1958 Los Angeles Rams season

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1958 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach Sid Gillman
Home field Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record8–4
Division placeT-2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
LA Rams Uniforms 50s.png

The 1958 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 21st year with the National Football League and the 13th season in Los Angeles.

Contents

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 28 Cleveland Browns L 27–300–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,993
2October 5at San Francisco 49ers W 33–31–1 Kezar Stadium 73,164
3October 12at Detroit Lions W 42–282–1 Briggs Stadium 41,021
4October 19at Chicago Bears L 10–312–2 Wrigley Field 41,387
5October 26 Detroit Lions L 24–412–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum81,703
6November 2 Chicago Bears W 41–353–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum100,740
7November 9 San Francisco 49ers W 56–74–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum95,082
8November 16at Green Bay Packers W 20–75–3 City Stadium 28,051
9November 23at Baltimore Colts L 7–345–4 Memorial Stadium 57,557
10November 30at Chicago Cardinals W 20–146–4 Comiskey Park 13,041
11December 6 Baltimore Colts W 30–287–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum100,202
12December 14 Green Bay Packers W 34–208–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum54,634
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Roster

Season summary

Week 6

1234Total
Bears7771435
Rams171410041
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Game attendance: 100,470

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts 930.7508–2381203L2
Los Angeles Rams 840.6677–3344278W3
Chicago Bears 840.6677–3298230W2
San Francisco 49ers 660.5004–6257324W2
Detroit Lions 471.3643–6–1261276L2
Green Bay Packers 1101.0910–9–1193382L7

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

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References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.