1960 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1960 4–7–1 6th NFL Western Dan Reeves Bob Waterfield Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Did not qualify 200px Rams seasons The 1960 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 23rd year with the National Football League and the 15th season in Los Angeles. Under first-year head coach Bob Waterfield, the team won four and lost seven with one tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in the Western Conference, ahead of only the winless expansion Dallas Cowboys. Their most notable win was an upset of the Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee on November 20.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=02pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ohAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7374%2C348869 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers lose in last 22 seconds November 21, 1960 3, part 2 May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LwIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gSYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4430%2C183762 Milwaukee Journal Hamilton Clem Packers are too generous, waste stirring rally, 33-31 November 21, 1960 13, part 2 May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Four weeks later in the season finale, the Packers returned the favor in Los Angeles to win the Western conference title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_jNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6704%2C1003663 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Packers win banner on air-borne victory December 18, 1960 2, sports It was also the first season in which the Rams would share the same venue as the upstart Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) before the team would leave for San Diego in 1961. The Rams would not share the same venue with the Chargers until 2020 when both teams would move into SoFi Stadium in the suburb of Inglewood. In the pre-season, the Rams played the Cowboys in rural northeastern Oregon, at Pendleton's rodeo grounds on Sunday, September 4.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S1spAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2266%2C503384 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington New NFL entry to play Rams in Pendleton Sunday September 2, 1960 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TlspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1721%2C1482600 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Rams crush Dallas club September 5, 1960 8 Offseason NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 Los Angeles Rams 1 1 Billy Cannon Running back LSU yes no 3 25 Charley Britt Defensive back Georgia yes 3 30 Pervis Atkins Running back New Mexico State yes 5 49 Charlie Janerette Tackle Penn State yes 6 62 Jerry Stalcup Guard Wisconsin yes 6 66 Don Ellersick Defensive back Washington State yes 7 73 Ron Morrison Tackle New Mexico no 8 86 Carroll Dale Wide receiver Virginia Tech yes yes 9 97 Marv Luster End UCLA no 10 110 Curtis McClinton Running back Kansas no 11 121 Ken Young Running back Valparaiso no 12 134 Doug Pat Brown Guard Fresno State no 13 145 James Jones End SMU no 14 158 Harold Stanger Center North Texas State no 15 169 Harry Rakowski Center The Citadel no 16 182 Don Kacmarek Tackle North Dakota no 17 193 Emanuel Congedo End Villanova no 18 206 Tom Gates Back San Bernardino Valley no 19 217 Jim Boeke Tackle Heidelberg yes 20 230 Royce Shelton Halfback Stephen F. Austin State no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1960 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeVern ValdezDefensive backSan DiegoDanny VillanuevaKickerNew Mexico State Roster 1960 Los Angeles Rams 10 Buddy Humphrey 15 Frank Ryan American football  9 Bill Wade 26 Jon Arnett 34 Joe Marconi P 33 Ollie Matson FS 24 Tommy Wilson American football 22 Dick Bass y 81 Carroll Dale y 29 Del Shofner P/S 46 Clendon Thomas S 82 Jim Phillips American football 78 Jim Boeke T y 79 Charlie Bradshaw offensive tackle T 64 Roy Hord Jr. G 56 Art Hunter C 67 Charlie Janerette y G 63 Buck Lansford G 55 Lou Michaels T/DT/K 74 John Baker DE/DT 80 Gene Brito DE 72 John Kenerson y DE/DT 76 John LoVetere DT 85 Lamar Lundy DE 77 George Strugar DT 65 John Guzik linebacker MLB 57 Bill Jobko OLB 84 Bob Long linebacker OLB 32 Jack Pardee OLB 48 Les Richter MLB 60 Jerry Stalcup y OLB 17 Charley Britt y SS 44 Don Ellersick y FS 20 Carl Karilivacz CB 21 Eddie Meador CB 43 Will Sherman defensive back SS/FS 47 Vern Valdez y CB 11 Danny Villanueva y K Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 23, 1960 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–43 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 47,448 2 October 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 9–13 0–2 Kezar Stadium 53,633 3 October 9 at Chicago Bears L 27–34 0–3 Wrigley Field 47,776 4 October 16 at Baltimore Colts L 17–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium 57,808 5 October 23 Chicago Bears T 24–24 0–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,438 6 October 30 Detroit Lions W 48–35 1–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,295 7 November 6 at Dallas Cowboys W 38–13 2–4–1 Cotton Bowl 16,000 8 November 13 at Detroit Lions L 10–12 2–5–1 Briggs Stadium 54,019 9 November 20 at Green Bay Packers W 33–31 3–5–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 35,763 10 Bye 11 December 4 San Francisco 49ers L 7–23 3–6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,254 12 December 11 Baltimore Colts W 10–3 4–6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,461 13 December 17, 1960 Green Bay Packers L 21–35 4–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,445 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week. Standings References 2 Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Angeles Rams