49ers-Rams rivalry
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| San Francisco 49ers–St. Louis Rams | |
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| History | |
| First Meeting | October 1, 1950 Kezar Stadium Kezar Stadium Kezar Stadium is a stadium located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. It is the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and of the San Francisco Dragons of MLL. It also served as the home of the... San Francisco |
| First Result | 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,... 35, 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... 14 |
| Last Meeting | December 26, 2010 Edward Jones Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... St. Louis |
| Last Result | 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,... 25, 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... 17 |
| Next Scheduled Meetings | December 4, 2011 2011 San Francisco 49ers season The 2011 San Francisco 49ers season is the franchise's 66th season overall, and 62nd in the National Football League . It is the first season under head coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke... @ Candlestick Park and January 1, 2012 2011 St. Louis Rams season The 2011 St. Louis Rams season will be the team's 74th season in the National Football League, the 17th overall in St. Louis and the third under head coach Steve Spagnuolo. The Rams are coming off a 2010 season, in which they compiled more victories than in the previous 3 years combined... @ Edward Jones Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
| Rivalry status | 123 meetings |
| Largest victory | 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,... 56-7 (1958 1958 NFL season The 1958 NFL season was the 39th regular season of the National Football League.The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23–17, in the first sudden-death overtime in an NFL Championship Game... ) |
| Smallest victory | 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... 31-30 (1953 1953 NFL season The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National conferences were changed to the Eastern and Western conferences.... ) 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... 24-23 (1975 1953 NFL season The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National conferences were changed to the Eastern and Western conferences.... ) 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,... 21-20 (1983 1983 NFL season The 1983 NFL season was the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins.-Major rule changes:... ) 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,... 13-12 (1989 1989 NFL season The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement... ) 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... 17-16 (2007 2007 NFL season The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30.... ) 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... 17-16 (2008 2008 NFL season The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now."Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the... ) |
| Current Streak | 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,... W1 (since 2010) |
| Longest Streak | 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... W17 (1990–1998) |
| Current Trend | 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... won last 8 of 10 |
| All-Time Series | 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,... : 62-61-2 |
| Post Season History | |
| Only Meeting | January 14, 1990 Candlestick Park San Francisco |
| Only Result | 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... 30, 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,... 3 |
The rivalry between 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...
and the St. Louis 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,...
of 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...
began in 1950. The rivalry became one of the most intense in the NFL in the 1970s as the two California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
based teams (the Rams then played their home games in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
) regularly competed for the NFL's NFC West
NFC West
The NFC West is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It currently has four members: Arizona Cardinals, St...
Division title. After the Rams move to St. Louis in 1995 the rivalry lost its geographical lore, though games are still intense no matter what the standings indicate. The cultural differences between the West Coast
West Coast of the United States
West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...
(where the 49ers are based) and the Midwest (the home base for the Rams) also added to the intensity of the rivalry. Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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considers their rivalry the 8th best of all time in 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...
.
1950s
In 1950 the National Football League merged with the All-America Football ConferenceAll-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
thus gaining three new teams. One of these teams was the San Francisco 49ers making them the second team in the NFL from the west coast, the first being the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL placed both of them within the National Conference
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
guaranteeing that they would play each other twice during the regular season.
The first meeting between the teams took place on October 1, 1950 at Kezar Stadium
Kezar Stadium
Kezar Stadium is a stadium located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. It is the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and of the San Francisco Dragons of MLL. It also served as the home of the...
in San Francisco. The Rams were alternating starting quarterbacks between Bob Waterfield
Bob Waterfield
Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield was an American football player.Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. In 1943 he led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship...
and Norm Van Brocklin
Norm Van Brocklin
Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin , nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football player and coach. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL...
during the 1950 season. Waterfield was the starter for the game, but during the second quarter San Francisco's Pete Wissman landed a hard tackle on the Los Angeles quarterback. Van Brocklin filled in for Waterfield, and the Rams went on to win the game 35 to 14. The two teams played each other again on November 5, 1950 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. After beating the Baltimore Colts 70-21 and the 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...
65-24, the Rams were favored to beat the 49ers by 20 points. Yet, the 49ers played a very physical game and only lost by a touchdown holding the Rams offensive powerhouse to only 28 points.
The 49ers got their first win against the Rams on October 28, 1951. The 49er secondary was able to pick off Van Brocklin six times, more than half of the interceptions that he throw all season. The 49ers held the Rams to just 17 points, the lowest they put up all season and were able to capitalize on the turnovers en route to a 44-17 victory.
1970s
The 49ers Rams rivalry was at its pinnacle during the 1970s. From 1970-1979 one of the two teams won the NFC's West Division. The decade also featured a ten and eight game win streak by the Rams (the eight game streak was the latter of the two and stretched into the early 1980s). The 49ers were the NFC West's top team in the beginning of the decade winning the first three post merger division crowns. The Rams answered right back winning seven straight division crowns from 1973–1979, culminating with Super Bowl XIVSuper Bowl XIV
Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20, 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1979 regular season...
loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
.
1980s
On January 2, 1983, a 1-7 Rams team met the 3-5 defending Super Bowl champion 49ers in San Francisco for the last game of the 1982 season (a players' strike shortened the season to 9 games), with the 49ers needing a win to make the playoffs. The Rams led late in the 4th quarter by 1 point until 49er quarterback Joe MontanaJoe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired American football player. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons...
led one of his patented two-minute drives, putting the 49ers in position for a short field goal. But Ivory Sully
Ivory Sully
Ivory Sully is a retired American football player.Sully grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, and played high school football there at Leonia High School. Undrafted as a running back from Division II Delaware, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Rams, who moved him to safety...
blocked Ray Wersching
Ray Wersching
Raimund "Ray" Wersching is an Austrian former placekicker in the National Football League . He played in the NFL for a span of 15 years, stretching from 1973 through 1987.-NFL career:...
's kick to preserve a 21-20 win and knock the 49ers out of the playoffs.
On January 14, 1990 the two teams met in the 1989 NFC Championship game. The Rams were heavy underdogs but had already pulled off two upsets on the road in the playoffs (over the Eagles and Giants). The Rams took a 3-0 early lead and were driving again, but Rams quarterback Jim Everett
Jim Everett
James Samuel Everett III is a retired professional American football quarterback who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League ....
noticed a wide open Flipper Anderson
Flipper Anderson
Willie Lee "Flipper" Anderson, Jr. is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams , the Indianapolis Colts , the Washington Redskins , and the Denver Broncos...
a second too late and the pass was knocked away by 49er safety Ronnie Lott
Ronnie Lott
Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott is a former American football player who starred as a cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in college football and the NFL. He is most well known for his crushing hits on opposing players...
. Instead of a 10-0 Rams lead, Montana led the 49ers on a touchdown drive and San Francisco took the lead 7-3. The 49ers would go on to win the game 30-3.
1990s
The 49ers dominated the rivalry during the 1990s winning seventeen straight games against the Rams. After nearly forty years, it seemed like the rivalry was coming to an end when the Rams relocated to St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Yet, some players did not believe so. Roger Craig stated in Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline that "the Rams will always be the 49ers' biggest rival. It doesn't matter if they no longer play in Los Angeles. If the Rams played their home games on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, it would still be a rivalry."
2000s
The Rams and their Greatest Show on Turf offense had the upper hand in the early part of the decade. But both teams fell into decline and neither team was a playoff contender as the decade wore on. The 49ers had the upper hand during the latter part of the decade, going 8-2 from the 2005 season to the end of the decade.Game results
| Post Season Meeting | Tied Game | Overtime Result Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... |
Winners in Bold |
1950s (Rams 11-8-1)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sunday | October 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-35 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium Kezar Stadium Kezar Stadium is a stadium located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. It is the former home of the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and of the San Francisco Dragons of MLL. It also served as the home of the... |
27,262 |
| Sunday | November 5 | Los Angeles Rams | 28-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team... |
33,234 | |
| 1951 | Sunday | October 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 44-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 49,538 |
| Sunday | November 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-16 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 54,346 | |
| 1952 | Sunday | November 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 35-9 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,698 |
| Sunday | November 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-34 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 48,731 | |
| 1953 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 31-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 43,922 |
| Sunday | November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,865 | |
| 1954 | Sunday | October 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,621 |
| Sunday | November 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-42 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 58,958 | |
| 1955 | Sunday | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-14 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 60,100 |
| Sunday | November 6 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,302 | |
| 1956 | Sunday | October 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 33-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 54,589 |
| Sunday | November 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 30-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,828 | |
| 1957 | Sunday | October 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,637 |
| Sunday | November 10 | Los Angeles Rams | 37-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 102,368 | |
| 1958 | Sunday | October 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 3-33 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 73,164 |
| Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 56-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 95,082 | |
| 1959 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 56,028 |
| Sunday | November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 16-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 94,376 |
1960s (Rams 10-9-1)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sunday | October 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-9 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 53.633 |
| Sunday | December 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 7-23 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,254 | |
| 1961 | Sunday | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,004 |
| Sunday | November 12 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,766 | |
| 1962 | Sunday | October 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-28 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 51,033 |
| Sunday | November 12 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 42,554 | |
| 1963 | Sunday | October 27 | Los Angeles Rams | 28-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,532 |
| Sunday | December 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 33,321 | |
| 1964 | Sunday | October 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 42-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 54,355 |
| Sunday | December 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-7 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 31,791 | |
| 1965 | Sunday | October 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 45-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 38,615 |
| Sunday | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 39,733 | |
| 1966 | Friday | September 30 | Los Angeles Rams | 34-3 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,642 |
| Sunday | November 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-13 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 35,372 | |
| 1967 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-27 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 60,424 |
| Sunday | November 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 53,194 | |
| 1968 | Sunday | October 6 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-10 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,520 |
| Sunday | November 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 41,815 | |
| 1969 | Sunday | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 45,995 |
| Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 41-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 73,975 |
1970s (Rams 17-3)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sunday | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 6-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,272 |
| Sunday | November 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-30 | Los Angeles Rams | Kezar Stadium | 59,602 | |
| 1971 | Sunday | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-20 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 44,000 |
| Sunday | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | 17-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 80,050 | |
| 1972 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-7 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,382 |
| Monday | December 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 16-26 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 61,214 | |
| 1973 | Sunday | September 30 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-37 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,487 |
| Sunday | November 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-13 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 78,358 | |
| 1974 | Sunday | October 20 | Los Angeles Rams | 37-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,070 |
| Monday | November 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 13-15 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,502 | |
| 1975 | Sunday | September 28 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,379 |
| Sunday | November 9 | Los Angeles Rams | 23-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,064 | |
| 1976 | Monday | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 0-16 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 80,532 |
| Sunday | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 3-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 58,573 | |
| 1977 | Sunday | October 2 | Los Angeles Rams | 34-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 55,466 |
| Sunday | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | 10-23 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 56,779 | |
| 1978 | Sunday | October 8 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-10 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 59,337 |
| Sunday | November 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-31 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 45,022 | |
| 1979 | Sunday | September 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,303 |
| Sunday | November 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-26 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 49,282 |
1980s (49ers 13-8)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sunday | October 5 | Los Angeles Rams | 48-26 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium Angel Stadium of Anaheim Angel Stadium of Anaheim is a modern-style ballpark located in Anaheim, California. It is the home ballpark to Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League, and was previously home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams... |
62,188 |
| Sunday | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-31 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 55,306 | |
| 1981 | Sunday | October 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,190 |
| Sunday | November 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 31-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 63,456 | |
| 1982 | Thursday | December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | 24-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 58,574 |
| Sunday | January 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-21 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 54,256 | |
| 1983 | Sunday | October 9 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,119 |
| Sunday | October 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 35-45 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 66,070 | |
| 1984 | Sunday | October 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 0-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,481 |
| Friday | December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 19-16 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 59,743 | |
| 1985 | Sunday | October 27 | Los Angeles Rams | 14-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,939 |
| Monday | December 9 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 60,581 | |
| 1986 | Sunday | September 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 16-13 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,195 |
| Friday | December 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-14 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 60,366 | |
| 1987 | Sunday | November 1 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-31 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 55,328 |
| Sunday | December 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 48-0 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 57,950 | |
| 1988 | Sunday | October 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 21-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,450 |
| Sunday | December 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 16-38 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,444 | |
| 1989 | Sunday | October 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 12-13 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 64,250 |
| Monday | December 11 | Los Angeles Rams | 27-30 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 67,959 | |
| Sunday | January 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-3 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 64,769 |
1990s (49ers 17-3)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sunday | November 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 17-28 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,633 |
| Monday | December 17 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-26 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,619 | |
| 1991 | Sunday | September 22 | San Francisco 49ers | 27-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,871 |
| Monday | November 25 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-33 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 61,881 | |
| 1992 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 27-24 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,071 |
| Sunday | November 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-27 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 65,858 | |
| 1993 | Sunday | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 40-17 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,417 |
| Sunday | November 28 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-35 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 62,143 | |
| 1994 | Sunday | September 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 19-34 | San Francisco 49ers | Anaheim Stadium | 56,479 |
| Sunday | November 20 | San Francisco 49ers | 31-27 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 62,774 | |
| 1995 | Sunday | October 22 | St. Louis Rams | 10-44 | San Francisco 49ers | Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005.... |
59,915 |
| Sunday | November 26 | San Francisco 49ers | 41-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 70,031 | |
| 1996 | Sunday | September 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-0 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 63,624 |
| Sunday | October 6 | St. Louis Rams | 11-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
61,260 | |
| 1997 | Sunday | September 7 | St. Louis Rams | 12-15 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 64,630 |
| Sunday | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-10 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick park | 63,825 | |
| 1998 | Sunday | October 25 | St. Louis Rams | 10-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 58,563 |
| Sunday | December 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 38-19 | Los Angeles Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,386 | |
| 1999 | Sunday | October 10 | St. Louis Rams | 42-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 65,872 |
| Sunday | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-23 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,193 |
2000s (Tied 10-10)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sunday | September 17 | St. Louis Rams | 41-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Trans World Dome | 69,945 |
| Sunday | October 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-34 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 73,224 | |
| 2001 | Sunday | September 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 26-30 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,536 |
| Sunday | December 9 | St. Louis Rams | 27-14 | San Francisco 49ers | Dome at America's Center Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
66,218 | |
| 2002 | Sunday | October 6 | San Francisco 49ers | 37-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,853 |
| Monday | December 30 | St. Louis Rams | 31-20 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
66,118 | |
| 2003 | Sunday | September 14 | St. Louis Rams | 27-24 OT | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,990 |
| Sunday | November 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 30-10 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,812 | |
| 2004 | Sunday | October 3 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-24 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 66,696 |
| Sunday | December 5 | St. Louis Rams | 16-6 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,793 | |
| 2005 | Sunday | September 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 28-25 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,918 |
| Saturday | December 24 | St. Louis Rams | 20-24 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,473 | |
| 2006 | Sunday | September 17 | San Francisco 49ers | 20-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,791 |
| Sunday | November 26 | St. Louis Rams | 20-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,517 | |
| 2007 | Sunday | September 16 | St. Louis Rams | 16-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 65,295 |
| Sunday | November 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 9-13 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 68,039 | |
| 2008 | Sunday | November 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-16 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 67,573 |
| Sunday | December 21 | St. Louis Rams | 16-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | 54,948 | |
| 2009 | Sunday | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | 35-0 | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 69,732 |
| Sunday | January 3 | St. Louis Rams | 6-28 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome |
2010s (Tied 1-1)
| Year | Day | Date | Home Team | Result | Visiting Team | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 NFL season The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League.The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday, September 9, at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV champions, defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14–9.Tom Brady,... |
Sunday | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 23-20 OT | St. Louis Rams | Candlestick Park | 69,732 |
| Sunday | December 26 | St. Louis Rams | 25-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Edward Jones Dome | ||
| 2011 2011 NFL season The 2011 NFL season, the 92nd regular season of the National Football League, began on Thursday, September 8, 2011 with the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers defeating the New Orleans Saints 42–34 at Lambeau Field and will end with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on... |
Sunday | December 4 | Candlestick Park | ||||
| Sunday | January 1 | Edward Jones Dome |