1949 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1949 8–2–2 1st NFL Western Clark Shaughnessy Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Lost NFL Championship(vs. Eagles) 0–14 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2b8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6698%2C1249630 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Rams tip Skins for grid title December 12, 1949 5, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot then lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/12/19/page/49/article/eagles-keep-title-in-los-angeles-rain Chicago Daily Tribune Warren Harry Eagles keep title in Los Angeles rain December 19, 1949 1, part 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6210%2C1499483 Pittsburgh Press United Press Small payoff irks Eagles and Rams December 19, 1949 22 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rdZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4763%2C1531713 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Eagles submerge Rams for title, 14-0 December 19, 1949 20 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 blue and yellow. Regular season 1949 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tjsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038%2C3402907 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Van Brocklin stars in pro grid debut September 24, 1949 8 Standings Playoffs 1949 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 27,980 Recap Roster 1949 Los Angeles Rams roster Quarterbacks 47 Bobby Thomason 25 Norm Van Brocklin  7 Bob Waterfield K/P Running backs 30 Bob Agler 18 Fred Gehrke 40 Elroy Hirsch DE 31 Dick Hoerner 24 Tommy Kalmanir 77 Vitamin Smith 13 Tank Younger OLB Receivers 55 Tom Fears 10 Tom Keane 60 Bob Shaw Linemen 66 Gil Bouley DT/T 63 Larry Brink DE 86 Ed Champagne T/MG 84 Hal Dean G 46 Bud Hubbell DE/WR 20 Dick Huffman DT/T 27 Milan Lazetich MG/G 23 Jack Martin C 79 Bill Smyth DT/WR 42 Al Sparkman T/DT 54 Ray Yagiello G/MG 56 Jack Zilly DE/WR Linebackers  9 Gerard Cowhig OLB/FB 58 Jack FinlayOLB/G 22 Fred Naumetz OLB/C 57 Don Paul MLB/C Defensive backs 34 Don Currivan CB/WR 17 George Sims CB 33 Jerry Williams S/RB Reserve list -- Jim Winkler DT (Military) rookies in italics References 30em Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles