1949 Los Angeles Rams season

1949 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Clark Shaughnessy
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–2–2
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship

The 1949 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 12th year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Los Angeles.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 23, 1949	Detroit Lions	W 27–24	17,878
2	October 2, 1949	at Green Bay Packers	W 48–7	24,308
3	October 9, 1949	at Chicago Bears	W 31–16	42,124
4	October 16, 1949	at Detroit Lions	W 21–10	19,839
5	October 23, 1949	Green Bay Packers	W 35–7	37,546
6	October 30, 1949	Chicago Bears	W 27–24	86,080
7	November 6, 1949	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–14	38,230
8	November 13, 1949	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 7–7	20,510
9	November 20, 1949	at Chicago Cardinals	T 28–28	34,100
10	November 27, 1949	New York Bulldogs	W 42–20	38,052
11	December 4, 1949	Chicago Cardinals	L 31–27	74,673
12	December 11, 1949	Washington Redskins	W 53–27	44,899

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 18, 1949	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–0	27,980

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	2	2	.800	6–1–1	360	239	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	6–2	332	218	W6
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–3–1	360	301	L1
Detroit Lions	4	8	0	.333	2–6	237	259	W2
Green Bay Packers	2	10	0	.167	1–7	114	329	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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