The 1966 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 29th year with the National Football League and the 21st season in Los Angeles.
The Rams had an 8–6 record, their first winning season since 1958, and only their second since 1955, when the Rams went all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Los Angeles finished in third place in the Western Conference, four games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Rams were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–14 1–0 Atlanta Stadium 54,418 2 September 16 Chicago Bears W 31–17 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,916 3 September 25 at Green Bay Packers L 13–24 2–1 Lambeau Field 50,861 4 September 30 San Francisco 49ers W 34–3 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,642 5 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–1 Tiger Stadium 52,793 6 October 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–35 4–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 7 October 23 at Chicago Bears L 10–17 4–3 Wrigley Field 47,475 8 October 30 Baltimore Colts L 3–17 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,898 9 November 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 4–5 Kezar Stadium 35,372 10 November 13 New York Giants W 55–14 5–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 34,746 11 November 20 Minnesota Vikings W 21–6 6–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,775 12 November 27 at Baltimore Colts W 23–7 7–5 Memorial Stadium 60,238 13 December 4 Detroit Lions W 23–3 8–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,039 14 Bye 15 December 18 Green Bay Packers L 23–27 8–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,416 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons
Week 10 vs New York Giants
Standings
References