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1955 Los Angeles Rams season

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1955 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerDan Reeves
Head coachSid Gillman
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record8–3–1
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(vs. Browns) 14–38
Uniform

The 1955 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 18th year with the National Football League and the tenth season in Los Angeles. The Rams won the Western Conference title and hosted the NFL championship game, but lost to the Cleveland Browns, 38–14.

The Rams did not reach another NFL title game until 24 years later, in Super Bowl XIV in January 1980.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–14 1–0 Kezar Stadium 60,100 Recap
2 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–26 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,816 Recap
3 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 17–10 3–0 Briggs Stadium 54,836 Recap
4 October 16 at Green Bay Packers L 28–30 3–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,960 Recap
5 October 23 Detroit Lions W 24–13 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 68,690 Recap
6 October 30 Chicago Bears L 20–31 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,587 Recap
7 November 6 San Francisco 49ers W 27–14 5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,302 Recap
8 November 13 at Chicago Bears L 3–24 5–3 Wrigley Field 50,187 Recap
9 November 20 at Baltimore Colts T 17–17 5–3–1 Memorial Stadium 41,186 Recap
10 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–21 6–3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 31,648 Recap
11 December 4 Baltimore Colts W 20–14 7–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Stadium 37,024 Recap
12 December 11 Green Bay Packers W 31–17 8–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Stadium 90,535 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Championship December 26 Cleveland Browns L 14–38 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,695

Standings

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NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 260 231 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 294 251 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 258 276 L1
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 5–4–1 214 239 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 216 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 2–8 230 275 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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