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.
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Reeves |
| Head coach | Bob Waterfield |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–7–1 |
| Division place | 6th NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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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