1954 Los Angeles Rams season

1954 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Hamp Pool
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	6–5–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Uniform
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The 1954 Los Angeles Rams season marked the 17th year of the Rams franchise in the National Football League and the ninth season playing its home games in Los Angeles.

Program for the Rams' December 4 game against the visiting Baltimore Colts.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 26	at Baltimore Colts	W 48–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	36,215	Recap	[1] [2] [3] [4]
2	October 3	San Francisco 49ers	T 24–24	1–0–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	93,621
3	October 10	at Detroit Lions	L 3–21	1–1–1	Briggs Stadium	55,008
4	October 17	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–35	1–2–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	17,465
5	October 24	Chicago Bears	W 42–38	2–2–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	48,204
6	October 31	Detroit Lions	L 24–27	2–3–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	74,315
7	November 7	at San Francisco 49ers	W 42–34	3–3–1	Kezar Stadium	58,958
8	November 14	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	4–3–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	40,786
9	November 21	at New York Giants	W 17–16	5–3–1	Polo Grounds	27,077
10	November 28	at Chicago Bears	L 13–24	5–4–1	Wrigley Field	32,338
11	December 4	Baltimore Colts	L 21–22	5–5–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	30,821
12	December 12	Green Bay Packers	W 35–27	6–5–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	38,839
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	9	2	1	.818	8–2	337	189	W1
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	301	279	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	313	251	W2
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	314	285	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	234	251	L4
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	131	279	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	8–2	336	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	7–3	284	230	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	7–3	293	184	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	219	263	L2
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	207	432	W1
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	183	347	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Final roster

1954 Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Norm Van Brocklin P  9 Bill Wade Running backs (RB) 20 Woodley Lewis 23 Tom McCormick 21 Skeet Quinlan 32 Dan Towler 35 Tank Younger Wide receivers (WR) 82 Bob Boyd 80 Tom Fears 40 Elroy Hirsch Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Bobby Cross T 71 Tom Dahms T 50 Leon McLaughlin C 61 Duane Putnam G 66 Harry Thompson G 70 Charlie Toogood T Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Art Hauser DT/MG 78 Gene Lipscomb DT 62 Bud McFadin DT/MG 81 Paul Miller DE 84 Andy Robustelli DE 89 Duane Wardlow DE 64 Stan West MG

Linebackers (LB) 58 Bob Griffin C 57 Don Paul 67 Les Richter G/K 76 Harland Svare Defensive backs (DB) 42Bill Bowers CB 44 Don Doll CB/S 29 Jack Dwyer S 22 Hall Haynes CB 49 Ed Hughes CB/S 43 Will Sherman S Special teams (ST)

Reserve -- Ed Beatty C (IR) -- Rudy Bukich QB (Military) 88 Bob Carey WR (IR) -- Dick Daugherty G (Military) -- Bob Fry T (Military) -- Frank Fuller DT (Military) 63 John Hock G (IR) -- Brad Myers RB (Military) Rookies in italics

References

1. Cameron C. Snyder, "Rams Beat Colts, 48–0, in League Opener at Stadium: Employ 'Sleeper' Pass to Score on First Play of Game Before 36,215," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 15, 17.
2. Walter Taylor, "Colt Shifts Hinted After Rout by Rams," Baltimore Evening Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, p. 23.
3. Maxwell Stiles, "Rejuvenated Rams Face 'Must' Win Over 49ers," Los Angeles Mirror, Sept. 27, 1954, sports pp. 1, 4.
4. Art Rense, "Ailing Rams Plaster Colts, 48 to 0: Cripples Look Great Taming Baltimore," Los Angeles Daily News, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 29, 31.