The 1949 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 12th year with the National Football League and the fourth in Los Angeles. The Rams were 8–2–2 and won the Western Division title, then lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game.

This is the only season where the Rams wore red jerseys at home and red helmets for both home and away games, the next season they would switch back to blue and yellow.

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 1 September 23 Detroit Lions W 27–24 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 17,878 Recap 2 October 2 at Green Bay Packers W 48–7 2–0 City Stadium 24,308 Recap 3 October 9 at Chicago Bears W 31–16 3–0 Wrigley Field 42,124 Recap 4 October 16 at Detroit Lions W 21–10 4–0 Briggs Stadium 19,839 Recap 5 October 23 Green Bay Packers W 35–7 5–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 37,546 Recap 6 October 30 Chicago Bears W 27–24 6–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 86,080 Recap 7 November 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–38 6–1 Shibe Park 38,230 Recap 8 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 7–7 6–1–1 Forbes Field 20,510 Recap 9 November 20 at Chicago Cardinals T 28–28 6–1–2 Comiskey Park 34,100 Recap 10 November 27 New York Bulldogs W 42–20 7–1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,052 Recap 11 December 4 Chicago Cardinals L 27–31 7–2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,673 Recap 12 December 11 Washington Redskins W 53–27 8–2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,899 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 27,980 Recap

Roster 1949 Los Angeles Rams roster Quarterbacks Bobby Thomason Norm Van Brocklin Bob Waterfield K/P

Running backs Bob Agler Fred Gehrke Elroy Hirsch DE Dick Hoerner Tommy Kalmanir Vitamin Smith Tank Younger OLB

Receivers Tom Fears Tom Keane Bob Shaw Linemen Gil Bouley DT/T Larry Brink DE Ed Champagne T/MG Hal Dean G Bud Hubbell DE/WR Dick Huffman DT/T Milan Lazetich MG/G Jack Martin C Bill Smyth DT/WR Al Sparkman T/DT Ray Yagiello G/MG Jack Zilly DE/WR Linebackers Gerard Cowhig OLB/FB Jack FinlayOLB/G Fred Naumetz OLB/C Don Paul MLB/C

Defensive backs Don Currivan CB/WR George Sims CB Jerry Williams S/RB

Reserve list Jim Winkler DT (Military)

rookies in italics

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