1958 Los Angeles Rams season
NFL team season
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The 1958 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 21st year with the National Football League and the 13th season in Los Angeles.
| 1958 Los Angeles Rams season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sid Gillman |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | T-2nd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | Cleveland Browns | L 27–30 | 0–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,993 | |
| 2 | October 5 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 33–3 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 73,164 | |
| 3 | October 12 | at Detroit Lions | W 42–28 | 2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 41,021 | |
| 4 | October 19 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–31 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 41,387 | |
| 5 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | L 24–41 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 81,703 | |
| 6 | November 2 | Chicago Bears | W 41–35 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 100,740 | |
| 7 | November 9 | San Francisco 49ers | W 56–7 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 95,082 | |
| 8 | November 16 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–7 | 5–3 | City Stadium | 28,051 | |
| 9 | November 23 | at Baltimore Colts | L 7–34 | 5–4 | Memorial Stadium | 57,557 | |
| 10 | November 30 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 20–14 | 6–4 | Comiskey Park | 13,041 | |
| 11 | December 6 | Baltimore Colts | W 30–28 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 100,202 | |
| 12 | December 14 | Green Bay Packers | W 34–20 | 8–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 54,634 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Final roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
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Reserve
Rookies in italics |
Season summary
Week 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| • Rams | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
- Date: November 2
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Game attendance: 100,470
| Q1 | CHI | Barnes 20 yard interception return (Blanda kick) | CHI 7–0 | |
| Q1 | LA | Wade 3 yard run (Cothren kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q1 | LA | Cothren 19 yard field goal | LA 10–7 | |
| Q1 | LA | Wilson 9 yard run (Cothren kick) | LA 17–7 | |
| Q2 | LA | Clarke 5 yard pass from Wade (Cothren kick) | LA 24–7 | |
| Q2 | LA | Wilson 38 yard pass from Wade (Cothren kick) | LA 31–7 | |
| Q2 | CHI | McColl 10 yard pass from Bratkowski (Blanda kick) | LA 31–14 | |
| Q3 | CHI | Galimore 12 yard pass from Bratkowski (Blanda kick) | LA 31–21 | |
| Q3 | LA | Wilson 3 yard run (Cothren kick) | LA 38–21 | |
| Q3 | LA | Cothren 22 yard field goal | LA 41–21 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Casares 5 yard run (Blanda kick) | LA 41–28 | |
| Q4 | CHI | McColl 25 yard pass from Bratkowski (Blanda kick) | LA 41–35 | |
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 381 | 203 | L2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 344 | 278 | W3 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 298 | 230 | W2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 257 | 324 | W2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 261 | 276 | L2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–9–1 | 193 | 382 | L7 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
