| 1952 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hamp Pool |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL National |
| Playoff finish | Lost Conference Playoff (at Lions) 21–31 |
| Uniform | |
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The 1952 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 15th year with the National Football League and the seventh season in Los Angeles.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–37 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 57,832 | |
| 2 | October 3 | Detroit Lions | L 14–17 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum [1] | 42,743 | |
| 3 | October 12 | at Green Bay Packers | W 30–28 | 1–2 | Marquette Stadium | 21,693 | |
| 4 | October 19 | at Detroit Lions | L 16–24 | 1–3 | Briggs Stadium | 40,152 | |
| 5 | October 26 | Chicago Bears | W 31–7 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 43,574 | |
| 6 | November 2 | Dallas Texans | W 42–20 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 30,702 | |
| 7 | November 9 | at Dallas Texans | W 27–6 | 4–3 | Cotton Bowl | 10,000 | |
| 8 | November 16 | at Chicago Bears | W 40–24 | 5–3 | Wrigley Field | 40,737 | |
| 9 | November 23 | San Francisco 49ers | W 35–9 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,698 | |
| 10 | November 30 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–21 | 7–3 | Kezar Stadium | 48,731 | |
| 11 | December 7 | Green Bay Packers | W 45–27 | 8–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,822 | |
| 12 | December 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–14 | 9–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,130 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiebreaker | December 21 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–31 | 0–1 | Briggs Stadium | 47,645 |
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 344 | 192 | W3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 349 | 234 | W8 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–3 | 285 | 221 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–6 | 295 | 312 | L3 | |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 245 | 326 | W1 | |
| Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–9 | 182 | 427 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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