1962 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1962 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 25th year with the National Football League and the 17th season in Los Angeles. Eventual Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, the team's head coach for the past two seasons, came back and coached the Rams to a 1–7 record before being fired. Harland Svare, Waterfield's successor, led the Rams to a 0–5–1 record to finish the season.
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bob Waterfield / Harland Svare |
| Owner | Dan Reeves |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–12–1 |
| Division place | 7th NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Roman Gabriel | Quarterback | North Carolina State |
| 1 | 3 | Merlin Olsen | Defensive Tackle | Utah State University |
| 12 | 156 | Marv Marinovich | Guard | University of Southern California |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16 | at Baltimore Colts | L 27–30 | 0–1 | 54,796 |
| 2 | September 23 | Chicago Bears | L 23–27 | 0–2 | 44,376 |
| 3 | September 30 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–27 | 0–3 | 26,907 |
| 4 | October 7 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–20 | 0–4 | 38,264 |
| 5 | October 14 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–13 | 0–5 | 53,714 |
| 6 | October 21 | Minnesota Vikings | L 14–38 | 0–6 | 33,071 |
| 7 | October 28 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–14 | 1–6 | 51,033 |
| 8 | November 4 | Detroit Lions | L 3–12 | 1–7 | 44,241 |
| 9 | November 11 | Baltimore Colts | L 2–14 | 1–8 | 39,502 |
| 10 | November 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–24 | 1–9 | 42,554 |
| 11 | November 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | T 24–24 | 1–9–1 | 26,728 |
| 12 | December 2 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–41 | 1–10–1 | 46,833 |
| 13 | December 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–30 | 1–11–1 | 38,685 |
| 14 | December 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–20 | 1–12–1 | 60,057 |
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 11–1 | 415 | 148 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 10–2 | 315 | 177 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 321 | 287 | W2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–7 | 293 | 288 | W2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 282 | 331 | L2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–10–1 | 254 | 410 | L3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–10–1 | 220 | 334 | L3 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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