NFL team season
The 1962 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 25th year with the National Football League and the 17th season in Los Angeles . Eventual Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, the team's head coach for the past two seasons, came back and coached the Rams to a 1–7 record before being fired. Harland Svare, Waterfield's successor, led the Rams to a 0–5–1 record to finish the season.
NFL draft [ edit ]
1962 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round
Selection
Player
Position
College
1
2
Roman Gabriel
Quarterback
North Carolina State
1
3
Merlin Olsen
Defensive Tackle
Utah State University
12
156
Marv Marinovich
Guard
University of Southern California
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Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 16
at Baltimore Colts
L 27–30
0–1
Memorial Stadium
54,796
2
September 23
Chicago Bears
L 23–27
0–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
44,376
3
September 30
Dallas Cowboys
L 17–27
0–3
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
26,907
4
October 7
at Washington Redskins
L 14–20
0–4
D.C. Stadium
38,264
5
October 14
at Detroit Lions
L 10–13
0–5
Tiger Stadium
53,714
6
October 21
Minnesota Vikings
L 14–38
0–6
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
33,071
7
October 28
at San Francisco 49ers
W 28–14
1–6
Kezar Stadium
51,033
8
November 4
Detroit Lions
L 3–12
1–7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
44,241
9
November 11
Baltimore Colts
L 2–14
1–8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
39,502
10
November 18
San Francisco 49ers
L 17–24
1–9
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
42,554
11
November 25
at Minnesota Vikings
T 24–24
1–9–1
Metropolitan Stadium
26,728
12
December 2
at Green Bay Packers
L 10–41
1–10–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,833
13
December 9
at Chicago Bears
L 14–30
1–11–1
Wrigley Field
38,685
14
December 16
Green Bay Packers
L 17–20
1–12–1
Los Angeles Memorial Colisuem
60,057
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings [ edit ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Media Wild card berths (9) Division championships (18) Conference championships (8) League championships (4) Current league affiliations Former league affiliation