1954 Los Angeles Rams season | |
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Head coach | Hamp Pool |
Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 6–5–1 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Uniform | |
The 1954 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 17th year with the National Football League and the ninth season in Los Angeles.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 26 | at Baltimore Colts | W 48–0 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium | 36,215 | |
2 | October 3 | San Francisco 49ers | T 24–24 | 1–0–1 | Los Angeles 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 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,204 | |
6 | October 31 | Detroit Lions | L 24–27 | 2–3–1 | Los Angeles 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 | Los Angeles 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 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 30,821 | |
12 | December 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 35–27 | 6–5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 38,839 | |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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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.
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