1966 Los Angeles Rams season

1966 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	George Allen
Owner	Dan Reeves
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1966 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 29th year with the National Football League and the 21st season in Los Angeles.

The Rams had an 8–6 record, their first winning season since 1958, and only their second since 1955, when the Rams went all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Los Angeles finished in third place in the Western Conference, four games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Rams were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Roster

1966 Los Angeles Rams roster
	Quarterbacks 18 Roman Gabriel Running Backs 22 Dick Bass FB 43 Les Josephson 25 Tom Moore 26 Jim Stiger Wide Receivers 29 Tommy McDonald 80 Bucky Pope 84 Jack Snow Tight Ends 86 Marlin McKeever 87 Billy Truax		Offensive Linemen 63 Joe Carollo T 65 Tom Mack G 71 Joe Scibelli G 54 Joe Wendryhoski C Defensive Linemen 76 Rosey Grier DT 75 Deacon Jones DE 72 Earl Leggett DT 85 Lamar Lundy DE 74 Merlin Olsen DT Linebackers 55 Maxie Baughan 58 Dan Currie		Defensive Backs 27 Irv Cross CB 21 Eddie Meador S 46 Hank Gremminger S Special Teams 30 Bruce Gossett K 13 Jon Kilgore P Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 11	at Atlanta Falcons	W, 19–14	1–0	54,418
2	September 16	Chicago Bears	W, 31–17	2–0	58,916
3	September 25	at Green Bay Packers	L, 24–13	2–1	50,861
4	September 30	San Francisco 49ers	W, 34–3	3–1	45,642
5	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W, 14–7	4–1	52,793
6	October 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L, 35–7	4–2	47,426
7	October 23	at Chicago Bears	L, 17–10	5–2	47,475
8	October 30	Baltimore Colts	L, 17–3	5–3	57,898
9	November 6	at San Francisco 49ers	L, 21–13	5–4	35,372
10	November 13	New York Giants	W, 55–14	6–4	34,746
11	November 20	Minnesota Vikings	W, 21–6	7–4	38,775
12	November 27	at Baltimore Colts	W, 23–7	8–4	60,238
13	December 4	Detroit Lions	W, 23–3	9–4	40,039
14	December 11	Bye
15	December 18	Green Bay Packers	L, 27–23	9–5	72,416

• A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 3 13 3 0 19 Falcons 0 7 7 0 14 Date: September 11 Location: Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA Game weather: 71°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 LA Gossett 15 yard field goal LA 3–0 Q2 LA Snow 51 yard pass from Gabriel (Gossett kick) LA 10–0 Q2 LA Gossett 15 yard field goal LA 13–0 Q2 LA Gossett 23 yard field goal LA 16–0 Q2 ATL Barnes 53 yard pass from Johnson (Traynham kick) LA 16–7 Q3 ATL Johnson 3 yard run (Traynham kick) LA 16–14 Q3 LA Gossett 22 yard field goal LA 19–14

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	12	2	0	.857	10–2	335	163	W5
Baltimore Colts	9	5	0	.643	7–5	314	226	W1
Los Angeles Rams	8	6	0	.571	6–6	289	212	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	2	.500	5–5–2	320	325	L1
Chicago Bears	5	7	2	.417	4–6–2	234	272	W1
Detroit Lions	4	9	1	.308	3–8–1	206	317	L3
Minnesota Vikings	4	9	1	.308	4–7–1	206	304	L1

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

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-15.