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1950 Los Angeles Rams season
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Los Angeles Rams 1950 9–3 1st NFL National Joe Stydahar Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Won Conference Playoff(vs. Bears) 24–14Lost NFL Championship(at Browns) 28–30 QB Norm Van BrocklinFS Woodley LewisHB Glenn DavisDE Larry BrinkQB Bob WaterfieldFB Dick HoernerDT Dick HuffmanE Tom Fears 200px Rams seasons
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.466 points in 12 games They also hold the record for most points in a three-game span, with 165 points between October 15 and 29.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1950.htm 1950 Los Angeles Rams Pro-Football-Reference.com 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).Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 60, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
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).Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1950 to 1959, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points For. In the 1951 Pro Bowl, the first all-star game for the league in nine years, the Rams tied for the most selections with eight players.
Before the season
Draft
1950 NFL draft
1950 Los Angeles Rams
1 9 Ralph Pasquariello FB Villanova yes
1 12 Stan West G Oklahoma yes yes
2 25 Bob Fuchs C Missouri
3 38 Don Murray T Penn State
4 51 Ben Procter E Texas
5 64 Dick McKissack DB SMU
6 77 Orville Langrell T 1949 Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City
7 90 Cliff Coggin E Mississippi Southern
8 103 Woodley Lewis DB Oregon yes
9 116 Les Cowan DT McMurry
10 129 Jay Van Noy B Utah State
11 137 Jay Roundy B USC
11 142 Fred Stuveck G West Virginia
12 155 John Lunny G Arkansas
13 168 Tom Winbigler B 1949 College of Idaho Coyotes College of Idaho
14 181 Bill Trautwein T Ohio State Returned to Ohio State
15 194 Dave Stephenson G West Virginia yes
16 207 Jim Maloney E Fordham
17 220 Harry Neugold T 1949 RPI Engineers RPI
18 233 Bobby Collier T SMU Played for Rams in 1951
19 246 Johnny Smith E Arizona
20 259 Bill Young B 1949 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale
21 272 Bill Klein E Hanover
22 285 Doug Barber B 1949 Dakota Wesleyan Tigers Dakota Wesleyan
23 298 Jim Bird T USC
24 311 Joe Joiner E 1949 Austin Kangaroos Austin
25 324 Dan Towler FB 1949 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson yes yes
26 337 Otto Haldy T 1949 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State
27 350 Hal Kilman T TCU
28 363 Junior Morgan E San Jose State
29 376 Bob Heck B Pacific
30 389 Bill Lange G Dayton Played with Rams 1951–52
nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1950_draft.htm 1950 Los Angeles Rams Draftees Pro Football Reference January 29, 2021
Regular season
1950 NFL season
Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Chicago Bears L 20–24 0–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 21,000 Recap 2 September 22 New York Yanks W 45–28 1–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 23,768 Recap 3 October 1 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–14 2–1 Kezar Stadium 27,262 Recap 4 October 7, 1950 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–56 2–2 Shibe Park 24,134 Recap 5 October 15 at Detroit Lions W 30–28 3–2 Briggs Stadium 35,589 Recap 6 October 22 Baltimore Colts W 70–27 4–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 16,026 Recap 7 October 29 Detroit Lions W 65–24 5–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 27,475 Recap 8 November 5 San Francisco 49ers W 28–21 6–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 33,234 Recap 9 November 12 at Green Bay Packers W 45–14 7–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,456 Recap 10 November 19 at New York Yanks W 43–35 8–2 Yankee Stadium 42,673 Recap 11 November 26 at Chicago Bears L 14–24 8–3 Wrigley Field 43,678 Recap 12 December 3 Green Bay Packers W 51–14 9–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 39,323 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
thumb|right|240px|Program for the September 22 game against the New York Yanks.
Playoffs
1950 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Conference December 17 Chicago Bears W 24–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 83,501 Recap NFL Championship December 24 at Cleveland Browns L 28–30 Cleveland Stadium 29,751 Recap
Roster
1950 Los Angeles Rams roster Quarterbacks
25 Norm Van Brocklin P
7 Bob Waterfield K/P
Running backs
9 Paul Barry
41 Glenn Davis
31 Dick Hoerner
24 Tommy Kalmanir
36 Ralph Pasquariello
77 Vitamin Smith
32 Dan Towler
Receivers
80 Bob Boyd
55 Tom Fears
40 Elroy Hirsch CB Linemen/Linebackers
66 Gil Bouley DT/T
63 Larry Brink DE
86 Ed Champagne T/MG
58 Jack Finlay G
20 Dick Huffman DT/T
27 Milan Lazetich G/MG
22 Fred Naumetz MLB/C
57 Don Paul OLB
45 Bob Reinhard T/DT
79 Bill Smyth DE/WR
21 Art Statuto C
34 Dave Stephenson G
44 Harry Thompson G
35 Vic Vasicek G/OLB
11 Stan West MG
13 Tank Younger OLB/FB
56 Jack Zilly DEDefensive backs
30 Woodley Lewis CB
10 Tom Keane CB/WR
33 Jerry Williams S/RB
Reserve lists
-- Bill Lange G (Military)
-- Dick McKissack LB (DNR)
17 George Sims CB (Military)
-- Bobby Thomason QB (Retired)
rookies in italics
References
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