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1949 Los Angeles Rams season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

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{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| year = 1949

| record = 8–2–2

| division_place = 1st NFL Western

| coach = Clark Shaughnessy

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| radio = KFI

| playoffs = Lost NFL Championship
(vs. Eagles) 0–14

| shortnavlink = Rams seasons

}}

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,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2b8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6698%2C1249630 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Rams tip Skins for grid title |date=December 12, 1949 |page=5, part 2}} then lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship Game.{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/12/19/page/49/article/eagles-keep-title-in-los-angeles-rain |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Warren |first=Harry |title=Eagles keep title in Los Angeles rain |date=December 19, 1949 |page=1, part 3}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X00EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6210%2C1499483 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Small payoff irks Eagles and Rams |date=December 19, 1949|page=22 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rdZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4763%2C1531713 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Eagles submerge Rams for title, 14-0|date=December 19, 1949 |page=20}}

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 purple.

Regular season

{{main|1949 NFL season}}

=Schedule=

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Game
recap

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! 1

| September 23

| Detroit Lions

| W 27–24

| 1–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 17,878

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194909230ram.htm Recap]

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! 2

| October 2

| at Green Bay Packers

| W 48–7

| 2–0

| City Stadium

| 24,308

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910020gnb.htm Recap]

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! 3

| October 9

| at Chicago Bears

| W 31–16

| 3–0

| Wrigley Field

| 42,124

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910090chi.htm Recap]

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! 4

| October 16

| at Detroit Lions

| W 21–10

| 4–0

| Briggs Stadium

| 19,839

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910160det.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 23

| Green Bay Packers

| W 35–7

| 5–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 37,546

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910230ram.htm Recap]

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! 6

| October 30

| Chicago Bears

| W 27–24

| 6–0

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 86,080

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194910300ram.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 6

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 14–38

| 6–1

| Shibe Park

| 38,230

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911060phi.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 13

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| T 7–7

| 6–1–1

| Forbes Field

| 20,510

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911130pit.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 20

| at Chicago Cardinals

| T 28–28

| 6–1–2

| Comiskey Park

| 34,100

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911200crd.htm Recap]

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! 10

| November 27

| New York Bulldogs

| W 42–20

| 7–1–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 38,052

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194911270ram.htm Recap]

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! 11

| December 4

| Chicago Cardinals

| L 27–31

| 7–2–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 74,673

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912040ram.htm Recap]

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! 12

| December 11

| Washington Redskins

| W 53–27

| 8–2–2

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 44,899

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912110ram.htm Recap]

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|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tjsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038%2C3402907 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Van Brocklin stars in pro grid debut |date=September 24, 1949 |page=8}}

=Standings=

{{1949 NFL Western standings}}

Playoffs

{{main|1949 NFL Championship Game}}

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1949|border=2}}"| Recap

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! Championship

| December 18

| Philadelphia Eagles

| L 0–14

| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| 27,980

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194912180ram.htm Recap]

References

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