1950 Los Angeles Rams season

1950 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Joe Stydahar
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	9–3
Division place	1st NFL National
Playoff finish	Won Conference Lost NFL Championship

The 1950 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League and the fifth season in Los Angeles.

The 1950 Rams hold the NFL's all-time record for average points per game, scoring 38.8 points per contest.^[1] They also hold the record for most points in a three-game span, with 165 points between October 15 and 29.^[2] They are the only team in modern NFL history to score 60-or-more points twice in a season. They did so in consecutive games, in Weeks Six (70) and Seven (65).^[3]

Los Angeles's 466 points scored in 1950 are the most scored by any team in the 1950s, and more than 70 points more than the next-closest team (which is, incidentally, the 1951 Rams).^[4]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
1	September 17, 1950	Chicago Bears	L 20–24	21,000	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2	September 22, 1950	New York Yanks	W 45–28	23,768	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
3	October 1, 1950	at San Francisco 49ers	W 35–14	27,262	Kezar Stadium
4	October 7, 1950	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–56	24,134	Shibe Park
5	October 15, 1950	at Detroit Lions	W 30–28	35,589	Tiger Stadium
6	October 22, 1950	Baltimore Colts	W 70–27	16,026	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
7	October 29, 1950	Detroit Lions	W 65–24	27,475	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
8	November 5, 1950	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–21	33,234	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
9	November 12, 1950	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–14	20,456	State Fair Park
10	November 19, 1950	at New York Yanks	W 43–35	42,673	Yankee Stadium
11	November 26, 1950	at Chicago Bears	L 14–24	43,678	Wrigley Field
12	December 3, 1950	Green Bay Packers	W 51–14	39,323	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
13	Bye

Bold equals notable games during the season.
Italics equal upset loss.

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Conference	December 17, 1950	Chicago Bears	W 24–14	83,501	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Championship	December 24, 1950	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–30	29,751	Cleveland Stadium

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	9–2	466	309	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	8–2	279	207	W1
New York Yanks	7	5	0	.583	7–4	366	367	W1
Detroit Lions	6	6	0	.500	5–6	321	285	L1
San Francisco 49ers	3	9	0	.250	3–8	213	300	W1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–9	244	406	L2
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	1–4	213	462	L5

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

References

Preceded by < 1949	Los Angeles Rams seasons 1950	Succeeded by 1951 >

Los Angeles Rams

Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland (1936–1945) and St. Louis (1995–2015) Based in Los Angeles, California Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California

Franchise	History in Cleveland in St. Louis Coaches Players First-round draft picks Seasons Statistics Starting quarterbacks Awards Broadcasters

Stadiums	Cleveland Municipal Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Stadium Edward Jones Dome City of Champions Stadium (planned)

Culture	Cheerleaders Rampage Heaven Can Wait (film) Melonheads

Lore	The Greatest Show on Turf Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome

Rivalries	San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs

Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85

Division championships (13)	1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003

Conference championships (8)	1945 1949 1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001

League championships (3)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1937–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1936)

Seasons (79)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams seasons

Cleveland 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Suspended operations 1943 1944 1945 Los Angeles 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 St. Louis 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Los Angeles 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–) appearance

1950 NFL season

American Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	National Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	NY Yanks
			San Francisco

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