Team: | Los Angeles Rams |
Year: | 1949 |
Record: | 8–2–2 |
Division Place: | 1st NFL Western |
Coach: | Clark Shaughnessy |
Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Radio: | KFI |
Playoffs: | Lost NFL Championship (vs. Eagles) 0–14 |
Shortnavlink: | Rams seasons |
The 1949 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 12th year with the National Football League and the fourth in Los Angeles. The Rams were 8–2–2 and won the Western Division title,[1] then lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game.[2] [3] [4]
This is the only season where the Rams wore red jerseys at home and red helmets for both home and away games, the next season they would switch back to purple.
See main article: 1949 NFL season.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap | |
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1 | September 23 | Detroit Lions | W 27–24 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 17,878 | Recap | |
2 | October 2 | at Green Bay Packers | W 48–7 | 2–0 | City Stadium | 24,308 | Recap | |
3 | October 9 | at Chicago Bears | W 31–16 | 3–0 | Wrigley Field | 42,124 | Recap | |
4 | October 16 | at Detroit Lions | W 21–10 | 4–0 | Briggs Stadium | 19,839 | Recap | |
5 | October 23 | Green Bay Packers | W 35–7 | 5–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 37,546 | Recap | |
6 | October 30 | Chicago Bears | W 27–24 | 6–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 86,080 | Recap | |
7 | November 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–38 | 6–1 | Shibe Park | 38,230 | Recap | |
8 | November 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 7–7 | 6–1–1 | Forbes Field | 20,510 | Recap | |
9 | November 20 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 28–28 | 6–1–2 | Comiskey Park | 34,100 | Recap | |
10 | November 27 | New York Bulldogs | W 42–20 | 7–1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 38,052 | Recap | |
11 | December 4 | Chicago Cardinals | L 27–31 | 7–2–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,673 | Recap | |
12 | December 11 | Washington Redskins | W 53–27 | 8–2–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,899 | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
See main article: 1949 NFL Championship Game.