1960 Los Angeles Rams season

1960 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Bob Waterfield
Owner	Dan Reeves
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–7–1
Division place	6th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1960 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 23rd year with the National Football League and the 15th season in Los Angeles. Under first-year head coach Bob Waterfield, the team won four and lost seven with one tie, placing the Rams in sixth place in the Western Conference, ahead of only the expansion Dallas Cowboys.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 23	St. Louis Cardinals	L 43–21	0–1	47,448
2	October 2	at San Francisco 49ers	L 13–9	0–2	53,633
3	October 9	at Chicago Bears	L 34–27	0–3	47,776
4	October 16	at Baltimore Colts	L 31–17	0–4	57,808
5	October 23	Chicago Bears	T 24–24	0–4–1	63,438
6	October 30	Detroit Lions	W 48–35	1–4–1	53,295
7	November 6	at Dallas Cowboys	W 38–13	2–4–1	16,000
8	November 13	at Detroit Lions	L 12–10	2–5–1	54,019
9	November 20	at Green Bay Packers	W 33–31	3–5–1	35,763
10	November 27	Bye
11	December 4	San Francisco 49ers	L 23–7	3–6–1	77,254
12	December 11	Baltimore Colts	W 10–3	4–6–1	75,461
13	December 17	Green Bay Packers	L 35–21	4–7–1	53,445

• A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	7–4	332	209	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	7–4	239	212	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	7–4	208	205	W1
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	5–6	288	234	L4
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	5–5–1	194	299	L3
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	4–6–1	265	297	L1
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	0–6	177	369	L1

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

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