1962 Los Angeles Rams season

1962 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach Bob Waterfield / Harland Svare
Owner Dan Reeves
Home field Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 1–12–1
Division place 7th NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1962 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 25th year with the National Football League and the 17th season in Los Angeles. Eventual Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, the team's head coach for the past two seasons, came back and coached the Rams to a 1–7 record before being fired. Harland Svare, Waterfield's successor, led the Rams to a 0–5–1 record to finish the season.

NFL draft

Main article: 1962 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
12 156 Marv Marinovich Guard University of Southern California

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 16 at Baltimore Colts L 27–30 0–1
54,796
2 September 23 Chicago Bears L 23–27 0–2
44,376
3 September 30 Dallas Cowboys L 17–27 0–3
26,907
4 October 7 at Washington Redskins L 14–20 0–4
38,264
5 October 14 at Detroit Lions L 10–13 0–5
53,714
6 October 21 Minnesota Vikings L 14–38 0–6
33,071
7 October 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–14 1–6
51,033
8 November 4 Detroit Lions L 3–12 1–7
44,241
9 November 11 Baltimore Colts L 2–14 1–8
39,502
10 November 18 San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 1–9
42,554
11 November 25 at Minnesota Vikings T 24–24 1–9–1
26,728
12 December 2 at Green Bay Packers L 10–41 1–10–1
46,833
13 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 14–30 1–11–1
38,685
14 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 17–20 1–12–1
60,057

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 13 1 0 .929 11–1 415 148 W3
Detroit Lions 11 3 0 .786 10–2 315 177 L1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 8–4 321 287 W2
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–7 293 288 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 282 331 L2
Minnesota Vikings 2 11 1 .154 1–10–1 254 410 L3
Los Angeles Rams 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 220 334 L3

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

References

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