lose in last 22 seconds". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Hamilton, Clem (November 21, 1960). "Packers are too generous, waste stirring rally, 33-31". Milwaukee Journal. p. 13, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Packers win banner on air-borne victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "New NFL entry to play Rams in Pendleton Sunday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 2, 1960. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Rams crush Dallas club". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 5, 1960. p. 8.


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