1950 Los Angeles Rams season
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Joe Stydahar |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Division place | 1st NFL National |
| Playoff finish |
Won Conference Lost NFL Championship |
The 1950 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League and the fifth season in Los Angeles.
The 1950 Rams hold the NFL's all-time record for average points per game, scoring 38.8 points per contest.[1] They also hold the record for most points in a three-game span, with 165 points between October 15 and 29.[2] They are the only team in modern NFL history to score 60-or-more points twice in a season. They did so in consecutive games, in Weeks Six (70) and Seven (65).[3]
Los Angeles's 466 points scored in 1950 are the most scored by any team in the 1950s, and more than 70 points more than the next-closest team (which is, incidentally, the 1951 Rams).[4]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | Chicago Bears | L 20–24 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 2 | September 22 (Fri) | New York Yanks | W 45–28 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 3 | October 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 35–14 | Kezar Stadium | |
| 4 | October 7 (Sat) | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–56 | Shibe Park | |
| 5 | October 15 | at Detroit Lions | W 30–28 | Briggs Stadium | |
| 6 | October 22 | Baltimore Colts | W 70–27 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 7 | October 29 | Detroit Lions | W 65–24 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 8 | November 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28–21 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 9 | November 12 | at Green Bay Packers | W 45–14 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
| 10 | November 19 | at New York Yanks | W 43–35 | Yankee Stadium | |
| 11 | November 26 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–24 | Wrigley Field | |
| 12 | December 3 | Green Bay Packers | W 51–14 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 13 | Bye | ||||
- Bold equals notable games during the season.
- Italics equal upset loss.
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | December 17 | Chicago Bears | W 24–14 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| Championship | December 24 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–30 | Cleveland Stadium |
Standings
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–2 | 466 | 309 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 279 | 207 | W1 | |
| New York Yanks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 366 | 367 | W1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 321 | 285 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–8 | 213 | 300 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–9 | 244 | 406 | L2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–4 | 213 | 462 | L5 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ↑ 466 points in 12 games
- ↑ "1950 Los Angeles Rams".
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 60, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1950 to 1959, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points For.