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
Roster
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
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