1961 Los Angeles Rams season
1961 Los Angeles Rams season | |
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Owner | Dan Reeves |
Head coach | Bob Waterfield |
Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 6th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Uniform | |
The 1961 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 24th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in Los Angeles.
Off season[]
NFL draft[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 17 | at Baltimore Colts | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 54,259 |
2 | September 23 | Chicago Bears | L 17–21 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 53,315 |
3 | October 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–14 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,707 |
4 | October 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 0–35 | 1–3 | Kezar Stadium | 59,004 |
5 | October 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 13–14 | 1–4 | Tiger Stadium | 45,873 |
6 | October 22 | at New York Giants | L 14–24 | 1–5 | Yankee Stadium | 63,053 |
7 | October 29 | Detroit Lions | L 10–28 | 1–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,123 |
8 | November 5 | Minnesota Vikings | W 31–17 | 2–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 38,594 |
9 | November 12 | San Francisco 49ers | W 17–7 | 3–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,766 |
10 | November 19 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–35 | 3–7 | City Stadium | 38,669 |
11 | November 26 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 3–8 | Wrigley Field | 45,965 |
12 | December 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 21–42 | 3–9 | Metropolitan Stadium | 30,068 |
13 | December 9 | Baltimore Colts | W 34–17 | 4–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 41,268 |
14 | December 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–24 | 4–10 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,169 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 391 | 223 | W1 | |
Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 7–4–1 | 270 | 258 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 326 | 302 | W2 | |
Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 302 | 307 | W1 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 346 | 272 | L1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 263 | 333 | L1 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 3–9 | 285 | 407 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References[]
Categories:
- 1961 National Football League season by team
- Los Angeles Rams seasons
- 1961 in sports in California