1959 Los Angeles Rams season

1959 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	2–10
Division place	6th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles. The team finished the year with a record of 2–10, tied with the Chicago Cardinals for the worst in the NFL.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 26	New York Giants	L 21–23	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	71,297
2	October 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–34	0–2	Kezar Stadium	56,028
3	October 11	at Chicago Bears	W 28–21	1–2	Wrigley Field	47,036
4	October 18	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–6	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	36,194
5	October 25	Detroit Lions	L 7–17	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	74,288
6	November 1	Chicago Bears	L 21–26	2–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,943
7	November 8	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–24	2–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	94,376
8	November 15	at Detroit Lions	L 17–23	2–6	Briggs Stadium	52,271
9	November 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–23	2–7	Franklin Field	47,425
10	November 29	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–35	2–8	Memorial Stadium	57,557
11	December 6	Green Bay Packers	L 20–38	2–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	61,044
12	December 12	Baltimore Colts	L 26–45	2–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	65,528
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	9–1	374	251	W5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	6–4	252	196	W7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	5–5	255	237	L2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	6–4	248	246	W4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	2–8	203	275	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	2–8	242	315	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks 10 Buddy Humphrey 15 Frank Ryan 9 Bill Wade † Halfbacks 26 Jon Arnett † 25 Don Burroughs 31 Carl Karilivacz 21 Eddie Meador 40 Jack Morris 43 Will Sherman 46 Clendon Thomas 24 Tommy Wilson Fullbacks 34 Joe Marconi 33 Ollie Matson †		Ends 84 Leon Clarke † 81 Tom Franckhauser 85 Lamar Lundy 82 Jim Phillips † 29 Del Shofner † 88 Sam Williams Centers 51 John Morrow Guards 62 John Houser 63 Buck Lansford † 61 Duane Putnam †		Tackles 74 John Baker 79 Charles Bradshaw † 71 Paul Dickson 75 Bob Fry † 76 John LoVetere 83 Lou Michaels 70 Gene Selawski 77 George Strugar Linebackers 65 John Guzik 57 Bill Jobko 32 Jack Pardee 48 Les Richter 35 Roy Wilkins Rookies and first-year players in italics Offensive starters marked with † Source: Rams v. Lions program, Oct. 25, 1959, pp. 14, 16.