NFL team season
The1960Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 23rd year with theNational Football League and the 15th season inLos Angeles. Under first-year head coachBob Waterfield, the team won four and lost seven with one tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in theWestern Conference, ahead of only the winlessexpansionDallas Cowboys. Their most notable win was an upset of theGreen Bay Packers atMilwaukee onNovember 20.[1][2] Four weeks later in the season finale, the Packers returned the favor in Los Angeles to win the Westernconference title.[3] It was also the first season in which the Rams would share the same venue as the upstartLos Angeles Chargers of theAmerican Football League (AFL) before the team would leave forSan Diego in1961. The Rams would not share the same venue with the Chargers until2020 when both teams would move intoSoFi Stadium in the suburb ofInglewood.
In the pre-season, the Rams played the Cowboys in rural northeasternOregon, atPendleton'srodeo grounds on Sunday,September 4.[4][5]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 21–43 | 0–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 47,448 |
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| 2 | October 2 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 9–13 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 53,633 |
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| 3 | October 9 | atChicago Bears | L 27–34 | 0–3 | Wrigley Field | 47,776 |
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| 4 | October 16 | atBaltimore Colts | L 17–31 | 0–4 | Memorial Stadium | 57,808 |
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| 5 | October 23 | Chicago Bears | T 24–24 | 0–4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,438 |
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| 6 | October 30 | Detroit Lions | W 48–35 | 1–4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 53,295 |
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| 7 | November 6 | atDallas Cowboys | W 38–13 | 2–4–1 | Cotton Bowl | 16,000 |
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| 8 | November 13 | atDetroit Lions | L 10–12 | 2–5–1 | Briggs Stadium | 54,019 |
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| 9 | November 20 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 33–31 | 3–5–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 35,763 |
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| 10 | Bye |
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| 11 | December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–23 | 3–6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,254 |
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| 12 | December 11 | Baltimore Colts | W 10–3 | 4–6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 75,461 |
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| 13 | December 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–35 | 4–7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 53,445 |
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| Note: Intra-conference opponents are inbold text. |
- A bye week was necessary in1960, as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
- ^Lea, Bud (November 21, 1960)."Packers lose in last 22 seconds".Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^Hamilton, Clem (November 21, 1960)."Packers are too generous, waste stirring rally, 33-31".Milwaukee Journal. p. 13, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Packers win banner on air-borne victory".Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 2, sports.
- ^"New NFL entry to play Rams in Pendleton Sunday".Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 2, 1960. p. 13.
- ^"Rams crush Dallas club".Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 5, 1960. p. 8.
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