1957 Los Angeles Rams season

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1957 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach Sid Gillman
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record6–6
Division place4th NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform
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The 1957 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 20th year with the National Football League and the 12th season in Los Angeles.

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Season highlights

The Los Angeles Rams set an all-time National Football League attendance record in 1957, playing before a total of 1,051,106 fans in a total of 19 home and away games, including pre-season contests. [1] This attendance total exceeded any previous cumulative total for an American football team at any level of competition, including the college and professional levels. [1] Topping the one game record, the team drew an astounding 102,368 fans to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to see a November 10 contest between the Rams and their in-state rivals, the San Francisco 49ers. [1]

The 1957 season would be the last in a Rams uniform for quarterback and punter Norm Van Brocklin, the team's starting signal caller since 1950. [2] Van Brocklin passed for 20 touchdowns on the year, gaining 2,105 yards in the air, but gave up 21 costly interceptions, contributing to the team's 4th-place finish in the Western Conference. [3] The team also parted ways at the end of the 1957 season with top receiver Elroy Hirsch, a veteran of 9 NFL seasons. [2]

Defensively, the Rams limited their opponents to nearly 300 fewer yards on the ground and 75 yards via the pass than the totals put up by themselves. [3] The pass defense was headed by linebacker Les Richter, who led the team with 4 interceptions. [3]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–131–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,506
2October 6at San Francisco 49ers L 20–231–1 Kezar Stadium 59,637
3October 13at Detroit Lions L 10–71–2 Briggs Stadium 55,914
4October 20at Chicago Bears L 34–261–3 Wrigley Field 47,337
5October 27 Detroit Lions W 35–172–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum77,314
6November 3 Chicago Bears L 10–162–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum80,456
7November 10 San Francisco 49ers W 37–243–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum102,368
8November 17at Green Bay Packers W 31–274–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,540
9November 24at Cleveland Browns L 31–454–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 65,407
10December 1at Baltimore Colts L 14–314–6 Memorial Stadium 52,060
11December 8 Green Bay Packers W 42–175–6Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum70,572
12December 15 Baltimore Colts W 37–216–6Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum52,560
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Detroit Lions 840.6676–4251231W3
San Francisco 49ers 840.6677–3260264W3
Baltimore Colts 750.5836–4303235L2
Los Angeles Rams 660.5005–5307278W2
Chicago Bears 570.4174–6203211L1
Green Bay Packers 390.2502–8218311L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Charles Genuit, "Magic Million: Rams Rewrote Attendance Figures in 1957 Season," in 1958 Pro Football. Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Publishing Co., 1958; pp. 42-43.
  2. 1 2 Paul Zimmerman, "Rams: Passing and Pass Defense Big LA Question Mark," in 1958 Pro Football. Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Publishing Co., 1958; pp. 24-28.
  3. 1 2 3 Los Angeles Rams' Final Statistics — 1957," in 1958 Pro Football. Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Publishing Co., 1958; pg. 29.
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