1966 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1966 8–6 3rd NFL Western George Allen Dan Reeves Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Did not qualify Rams seasons FB Dick Bass, LB Maxie Baughan, K Bruce Gossett, DE Deacon Jones, TE Marlin McKeever, FS Eddie Meador, DT Merlin Olsen DE Deacon Jones, DT Merlin Olsen The 1966 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 29th year with the National Football League and the 21st season in Los Angeles. The Rams had an 8–6 record, their first winning season since 1958, and only their second since 1955, when the Rams went all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Los Angeles finished in third place in the Western Conference, four games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Rams were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Offseason NFL draft 1966 NFL draft 1966 Los Angeles Rams 1 2 Tom Mack Guard Michigan yes yes yes 2 18 Mike Garrett Running back USC no yes 3 34 Dick Tyson Guard Tulsa no 4 50 Henry Dyer Running back Grambling yes 5 66 Diron Talbert Defensive tackle Texas yes yes 5 77 Dick Arndt Defensive tackle Idaho no 6 82 Bruce Anderson Defensive end Willamette yes 7 97 George Youngblood Cornerback Cal State Los Angeles yes 8 112 Vilnis Ezerins Running back Whitewater State yes yes yes Roster 1966 Los Angeles Rams 18 Roman Gabriel 19 Bill Munson 22 Dick Bass 43 Les Josephson 25 Tom Moore running back 26 Jim Stiger 20 Steve Heckard 29 Tommy McDonald American football 80 Bucky Pope 84 Jack Snow American football 86 Marlin McKeever 87 Billy Truax 63 Joe Carollo American football T 62 Don Chuy G 73 Charley Cowan T 50 Ken Iman C 65 Tom Mack y G 77 Bob Nichols American football T 71 Joe Scibelli G 54 Joe Wendryhoski C 76 Rosey Grier DT 75 Deacon Jones DE 72 Earl Leggett DT/DE 85 Lamar Lundy DE 74 Merlin Olsen DT 55 Maxie Baughan OLB 58 Dan Currie OLB 32 Jack Pardee OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 61 Bill George linebacker MLB 57 Doug Woodlief OLB 49 Claude Crabb SS 27 Irv Cross CB 44 Chuck Lamson SS 21 Eddie Meador FS 46 Hank Gremminger FS 24 Clancy Williams CB 45 George Youngblood CB 30 Bruce Gossett K 13 Jon Kilgore P 43 Mike Dennis running back y RB IR 35 Henry Dyer American football RB IR 88 Tony Guillory LB IR 61 Billy Anderson quarterback y QB 79 Bruce Anderson American football y DE -- Willie Brown American football, born 1942 WR 51 George Burman C -- Mike Capshaw y no T 37 Vilnis Ezerins y RB 17 Danny McIlhany no CB -- Dennis Murphy no DT 83 Dave Pivec TE -- David Ray American football y K/P 81 Gregg Schumacher DE 36 Ben Wilson fullback RB 47 Kelton Winston S Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–14 1–0 Atlanta Stadium 54,418 2 September 16 Chicago Bears W 31–17 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,916 3 September 25 at Green Bay Packers L 13–24 2–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 4 September 30 San Francisco 49ers W 34–3 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,642 5 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–1 Tiger Stadium 52,793 6 October 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–35 4–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 7 October 23 at Chicago Bears L 10–17 4–3 Wrigley Field 47,475 8 October 30 Baltimore Colts L 3–17 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,898 9 November 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 4–5 Kezar Stadium 35,372 10 November 13 New York Giants W 55–14 5–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 34,746 11 November 20 Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,775 12 November 27 at Baltimore Colts W 23–7 7–5 Memorial Stadium 60,238 13 December 4 Detroit Lions W 23–3 8–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,039 14 Bye 15 December 18 Green Bay Packers L 23–27 8–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,416 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week. Game summaries Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–0) Los Angeles Rams 1966 2; text-align:center 7 3 0 0 3 13 0 7 Falcons Rams Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta September 11 71 °F °C Box Score First quarter Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 7–0. Second quarter Los Angeles – Jack Snow) 51-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 10–0. Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 13–0. Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 23-yard field goal, Rams 16–0. Atlanta – Gary Barnes 53-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Traynham kick), Rams 16–7. Third quarter Atlanta – Randy Johnson 3-yard rush (Traynham kick), Rams 16–14. Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 22-yard field goal, Rams 19–7. Fourth quarter Top Passers Rams – Roman Gabriel: 21/35, 294 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Falcons – Randy Johnson: 9/25, 154 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers Rams – Dick Bass: 14 car, 81 yds. Falcons – Ernie Wheelwright: 6 car, 91 yds, Top receivers Rams– Tommy McDonald: 9 rec, 114 yds Falcons – Gary Barnes: 1 rec, 53 yds 1 TD Week 10 vs New York Giants Week Ten: Los Angeles Rams (4-5) vs New York Giants (1-6-1) Los Angeles Rams 1966 2; text-align:center 10 0 21 7 0 7 14 10 Rams Giants Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles November 13 62 °F °C Box Score First quarter Los Angeles – Tom Moore 11-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 7–0. Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 14–0. Second quarter New York – Henry Carr 101-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Rams 14–7. Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal, Rams 17–7. Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 24–7. Third quarter Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 27–7. Los Angeles – Irv Cross 60-yard interception return (Gossett kick, Rams 34–7. Fourth quarter Los Angeles – Tom Moore 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 41–7. New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Rams 41–14. Los Angeles – Les Josephson 4-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 48–14. Los Angeles – Bucky Pope 14-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 55–14. Top Passers Giants – Tom Kennedy: 8/18, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Rams – Roman Gabriel: 24/35, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers Giants – Allen Jacobs: 5 car, 20 yds, Rams – Dick Bass: 19 car, 106 yds. Top receivers Giants – Joe Morrison: 4 rec, 71 yds 1 TD Rams– Marlin McKeever: 7 rec, 115 yds Standings References 30em Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles Rams