1953 Los Angeles Rams season
NFL team season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.[1]
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hamp Pool |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–3–1 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
 | |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | New York Giants | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,579 | |
| 2 | October 4 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 30–31 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 43,922 | |
| 3 | October 11 | at Green Bay Packers | W 38–20 | 2–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 23,353 | |
| 4 | October 18 | at Detroit Lions | W 31–19 | 3–1 | Briggs Stadium | 55,772 | |
| 5 | October 25 | Chicago Bears | W 38–24 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,546 | |
| 6 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | W 37–24 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,751 | |
| 7 | November 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–31 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,865 | |
| 8 | November 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 24–24 | 5–2–1 | Comiskey Park | 26,674 | |
| 9 | November 22 | at Baltimore Colts | W 21–13 | 6–2–1 | Memorial Stadium | 27,268 | |
| 10 | November 29 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–24 | 6–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 31,626 | |
| 11 | December 5 | Baltimore Colts | W 45–2 | 7–3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 26,656 | |
| 12 | December 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 33–17 | 8–3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 23,069 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 271 | 205 | W6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 372 | 237 | W4 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 366 | 236 | W2 | |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–7–1 | 218 | 262 | L2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 182 | 350 | L7 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 200 | 338 | L5 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Final roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
|
Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
|
Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
|
Reserve
Rookies in italics |
