1953 Los Angeles Rams season

1953 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Hamp Pool
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–3–1
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	New York Giants	W 21–7	49,579
2	October 4, 1953	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–30	43,922
3	October 11, 1953	at Green Bay Packers	W 38–20	23,353
4	October 18, 1953	at Detroit Lions	W 31–19	55,772
5	October 25, 1953	Chicago Bears	W 38–24	49,546
6	November 1, 1953	Detroit Lions	W 37–24	93,751
7	November 8, 1953	San Francisco 49ers	L 31–27	85,865
8	November 15, 1953	at Chicago Cardinals	T 24–24	26,674
9	November 22, 1953	at Baltimore Colts	W 21–13	27,268
10	November 29, 1953	at Chicago Bears	L 24–21	31,626
11	December 5, 1953	Baltimore Colts	W 45–2	26,656
12	December 12, 1953	Green Bay Packers	W 33–17	23,069

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.

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