1962 Los Angeles Rams season

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1962 Los Angeles Rams season

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

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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

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Main article: 1962 NFL draft

1962 Los Angeles Rams Draft  Round | Selection | Player | Position | College

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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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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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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.

## Standings

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NFL Western Conference

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| 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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1. ^ "1962 Los Angeles Rams Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

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Los Angeles Rams

* Founded in 1936
* Played in Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) and St. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015)
* Based in Inglewood, California
* Headquartered in Agoura Hills, California

Franchise|

* Franchise
* History
* in Cleveland
* in St. Louis
* NFL in Los Angeles
* Seasons
* All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z)
* Coaches
* First-round draft picks
* Starting quarterbacks
* Statistics
* Broadcasters
* Awards

Stadiums|

* Cleveland Stadium
* League Park
* Shaw Stadium
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Anaheim Stadium
* Busch Memorial Stadium
* The Dome at America's Center
* SoFi Stadium

Culture|

* Rampage
* Cheerleaders
* Triple Threat
* Crazylegs
* Heaven Can Wait
* Melonheads
* Mob Squad (fans)
* Nelly
* John Ramsey
* "Win"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers
* Big A Sign
* American Underdog

Lore|

* Bull Elephant backfield
* Fearsome Foursome
* Jerome Bettis trade
* The Greatest Show on Turf
* The Tackle
* Mob Squad (2015-19)
* Sean McVay effect
* 2018 Monday Night Football Game
* NOLA No-Call

Rivalries|

* Arizona Cardinals
* Dallas Cowboys
* Kansas City Chiefs (former)
* Minnesota Vikings
* New Orleans Saints
* San Francisco 49ers
* Seattle Seahawks

Retired numbers|

* 7
* 28
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* 74
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* 85

Media|

* Broadcasters
* KCBS-FM
* Radio network
* D'Marco Farr
* Dick Enberg

Wild card berths (9)|

* 1980
* 1983
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1989
* 2000
* 2004
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Division championships (18)|

* 1945
* 1949
* 1967
* 1969
* 1973
* 1974
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* 1979
* 1985
* 1999
* 2001
* 2003
* 2017
* 2018
* 2021

Conference championships (8)|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1955
* 1979
* 1999
* 2001
* 2018
* 2021

League championships (4)|

* 1945
* 1951
* 1999 (XXXIV)
* 2021 (LVI)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1937-present)
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

* League: American Football League (1936)

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1962 NFL season

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Dallas | St. Louis| Chicago| Minnesota
New York | Washington| Detroit| San Francisco
Philadelphia | | Green Bay|

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*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[CONF]: Win–Loss record within their conference
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
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