NFL team season
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.
1962 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round
Selection
Player
Position
College
1
2
Roman Gabriel
Quarterback
North Carolina State
1
3
Merlin Olsen
Defensive Tackle
Utah State University
12
156
Marv Marinovich
Guard
University of Southern California
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Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 16
at Baltimore Colts
L 27–30
0–1
Memorial Stadium
54,796
2
September 23
Chicago Bears
L 23–27
0–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
44,376
3
September 30
Dallas Cowboys
L 17–27
0–3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
26,907
4
October 7
at Washington Redskins
L 14–20
0–4
D.C. Stadium
38,264
5
October 14
at Detroit Lions
L 10–13
0–5
Tiger Stadium
53,714
6
October 21
Minnesota Vikings
L 14–38
0–6
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
33,071
7
October 28
at San Francisco 49ers
W 28–14
1–6
Kezar Stadium
51,033
8
November 4
Detroit Lions
L 3–12
1–7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
44,241
9
November 11
Baltimore Colts
L 2–14
1–8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
39,502
10
November 18
San Francisco 49ers
L 17–24
1–9
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
42,554
11
November 25
at Minnesota Vikings
T 24–24
1–9–1
Metropolitan Stadium
26,728
12
December 2
at Green Bay Packers
L 10–41
1–10–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,833
13
December 9
at Chicago Bears
L 14–30
1–11–1
Wrigley Field
38,685
14
December 16
Green Bay Packers
L 17–20
1–12–1
Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem
60,057
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Media Wild card berths (9) Division championships (18) Conference championships (8) League championships (4) Current league affiliations Former league affiliation