1960 Los Angeles Rams season

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

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 Packers at Green Bay 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]

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 Attendance
1 September 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 43–21 0–1
47,448
2 September 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–9 0–2
53,633
3 October 2 at Chicago Bears L 34–27 0–3
47,776
4 October 9 at Baltimore Colts L 31–17 0–4
57,808
5 October 16 Chicago Bears T 24–24 0–4–1
63,438
6 October 23 Detroit Lions W 48–35 1–4–1
53,295
7 October 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–13 2–4–1
16,000
8 November 6 at Detroit Lions L 12–10 2–5–1
54,019
9 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 33–31 3–5–1
35,763
10 November 27 Bye
11 December 4 San Francisco 49ers L 23–7 3–6–1
77,254
12 December 11 Baltimore Colts W 10–3 4–6–1
75,461
13 December 17 Green Bay Packers L 35–21 4–7–1
53,445
  • A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 840.6677–4332209W3
Detroit Lions 750.5837–4239212W4
San Francisco 49ers 750.5837–4208205W1
Baltimore Colts 660.5005–6288234L4
Chicago Bears 561.4555–5–1194299L3
Los Angeles Rams 471.3644–6–1265297L1
Dallas Cowboys 0111.0000–6177369L1

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.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, Clem (November 21, 1960). "Packers are too generous, waste stirring rally, 33-31". Milwaukee Journal. p. 13, part 2.
  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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