1961 Los Angeles Rams season

1961 Los Angeles Rams season
Program for the December 9 game against the visiting Baltimore Colts at LA Memorial Coliseum
Owner	Dan Reeves
Head coach	Bob Waterfield
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	6th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Uniform

The 1961 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 24th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in Los Angeles. The team lost six of its first seven games, en route to a 4–10 record and a sixth place finish in the NFL's Western Conference.

Off season

NFL draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	at Baltimore Colts	L 24–27	0–1	Memorial Stadium	54,259
2	September 23	Chicago Bears	L 17–21	0–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	53,315
3	October 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–14	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,707
4	October 8	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–35	1–3	Kezar Stadium	59,004
5	October 15	at Detroit Lions	L 13–14	1–4	Tiger Stadium	45,873
6	October 22	at New York Giants	L 14–24	1–5	Yankee Stadium	63,053
7	October 29	Detroit Lions	L 10–28	1–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,123
8	November 5	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–17	2–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	38,594
9	November 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 17–7	3–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	63,766
10	November 19	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–35	3–7	City Stadium	38,669
11	November 26	at Chicago Bears	L 24–28	3–8	Wrigley Field	45,965
12	December 3	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–42	3–9	Metropolitan Stadium	30,068
13	December 9	Baltimore Colts	W 34–17	4–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,268
14	December 17	Green Bay Packers	L 17–24	4–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,169
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	11	3	0	.786	9–3	391	223	W1
Detroit Lions	8	5	1	.615	7–4–1	270	258	L1
Chicago Bears	8	6	0	.571	7–5	326	302	W2
Baltimore Colts	8	6	0	.571	6–6	302	307	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	346	272	L1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	3–9	263	333	L1
Minnesota Vikings	3	11	0	.214	3–9	285	407	L2

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

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	368	220	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	4	0	.714	8–4	361	297	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	5	1	.615	8–3–1	319	270	T1
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	7–5	279	267	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	295	287	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	9	1	.308	2–9–1	236	380	L4
Washington Redskins	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	174	392	W1

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