The 1950 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League and the fifth season in Los Angeles.

The 1950 Rams hold the NFL's all-time record for average points per game, scoring 38.8 points per contest.466 points in 12 games They also hold the record for most points in a three-game span, with 165 points between October 15 and 29. They are the only team in modern NFL history to score 60-or-more points twice in a season. They did so in consecutive games, in Weeks Six (70) and Seven (65).Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 60, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.

Los Angeles's 466 points scored in 1950 are the most scored by any team in the 1950s, and more than 70 points more than the next-closest team (which is, incidentally, the 1951 Rams).Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1950 to 1959, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points For. In the 1951 Pro Bowl, the first all-star game for the league in nine years, the Rams tied for the most selections with eight players.

Before the season Draft

Regular season

Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Chicago Bears L 20–24 0–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 21,000 Recap 2 September 22 New York Yanks W 45–28 1–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 23,768 Recap 3 October 1 at San Francisco 49ers W 35–14 2–1 Kezar Stadium 27,262 Recap 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–56 2–2 Shibe Park 24,134 Recap 5 October 15 at Detroit Lions W 30–28 3–2 Briggs Stadium 35,589 Recap 6 October 22 Baltimore Colts W 70–27 4–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 16,026 Recap 7 October 29 Detroit Lions W 65–24 5–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 27,475 Recap 8 November 5 San Francisco 49ers W 28–21 6–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 33,234 Recap 9 November 12 at Green Bay Packers W 45–14 7–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,456 Recap 10 November 19 at New York Yanks W 43–35 8–2 Yankee Stadium 42,673 Recap 11 November 26 at Chicago Bears L 14–24 8–3 Wrigley Field 43,678 Recap 12 December 3 Green Bay Packers W 51–14 9–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 39,323 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Conference December 17 Chicago Bears W 24–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 83,501 Recap NFL Championship December 24 at Cleveland Browns L 28–30 Cleveland Stadium 29,751 Recap

Roster 1950 Los Angeles Rams roster Quarterbacks Norm Van Brocklin P Bob Waterfield K/P

Running backs Paul Barry Glenn Davis Dick Hoerner Tommy Kalmanir Ralph Pasquariello Vitamin Smith Dan Towler

Receivers Bob Boyd Tom Fears Elroy Hirsch CB Linemen/Linebackers Gil Bouley DT/T Larry Brink DE Ed Champagne T/MG Jack Finlay G Dick Huffman DT/T Milan Lazetich G/MG Fred Naumetz MLB/C Don Paul OLB Bob Reinhard T/DT Bill Smyth DE/WR Art Statuto C Dave Stephenson G Harry Thompson G Vic Vasicek G/OLB Stan West MG Tank Younger OLB/FB Jack Zilly DEDefensive backs

Woodley Lewis CB Tom Keane CB/WR Jerry Williams S/RB

Reserve lists Bill Lange G (Military) Dick McKissack LB (DNR) George Sims CB (Military) Bobby Thomason QB (Retired)

rookies in italics

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