1960 Los Angeles Rams season
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The 1960
Los Angeles Rams
season was the team's 23rd year with the National Football League
and the 15th season in Los Angeles
. The team won four and lost seven that year, with one game ending in a tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in the Western Conference
, ahead of only the expanison
Dallas Cowboys
.
1960 NFL season
The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cardinals...
Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
season was the team's 23rd year with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and the 15th season in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. The team won four and lost seven that year, with one game ending in a tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in the Western Conference
Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69
The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
, ahead of only the expanison
Expansion team
An expansion team is a brand new team in a sports league. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the...
Dallas Cowboys
1960 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1960 Dallas Cowboys season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the National Football League. The team finished with no wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie, which placed them last in the Western Conference, and was the worst record in the NFL for that season.-Offseason:The NFL granted a...
.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 23, 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 43-21 |
| 2 | October 2, 1960 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 13-9 |
| 3 | October 9, 1960 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 34-27 |
| 4 | October 16, 1960 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 31-17 |
| 5 | October 23, 1960 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 24-24 |
| 6 | October 30, 1960 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 48-35 |
| 7 | November 6, 1960 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 38-13 |
| 8 | November 13, 1960 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 12-10 |
| 9 | November 20, 1960 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 33-31 |
| 11 | December 4, 1960 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 23-7 |
| 12 | December 11, 1960 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 10-3 |
| 13 | December 17, 1960 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 35-21 |
Standings
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers 1960 Green Bay Packers season *First Quarter**GB-Hornung 20 yard FG*Second Quarter**GB-Hornung 23 yard FG**Phi-McDonald 35 yard pass from Van Brocklin **Phi-Walston 15 yard FG*Third Quarter**No scoring*Fourth Quarter... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 332 | 209 |
| Detroit Lions 1960 Detroit Lions season The 1960 Detroit Lions season was the 27th in the Motor City, and 31st season overall in franchise history. The Lions went 7-5, one game short of the Western Conference championship... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 239 | 212 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1960 San Francisco 49ers season The 1960 San Francisco 49ers season was their 11th season in the league. The team was able to match their 7-5 output from the previous year, however they again failed to make the playoffs. The season did have a silver lining, though, as the 49ers' defense was top-ranked in the league, allowing only... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 208 | 205 |
| Baltimore Colts 1960 Baltimore Colts season The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the 8th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the National Football League's 1960 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference, while their two-year reign as NFL Champions came to an... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 234 |
| Chicago Bears 1960 Chicago Bears season The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-6-1 record under George Halas finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, one game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team.... |
5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 194 | 299 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 265 | 297 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1960 Dallas Cowboys season The 1960 Dallas Cowboys season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the National Football League. The team finished with no wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie, which placed them last in the Western Conference, and was the worst record in the NFL for that season.-Offseason:The NFL granted a... |
0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 177 | 369 |