1955 Los Angeles Rams season

1955 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Owner	Dan Reeves
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (Cleveland Browns, 38–14)

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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 23–14	1–0	60,100
2	October 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–26	2–0	45,816
3	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W 17–10	3–0	54,836
4	October 16	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–28	3–1	26,960
5	October 23	Detroit Lions	W 24–13	4–1	68,690
6	October 30	Chicago Bears	L 31–20	4–2	69,587
7	November 6	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–14	5–2	85,302
8	November 13	at Chicago Bears	L 24–3	5–3	50,187
9	November 20	at Baltimore Colts	T 17–17	5–3–1	41,186
10	November 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–21	6–3–1	31,648
11	December 4	Baltimore Colts	W 20–14	7–3–1	37,024
12	December 11	Green Bay Packers	W 31–17	8–3–1	90,535

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Championship	December 26, 1955	Cleveland Browns	L 38–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	87,695

Standings

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.

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